5/10/18 Brotherhood SisterSol 14th Annual Voices Gala

What is Voices?
Voices is our signature annual celebration of our youth and our life changing programming. Voices provides a platform for our members to share their personal journeys, often through spoken word performances. Voices is also the time when we celebrate and highlight the accomplishments of our honorees – individuals who embody the ideals of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol: Positivity, Community, Knowledge and Future.

For more information please email: Events Associates Inc

Honorees

Richelieu DennisFounder, CEO and Executive Chairman, Sundial Brands;
Founder and Chairman, Essence Ventures

Joy ReidMSNBC Political Analyst and Host of “AM Joy”

Host

Soledad O’BrienAward-winning Journalist, Speaker, Author and Philanthropist

Event Co-Chairs

Rahsan-Rahsan LindsayCo-Chair, Board of Directors, Bro/Sis

Clara MarkowiczCo-Chair, Board of Directors, Bro/Sis

Fundraising Chairs

Marcy Grau* & Bennett Grau
Marti Meyerson* & Jamie Hooper
Michelle Ores* & Charles N. Schorin

Fundraising Vice Chair

Tiffany R. Warren*

Coordinating Committee

Paul E. Butler*
Ross Haime*
Ravi J. Mallik*
Nicole G. Valentine*
Khary Lazarre-White
Terence Winter*

Benefit Committee

Linda & Paul Barnett
Laura & Lloyd Blankfein
Elizabeth & Stuart Bohart
Ernest Boyd
Bobby Cannavale & Rose Byrne
Donna & Derrick Cephas
Ulrika & Joel Citron
Jacqueline Clements & Gregory Astrachan
Lori Cohen & Christopher Rothko
Heather Corbett & William Amenta
Rabbi Rachel Cowan*
Cynthia Dames & Tamar Podell
Annie Dickerson & Dr. Soumi Eachempati
Mayor David N. Dinkins
B. Alan Echtenkamp*
Katja Goldman & Michael Sonnenfeldt
Stephen C. Graham*
Lynelle C. Granady
Farah Griffin*
Joanna Hagan & Matthew Rego
Sarah Hallac
Ann & Weston Hicks
Russell Hornsby
Michelle Johnson
Serene Jones
Carol M. Joseph
Emma & Michael Kerins
James A. Krauskopf*
Rashida K. La Lande*
Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands
Jane Lazarre*
Ellen McClain
Kathy Mele
Peter Mensch
Jon Moscow*
Scott Newman
Pedro A. Noguera*
Constance Oehmler
Lida Orzeck
Kim Rosenthal
Karen Saah
Detavio Samuels
Jeffrey Schneider
Lisa Schultz*
Catherine Lieber Shimony*
Joanne Silver
Andrietta Sims*
Andrea Stern
Susan L. Taylor
Yokasta Tineo*
Reverend John Vaughn*
Miguel Vias
Nina M. & Theodore V. Wells
Douglas H. White*
Carine Williams
Michael K. Williams
Rachel Winter
Lisa Wolfe
Jeffrey Wright

* Bro/Sis Board of Directors Member

https://brotherhood-sistersol.org/events/voices-annual-gala-14

Saturday 10/29/16 - FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CROWN HEIGHTS COLLEGE FAIR / CAREER DAY

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE/SCHOLARSHIP FUND

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CROWN HEIGHTS

COLLEGE FAIR / CAREER DAY

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2016 11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

450 EASTERN PARKWAY,

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

(CORNER. ROGERS AVE.) #5 TRAIN TO FRANKLIN AVE. #4 TRAIN TO NOSTRAND AVE.

DILLARD UNIVERSITY/ HOWARD UNIVERSITY/ SPELMAN COLLEGE / JOHNSON C. SMITH/ FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY/ CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY/ SHAW UNIVERSITY/ DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY/ HAMPTON UNIVERSITY / MOREHOUSE COLLEGE/ MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY/ SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY/ ALABAMA STATE / UNIVERSITY/ ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE/ ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE/ LINCOLN UNIVERSITY/ BENNETT COLLEGE / WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY/ VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY/ VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T/ ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY/ FISK UNIVERSITY/ TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY/ BARBER SCOTIA COLLEGE / KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY BENEDICT COLLEGE/ MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE / BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY/ BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY / COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY / PAINE COLLEGE / MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY / NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY /UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE / SUNY & CUNY


CAREERS & ENTREPRENEURS:

• NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE / TRAVEL AGENCY
• NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPT.
• NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPT.
• EXPLORERS (N.Y.C. POLICE DEPT.) 
• MED TROOP - EMS
• CON ED / VERIZON 
• NATIONAL GRID / BLACK ENGINEERS
• UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
• ARTISTS
• HEALTH INSURANCE / HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 
• DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION / BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND MORE...
• CONTACT INFORMATION

MICHELE GOUDY-MANZO (917) 826-4123 | JOYCE CULLPEPPER (917) 364-8210 | BLANCHE LOGAN (718) 604-9776  | LAVERNE HOLLAND (917) 755-8642

http://www.myfbcch.org

Creatively Speaking and BDC Announces Celebrity Guest for August 30th Screenings! "Black Women in Medicine" by Crystal R. Emery

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Just added to our August 30th Presentation of 

"Black Women in Medicine" by Crystal R. Emery

 on Tuesday, August 30^th at 7pm or 9:15pm at Cinema Village, 22 E. 12^th Street

Q&A with Dr. Rachele Yarborough and Guest celebrity -- actor Lamman Rucker (Greenleaf, Meet the Browns), 

Hope to see you there! And PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD!

Purchase Tickets HERE

Thanks so much for your ongoing support of Creatively Speaking!

See you at Cinema Village!

Michelle Materre and the Creatively Speaking Team - Pia, Laurrice, Gilberte, Natalia, Diana and Jennifer

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Legacy of Trailblazer Shirley Chisholm '46 Highlighted at Annual Speaker Series 11/17/15

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Legacy of Trailblazer Shirley Chisholm '46 Highlighted at Annual Speaker Series Legacy of Trailblazer Shirley Chisholm '46 Highlighted at Annual Speaker Series Nov. 16, 2015 Shirley Chisholm '46 (center) announced her groundbreaking presidential candidacy, supported by celebrities like actor Ossie Davis (right). "What would it mean if President Obama or Hillary Clinton evoked Shirley Chisholm's name?" asks Zinga A. Fraser Ph.D., the new director of the Shirley Chisholm Project on Brooklyn Women's Activism, "because, in many ways, she not only paves the way for them, she provides a trajectory and strategy on how to create political coalitions that cross boundaries." Fraser, a former endowed post-doctoral fellow in women's and gender studies and recipient of the American Political Science Association's 2014 Byran Jackson Dissertation Research on Minority Politics Award, has organized this year's Shirley Chisholm Day talk, held on Nov. 17 in the Penthouse of the Brooklyn College Student Center. The keynote address will be delivered by Robin Kelley, the Gary B. Nash Professor of American History at the University of California-Los Angeles. The annual event celebrates the legacy of Shirley Chisholm '46, who became the first major-party black candidate for president of the United States and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.  "She provides what Professor Kelley identifies as ‘the freedom dream'—that is, how we can reimagine and understand freedom, despite the outcome," adds Fraser. Chisholm's memoir Unbought and Unbossed details her grassroots, community-building efforts among a wide variety of constituencies, including blacks, whites, Latinos, lower-income and middle-class families, women across demographics, and the LGBT community. Her work with the last group, Fraser says, was ahead of its time and often overlooked by scholars. It also illustrates how difficult forging these alliances can be, even in a place like Brooklyn, which, according to Fraser, has one of the highest numbers of black women elected to public office in the country.   Chief among her responsibilities, Zinga A. Fraser, Ph.D., the new director of the Brooklyn College Shirley Chisholm Project on Brooklyn Women's Activism, is looking forward to promoting Chisholm's continued importance to Brooklyn and beyond. "Chisholm also tells us a great deal about the possibility and importance of learning from political failures," says Fraser. "As much as her story is about the aspirational, groundbreaking work that she did, it's also about the constraints in coalition building. In the end, it wasn't her ability to connect these groups, but the inability of these groups to work together for a common cause. But even in her failure to get various coalitions to work collectively, she provides us with some of the playbook that would later be utilized by our current president." This semester is Fraser's first as director of the Shirley Chisholm Project on Brooklyn Women's Activism, whose archive, housed at the Brooklyn College Library, is the world's largest for Chisholm-related artifacts. Fraser took over the role from Barbara Winslow and is very excited about the efforts to raise Chisholm's profile as a central and influential figure in the contemporary political landscape. "The goal is to connect Chisholm's legacy to present-day conversations around race, gender, politics and social and economic inequality. Moreover, I hope to place Chisholm and her legacy in context with current issues that impact the Brooklyn communities she supported," says Fraser. "That is why we have had a wide array of speakers both national and local. So part of her legacy is the political empowerment of marginalized communities, as well as providing a model for political accountability. She advocated for those considered invisible by politicians and the media." Fraser is currently writing a book that is a comparative study of Shirley Chisholm and Barbara Jordan, as well as other black women political figures, in the context of examining their political genius, the different strategies they used to affect change, and how they negotiated the intersections of racism, misogyny, and sexism. Fraser also hopes to raise awareness and funds to accomplish things like bolstering the archive, creating paid internships that will allow students to work on Chisholm-related projects and conferences and perhaps even financing scholarships in Chisholm's name. To learn more about Shirley Chisholm and the work of the Shirley Chisholm Project on Brooklyn Women's Activism, please visit the project's website. See the Brooklyn College calendar for details about the Shirley Chisholm Day event. Source: Brooklyn College

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Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS) Calendar

IRAAS Fall Events Calendar 

Please visit http://iraas.columbia.edu/upcoming-eventlist

http://iraas.columbia.edu/upcoming-eventlist

4/18/15 - Ministry in Action College and Career Day Brooklyn, NY

PREPARATION FOR THE JOURNEY MINISTRY IN ACTION COLLEGE AND CAREER DAY 2015

SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015, 9AM-3PM

TO RSVP

CONTACT SHARON ROBINSON 718-797-4230

EMAIL MIACOLLEGEANDCAREER@GMAIL.COM OR

FAX 718-399-8702

BROWN MEMORIAL BAPTIST CHURCH 

484 WASHINGTON AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: 

Aspiring High School Students 
Young Adults ages 19-23 
The Unemployed

Deborah Willis, Ph.D."Re-imagining Gender, Place and Race in the Making of Gone with the Wind" Zora Neale Hurston Lecture

Monday March 23rd , 2015

6:00pm- 8:00pm

Columbia University School of Journalism  

3rd Floor Lecture Hall - 2950 Broadway

"Re-imagining Gender, Place and Race in the Making of Gone with the Wind"

Deborah Willis

University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging

at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University

2015 marks the 75th anniversary of the making of the film Gone With the Wind. New York University professor, Deborah Willis will consider a comparative perspective of the historic film and the role photography and art played in re-membering and restaging events from the Civil War and American Slavery before and after Emancipation. Taking cues from the recent 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, this talk also examines the public's memory of Slavery through photographs and how images influenced the making of the film. Professor Willis will present overlapping historical narratives from popular culture to literary text making visible the complexities of the film.

This lecture will weave a narrative on the history of American photography during its early years with iconic moments in the film looking closely at the role black American history played in making this film both controversial and celebratory. Willis will include Civil War images and 20th century video clips of scenes from the film, clips of Hattie McDaniel and Carol Burnett's skit, Went with the Wind.

New York University professor Deborah Willis will weave together a narrative of the early years of American photography and film with a reading of iconic moments in Gone With the Wind. In rendering visible the complexities of the film, Professor Willis will also examine the role history played in producing such a controversial and celebrated cultural phenomenon.

http://debwillisphoto.com/home.html

 FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 

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3/21/15 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CROWN HEIGHTS COLLEGE FAIR / CAREER DAY

HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE/SCHOLARSHIP FUND

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF CROWN HEIGHTS

COLLEGE FAIR/CAREER DAY

SATURDAY, MARCH 21, 2015 12:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

450 EASTERN PARKWAY,

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK

(CORNER. ROGERS AVE.) #5 TRAIN TO FRANKLIN AVE. #4 TRAIN TO NOSTRAND AVE.

DILLARD UNIVERSITY/ HOWARD UNIVERSITY/ SPELMAN COLLEGE / JOHNSON C. SMITH/ FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY/ CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY/ SHAW UNIVERSITY/ DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY/ HAMPTON UNIVERSITY / MOREHOUSE COLLEGE/ MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY/ SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY/ ALABAMA STATE / UNIVERSITY/ ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE/ ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE/ LINCOLN UNIVERSITY/ BENNETT COLLEGE / WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY/ VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY/ VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY/ NORTH CAROLINA A&T/ ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY/ FISK UNIVERSITY/ TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY/ BARBER SCOTIA COLLEGE / KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY BENEDICT COLLEGE/ MEDGAR EVERS COLLEGE / BOWIE STATE UNIVERSITY/ BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY / COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY / PAINE COLLEGE / MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY / NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY /UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE / SUNY & CUNY


CAREERS & ENTREPRENEURS:

• NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE / TRAVEL AGENCY
• NEW YORK CITY FIRE DEPT.
• NEW YORK CITY POLICE DEPT.
• EXPLORERS (N.Y.C. POLICE DEPT.) 
• MED TROOP - EMS
• CON ED / VERIZON 
• NATIONAL GRID / BLACK ENGINEERS
• UNITED FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
• ARTISTS
• HEALTH INSURANCE / HEALTH PROFESSIONALS 
• DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION/ BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND MORE...
• CONTACT INFORMATION

MICHELE GOUDY (917) 826-4123 | VIVIAN GRIFFIN (718) 782-1451 | LAVERNE HOLLAND (917) 755-8642

http://www.myfbcch.org

New York City Half Marathon For Brotherhood SisterSol

Hello Friends and Family,

BENEFITING: THE BROTHERHOOD SISTER SOL INC

ORGANIZER: RAHSAN-RAHSAN

EVENT DATE: MAR 15, 2015

You are a Team Member

THE STORY:

Rahsan-Rahsan Lindsay wrote -

In 3 weeks, I will once again be running the NYC Half marathon. While I see it as a personal challenge, I also use it as an opportunity to do some good. The purpose of this fundraiser is to bring much needed support to an organization I hold near and dear, The Brotherhood/Sister Sol. BHSS is a NYC based comprehensive youth development organization that is a model for programs like it across the country.

In this, its 20th year, BHSS is endeavoring to serve more young people than ever before. With programs that include environmental study, summer leadership, summer camp, creative writing, study abroad and youth organizing among other programs, Bro-Sis is widely recognized as one of the best organizations in the country for youth development and education.

I'm asking people to either pledge a flat amount of an amount per mile. As a reminder, half marathon's are 13.1 miles! :-) In addition, I am hoping you will pass this link on to others whom you believe would support an organization like The Brotherhood/Sister Sol.

To donate, please go to: https://www.crowdrise.com/nychalfforbhss20th/fundraiser/rahsanrahsanlindsay

Peace & blessings,

Rahsan 

DONATE

Submissions for BlackYouthProject.com

The work of The Black Youth Project (BYP) is based on three basic concepts: knowledge, voice, and action.

KNOWLEDGE: We are committed to producing research about the ideas, attitudes, decision making, and lived experiences of black youth, especially as it relates to their political and civic engagement.

VOICE: Unlike any other organization, we amplify the perspectives of young black people daily without censorship or control. We have built a space on the Internet where black youth can speak for themselves about the issues that concern them.

ACTION: Informed with culturally-specific knowledge, we will work to mobilize black youth and their allies to make positive change and build the world within which they want to live.

BYP 100: Comprised of 100 black activists from across the country convened by the Black Youth Project to mobilize communities of color beyond electoral politics.

BlackYouthProject.com is a diverse online resource, divided into four main subsites: BYP BLOG, BYP RESEARCH,BYP 100 and BYP ACTION.

SUBMISSIONS

Interested in having your work featured on The Black Youth Project?

So are we!

BYP is committed to providing a platform for the ideas, views and perspectives of young African American writers, preferably between the ages of 15-30 years old. Fill out the form below, attach your article (Word docs only; 250-700 words please), and we’ll review it ASAP.

If we like your stuff, we’ll contact you about posting your piece. And if we really like your stuff, there’s definitely the possibility of bringing you on as a regular contributor to our site.

Unfortunately, we cannot feature every submission. If you don’t hear back from us after two weeks, assume it was not possible for us to feature your article. And please feel free to submit again.

http://www.blackyouthproject.com/submissions

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Improving Educational Outcomes for Young Men of Color

Improving Educational Outcomes for Young Men of Color

JPMorgan Chase is committed to helping disadvantaged young people gain access to 
the knowledge, skills and experiences they need to compete in a challenging global economy.

About the Fellowship Initiative

Too many young people face daunting odds as they attempt to navigate the challenges of high school and the prospect of college and the workplace. For young men of color, particularly those from economically distressed communities, poor educational opportunities and few positive professional role models can put high school graduation and the economic promise of a college degree out of reach.

Beginning in 2010, JPMorgan Chase launched The Fellowship Initiative (TFI) in New York City to see if the right combination of intensive academic and leadership training could help young men of color complete their high school educations prepared to excel in high quality, four-year colleges and universities. This pilot demonstrated that with a comprehensive enrichment program, these students were able to rise to the challenge, work hard and expand their own expectations of what they could achieve.

Recognizing the power of TFI to change lives, JPMorgan Chase decided to continue the program in New York, expand it to two new cities – Chicago and Los Angeles – and grow the number of young men served in each city to 40.

Source: JPMorgan Chase & Co. via Imani Farley & Andrea O'Neal 

http://www.jpmorganchase.com/corporate/Corporate-Responsibility/the-fellowship-initiative.htm

NYC 2/27/15 - My Brother’s Keeper Community Convening

SAVE THE DATE
YOUNG MEN’S INITIATIVE
My Brother’s Keeper Community Convening
Friday, February 27th, 2015
8:30am-3:00pm
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
Between 135th and 136th Streets
On February 27th, you are invited to join the NYC Young Men’s
Initiative for the My Brother’s Keeper Community Convening at
the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. This event
will provide a unique opportunity for community members,
elected officials, and partners from across the city to discuss
strategies for engaging young men of color.
Formal invitation to follow. We look forward to your attendance.
For more information contact: ymiconvening@cityhall.nyc.gov