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

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10/5/16 Brown Changemakers: Spotlight on Education with The Brotherhood/Sister Sol - Khary Lazarre-White, Esq. & Friends

Brown Changemakers: Spotlight on Education

Don't miss this extraordinary panel of Brown alumni, all distinguished in the field of nonprofits and education, who'll talk about their work and how they are fundamentally changing education for youth and families everywhere.

The Brown Club in NYC is excited to invite you to an alumni panel focusing on the intersection of education, nonprofits, and community development. Panelists will share their experiences and provide insight into the strategies their organizations employ to close the education gap in NYC and beyond. Guests will then have the opportunity to pose questions to the panelists about their careers and doing well by doing good.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
6:30 – 7:00 PM Reception with light snacks and refreshments
7:00 – 8:15 PM Panel
8:15 – 8:30 PM Q&A

UJA-Federation of New York 
130 East 59th Street (btw Lexington & Park Ave) 
Floor 6
New York City

Tickets: $20 Click here to purchase

Meet our panelists!

Dana Edell, Ph.D, Executive Director, SPARK Movement (’98): At SPARK Movement, an intergenerational girls’ activist organization, Dana collaborates with girls to launch successful action campaigns including a media campaign that led to Seventeen Magazine’s public promise to never Photoshop girl models and to commit to race and body size diversity in their pages. She trains and supports girls (ages 13-22) to take action, produce theater, create videos and write blogs. Dana was co-chair of the Girls’ Participation Task Force at the United Nations and she teaches Theatre and Activism at New York University and the City University of New York.

Amy Kantrowitz, COO, Free Arts NYC (MA’92): Amy has two decades of nonprofit experience and currently serves as COO of Free Arts NYC, an arts education nonprofit that provides underserved children with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs. Amy has worked with some of NYC’s leading education and youth development organizations, including New Visions for Public Schools, and The After-School Corporation - this path emerged directly from her Brown MAT, work with Professor Ted Sizer at the Coalition of Essential Schools, and VISTA year at the Swearer Center for Public Service.

Josh Landay, Director, Eye to Eye Diplomats (’02): Josh is a professional actor, teaching artist, and non-profit program director. He serves as Director of the speakers bureau of Eye to Eye, a national nonprofit organization for students with learning disabilities.  Since launching the Diplomats program in 2011, Mr. Landay has developed and coordinated over 250 public engagement presentations, including events at the White House and the U.S. Department of Education. He has also performed in Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway as well as in the West End, Las Vegas, and the first national tour. 

Khary Lazarre-White, Executive Director & Co-Founder, The Brotherhood/Sister Sol (’95): Khary is a social entrepreneur, educator, non-profit executive, writer and attorney. In 1995 he co-founded The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, a nationally renowned, comprehensive youth development and educational organization that provides rites of passage programming, after school care, counseling, summer camps, job training, college preparation and scholarships, employment opportunities, community organizing training, legal representation, and month long international study programs to Africa and Latin America. Khary has extensive experience as a public speaker across the country, writes regular opinion pieces for The Huffington Post, and essays for publications that have included NYU Press, Nation Books, and MSNBC.com.

Carlos Lejnieks, CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Essex, Hudson, & Union Counties (’00): Lejnieks took over an atrophied Big Brothers Big Sisters agency in 2008 and, within four years, went from serving approximately 100 youth to serving well over 1,100. Under his leadership, BBBS has received numerous awards from local, state and national entities, including a formal recognition by President Obama. Lejnieks has served on President Barack Obama’s Regional Finance Committee, Governor Chris Christie’s Education Transition Team and Newark Mayor Cory Booker’s Transition Team. In 2016, he was the NY Yankees “Civic Leader Spotlight”.

Shalinee Sharma, Executive Director & Board Member, Zearn (’98): Zearn Math was created to fix math education for all kids. It offers an internationally-normed, rigorous curriculum that combines personalized digital lessons with daily targeted small group instruction so that every teacher can reach every student, every day.

Don't miss this extraordinary panel of Brown alumni, all distinguished in the field of nonprofits and education, who'll talk about their work and how they are fundamentally changing education for youth and families everywhere.

The Brown Club in NYC is excited to invite you to an alumni panel focusing on the intersection of education, nonprofits, and community development. Panelists will share their experiences and provide insight into the strategies their organizations employ to close the education gap in NYC and beyond. Guests will then have the opportunity to pose questions to the panelists about their careers and doing well by doing good.

Source: Brown Club of New York

IRAAS E- List Serve Announcements -September/October 2016

IRAAS EVENTS & NOTICES -SEPTEMBER  Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University |212-854-7080| E-mail | Website Connect with us 9/29 Punishing Black Girls in the Age of Mass Incarceration 10/13-14 Queer Disruptions: A Conference on Gender and Sexuality 10/5 Screening of: HBO Special "Habla Y Vota"  10/28  Hurston@125: Engaging with the Work and Legacy of Zora Neale Hurston Please join the Drug Policy Alliance for the White Faces,Black Lives: Race, Reparative Justice & the Drug War  conference, which will be held October 18 & 19. IRAAS cosponsors 10/19 @CU Graduate School of Journalism -Lecture Hall  Registration Required . Information at  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/white-faces-black-lives-race-reparative-justice-and-the-drug-war-tickets-27546229514 Monday 10/3 @ 7:00pm  Presented by The Men of Color Alliance  A CONVERSATION W/ SHAUN KING, NY Daily News- Senior Justice Writer  Free but Tickets are required please visit  https://www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/OMA/socialjustice/MCA.php#shaunking IRAAS Book Talk  10/26 @6:00pm  Troubling Freedom: Antigua and the Aftermath of British Emancipation Natasha Lightfoot, Associate Professor of History Columbia University; IRAAS Faculty Fellow Location: Faculty House- Garden Room 64 Morningside Dr, New York, NY 10027 Free & Open to the Public Co-sponsored w/ Department of History at Columbia University  **Books will be available for purchase with Book Culture Bookstore onsite**

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Assemblyman Marcos Crespo & Fidelis Care Present 

Friends of Soundview Park Big Read

with support from Actuator Inc., BronxMama.com, MetroOptics & Slammers Snacks

July 30th 11am

Soundview Park Amphitheater enter at Rosedale and Lacombe Ave 

RSVP at FOSPBigRead2016.Eventbrite.com

Join us for a reading and giveaway of "TuTu goes Green" written by Tulani Thomas at the beautiful Soundview Park amphitheater  Author Tulani Thomas to read her book along with the families in the park.

For free book you must register.  One Book per householdd

Books distributed at the event.

In this fun and engaging book, an adorable little girl named TuTu sets out on a quest to spread the message of how children can contribute to saving the environment. Children will learn how small changes to their daily routines such as recycling old notebooks, turning out the lights, and using reusable shopping bags can play a huge role in helping the environment. Vibrant and colorful illustrations help make often difficult terms and topics more digestible and easy to understand.  Appropriate for 3rd grade and below.

With Support from Actuator Inc., Bronxmama.com, MetroOptics, OmeshPersaud.com & Slammers Snacks

Early Conference Experience in Geosciences Due July 29, 2016

Early Conference Experience in Geosciences (ECE GeoSci): An opportunity for High School students to attend a national forum at CCNY

We invite students from the 5 boroughs of NYC, who are entering their junior or senior year of high school, to attend the NOAA/EPP/MSI 8^th Biennial Science and Education Forum at The City College of the City University of New York (CCNY).  The ECE GeoSci events aim is to encourage students from underrepresented communities to pursue degrees in ocean, atmospheric, and geological sciences.

Students will attend the one-day ECE GeoSci event on Monday 29^th, August 2016 from 7:30am to 5:00pm, at no cost to the selected students.  Participants will be paired with a graduate student mentor for the day.  Pairings will be based on the expressed interests written within the online application.  Together participants and their mentors will attend scientific lectures covering a range of topics in the geosciences.  During special breakout sessions participants will learn about the process of transitioning from high school to college, explore career opportunities, and engage in dialogue with scientific professionals. 

Those who are interested should submit the online application as well as the additional requested materials.  The online application can be found line using the following link: http://bit.ly/App_ECEGeoSci. Additional information can be found in the enclosed PDF packet or online at http://bit.ly/ECEG_PacketF.

Extra Program Details

·       Online application, recommendation letter, waivers and liability forms must be submitted by 5:00pm on July 29th.
·       Participants are required to find their own transportation to the event
·       This program is fully funded so there is no cost for students while at the event
·       Breakfast, lunch and a snack will be provided
·       Each student will receive a Certificate of Participation 

All questions and concerns should be directed to LaTreese Denson or Chante Davis at ECEGeoSci@gmail.com.

LaTreese S. Denson
Ph.D. Student
University of Miami
Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science

Department of Marine Biology and Ecology

ECE GeoSci Coordinator

Email: ECEGeoSci@gmail.com

Bronx, NY - Raising Youth Through Sports and Ed via Andy Destin

Basketball like most sports teaches focus, discipline and teamwork. But most of all it brings kids together and builds relationships. It is a wonderful feeling when you can bring youth together from different backgrounds and areas that normally would not be friends and watch them smile, encourage, cheer, and forge bonds that otherwise would not exist.

Unfortunately due to the socio-economic restraints surrounding these neighborhoods and households, the opportunity to be a part of a team is not available to a vast amount of youths.

I was blessed this past summer with the chance to help provide 15 kids ages 9-17 with that experience. I thought,” What if I could help make these opportunities available to more kids?” providing more children with not only a chance to be a part of a team.  But also to receive mentoring, tutoring and sadly for some meals as well. Unfortunately, breakfast and lunch during school time are the only meals some kids look forward to. 

We organized an incredible program for children ages 6-17 that will offer beginner and advanced basketball clinics, both outside and in house basketball competitions and tournaments for the children. Throughout the program they will be honored for their commitment and dedication to both the program and school as well as giving them the life skills and tools to go out and become leaders within their communities.

We offered this free program to the kids and the response was tremendous, nearly 150 kids have enrolled. The unfortunate part is we cannot afford to provide this program without YOUR help. It is because of my commitment to these children I am humbly asking for your assistance in raising $5000 for this program.

I am very much looking forward to your participation and would like to thank you in advance.

Andy Destin
https://www.gofundme.com/RYSEUP
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7th Annual STOCK-ing EXCHANGE Holiday Party & Toy Drive 12/1/15

Please join the Brothers of the Kappa Xi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, inc for The 7th Annual STOCK-ing Exchange; our Annual Holiday Party and Toy Drive. Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 at 5pm at The Attic Rooftop & Lounge, 251 W 48th Street. 

***Please bring an unwrapped toy or a financial donation will be accepted***

#WallStreetAlphas #STOCKingExchange #AlphaPhiAlpha #KappaXiLambda #NYC

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. develops leaders, promotes brotherhood and academic excellence, while providing service and advocacy for our communities.

11/17/15 Awakening Our Democracy: Policing Bodies, Borders, and Rights at Columbia University, School of Law

The African American Policy Forum

Join November 17, 2015 at Columbia Law School to see #BlackLivesMatter's DeRay Mckesson, Barbara Arnwine, Kimberle Crenshaw and More on the Future of Our Democracy! RSVP - bit.ly/awakeningourdemocracy

Tweet your thoughts throughout the event to ‪#‎AwakeningOurDemocracy‬

FEATURING:
Barbara Arnwine (@barbs73), Transformative Justice Coalition
Dara Baldwin (@NJDC07), Public Policy Analyst, National Disability Rights Network
DeRay Mckesson (@deray), We The Protesters
James Forman Jr. (@JFormanJr), Clinical Professor of Law, Yale Law School; Samuel Rubin, Visiting Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Nicole Lee (@nicoleclee), Co-founder, Black Movement Law Project
Baher Azmy, Professor of Law, Seton Hall University; Legal Director, Center for Constitutional Rights

MODERATED BY:
Kimberlé Crenshaw (@sandylocks), Distinguished Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law; Professor of Law, Columbia Law School

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Black Girl Movement Conference at the Institute for Research in African American Studies of Columbia University

BLACK GIRL MOVEMENT CONFERENCE

 

DATE & TIME: 

THURSDAY, APRIL 07, 2016 5:00PM

***SAVE THE DATE***

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                                                                                                                                                        Photo by Lorenshay Hamilton age 16

April 7- 9, 2016

“Black Girl Movement: A National Conference” is a three-day gathering at Columbia University in New York City to focus on Black girls, cis, queer, and trans girls, in the United States.   Bringing together artists, activists, educators, policymakers, and black girls leaders themselves, this first national conference on Black girls seeks to address the disadvantages that Black girls in the United States face, while creating the political will to publicly acknowledge their achievements, contributions, and leadership.

Black girls are among the most significant cultural producers, community connectors, and trendsetters, rarely are their contributions recognized or appreciated. At best, they remain invisible in our public discourse or people assume that all Black girls are doing fine and are “resilient” enough to overcome any structural obstacles put in their way. Nevertheless, the vast majority of Black girls in the United States are in crisis. They face significant barriers to educational achievement, economic and political equality, and are the recipients of deeply embedded racial and gender biases in the media, public policy, philanthropy, and research. 

As a result, the planning of this conference has been done by an intergenerational and cross-institution coalition because the most innovative work being done on and with black girls often are in silos and without the full benefits of a collaboration, funding, and public visibility.  "Black Girl Movement" is an opportunity change that reality through raising public consciousness, advancing research, policy, and community programming, and developing a resource sharing platform.  Most importantly, this conference will highlight Black girls’ agency and ingenuity in order to elevate their voices and solutions toward improving the life outcomes of Black girls in the United States.

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Location: Columbia University, Morningside Campus

The Black Girl Movement is proud to have the following organizations as Co-Sponsors.

Columbia University Institute for Research in African-American Studies
Columbia University Institute for Research on Women, Gender, and Sexuality
Columbia University Office of the President
Dean for Social Sciences Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Columbia University
Fordham University African and African American Studies
A Long Walk Home
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol
Camille A. Brown & Dancers
Girls for Gender Equity

Source: IRAAS.com