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We are excited to announce the Second Annual Lift Every Voice Lecture Series in celebration of Black History Month. The series will convene each Tuesday during the month of February at 6:30 p.m. at the Spring of Hope Church, 35 Alden Street, Springfield, MA. Keynote speakers for the series include: February 7, 2012 – Domingo Guyton
February 14, 2012 – Dr. Steve Perry
February 21, 2012 – Tim Wise
Wise is the author of six books, including the highly acclaimed memoir, White Like Me: Reflections on Race from a Privileged Son, and has provided anti-racism training to teachers nationwide. He has conducted trainings with physicians and medical industry professionals on how to combat racial inequities in health care. Wise has appeared on hundreds of radio and television programs, is a regular contributor to discussions about race on CNN, and was featured in a segment on ABC’s 20/20, in 2007. February 28, 2012 – Sister Souljah
Souljah was the voice in NY radio that spoke to the hip-hop audience about politics, culture, business, and social organization. This included being a featured speaker at the Million Woman March, appearances on Oprah Winfrey, Larry King Live, and the cover of Newsweek Magazine. As a Hip-Hop artist, Souljah’s CD entitled “360 degrees of Power,” sparked international debate over issues of race, culture, sexism, and politics. She gained prominence for Bill Clinton’s criticism of her remarks about race in the United States during the 1992 presidential campaign. Clinton’s well-known repudiation of her comments led to what is now known in politics as a Sister Souljah moment. She is the author of 4 national best sellers, including, The Coldest Winter Ever. In 2008 within one week of the release of Midnight, A Gangster Love Story, Sister Souljah became a New York Times Best Seller entering the charts at #7. Souljah remains a full time author, wife of nineteen years, mother and world class traveler. | |
Domingo Guyton is a teacher, community activist, music producer and recording artist. His music has appeared in MTV and Paramount Picture’s Spring Break Lawyer, NBC’s Just Deal and ABC’s Lincoln Heights. His early life was featured in two books, Jackie Waldman’s Teens With the Courage to Give (featured on Oprah) and Barbara Metzler’s Passionaries. He is the co-producer of Lest We Forget: The Black Holocoust, which won best documentary for HBO Films (2007) and Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival. He has produced over 150 songs, 12 music videos, 7 CD’s, 3 documentaries, and 1 book. An adjunct professor at Worcester State University, Guyton travels the nation giving a wide range of presentations.
Dr. Steve Perry Perry is the Founder and Principal of Capital Prep Magnet School in Hartford, Connecticut, a paradigm-busting success story that has been praised by education experts across America. He is the chief CNN contributor on issues relating to education and can be seen regularly on Anderson Cooper 360 and American Morning. Dr. Perry’s latest book Push Has Come to Shove presents his provocative and potentially transformative ideas on how to restore America’s schools to greatness. He is also the author of a bestselling self-published book Man Up!, a columnist at Essence magazine, a frequent radio and television commentator, and a sought-after speaker at colleges and education forums around the country.
Tim Wise is among the most prominent anti-racist writers and educators in the United States, and has been called, “One of the most brilliant, articulate and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation,” by best-selling author and professor Michael Eric Dyson, of Georgetown University. Wise, who was named one of “25 Visionaries Who are Changing Your World,” by Utne Reader in 2010, has spoken in 49 states, on over 800 college and high school campuses, and to community groups across the nation. He has also lectured internationally in Canada and Bermuda on issues of comparative racism, race and education, racism and religion, and racism in the labor market.
Sister Souljah was born in the Bronx, New York and raised in the projects, A graduate of Rutgers University, she earned a degree in American History and African Studies. She also attended the Cornell University Advanced Placement Studies, and studied abroad in Europe at the University of Salamanca.