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November 2008
Members in Focus!
“The Brotherhood/Sister Sol is not a program but a way of life. I don't think it is possible
for us to stop walking a path based on the themes of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol:
Positivity, Community, Knowledge and Future. These ideals have been engraved in
the caverns of our hearts and members, alumni, and staff would never allow
this flame to be extinguished.”
-Sequan Born Spigner
Sequan Born Spigner, alumni member of the Intrinsic Kings Brotherhood Chapter, won
Up South’s writing contest with his essay “I am a King: A Rite of Passage to Manhood.”
The essay is also featured on the website for the 2025 Campaign for Black Men and
Boys in their November news wire. Sequan writes about his personal journey towards
manhood and the positive influence that Bro/Sis had on his life. Sequan graduated
from Thurgood Marshall Academy in 2008 and won a full scholarship to Brandeis
University.
Excerpt from Sequan’s speech is featured at:
http://2025bmb.org/articles/iamaking.php
Elizabeth Acevedo and Frantz Jerome, members of Lyrical Circle, performed their spoken word poetry at the
Nuyorican Poets Café on October 22 nd at the invitation of BET Network. The event, “Speak (OUT): A Night of Political
Slam”, was sponsored by BET’s YOU(th) VOTE initiative. This slam poetry was hosted by Jurnee Smollett from The
Great Debaters and featured young poets from across the local community and the
nation, as they spoke out on political issues that affect them, candidates that move
them and the future of a nation that will be shaped by them.
You can see video footage of their performances at:
http://www.bet.com/onblast/default.html?chan=4&id=2347&i=0&sub=&itype=e
Liberation Program
Warming Up Our Community
Members of the Liberation Program kick off their series of outreach projects by coordinating a coat give away on
Thursday, November 20th. The coats were donated by Bro/Sis supporter Tammy Heyman and other staff of CW
Capital, a commercial real estate finance and investment management company in NYC.
Learn more
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