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Bev Smith, Dr. Boyce Watkins Join Town Hall on State of the Black Male
Dr. Boyce Watkins will be joining nationally-syndicated radio show host Bev Smith for a town hall meeting on the State of the Black Male in America, to be held this week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The forum is titled:
“The Disappearing Black Community and How We get it Back- The Endangered Black Male”
The event is to be held Friday, June 17 at 7 pm at the August Wilson Center. The Town Hall will be broadcast live across the nation and also feature Al Dotson – Chair of 100 Black Men of America, Celebrity Chef Jeff Henderson – who overcame incarceration and other setbacks to become one of the most respected chefs in the country, Esther Bush – President of the Pittsburgh Urban League and Jordan Miles, the the honor student who was beaten by police on his way to his grandmother’s house.
Dr. Watkins, who has written extensively on the state of the black male in America, feels that we are in a state of emergency.
“Something has got to be done and our Washington politicians aren’t doing it,” says Dr. Watkins, who appeared with Richelle Carey on CNN to discuss the issue. “Black men are at the bottom of nearly every quality of life measure: unemployment, educational achievement and mass incarceration. We’ve got to find a way to make these young men into reliable husbands and fathers.”
Dr. Watkins argues that now is the time for a mass movement among black men that serves to wake up the consciousness of black males in America. The movement should be one that puts pressure onto local and national politicians, helping black males to form an organized and viable political constituency.
“What we need is something that is independent of any political affiliation, Democratic, Republican or otherwise,” says Dr. Watkins. “We need something that is no nonsense and in your face. Many of the clowns in DC are not worth a nickel when it comes to our issues, because they’ve learned that there is nothing politically or economically profitable about supporting issues that affect the African American male. If we don’t do it, then nobody else will.”
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