"An Evening of Poetry, Spoken Word, and Socially Conscience Reggae Music" was a great success! On May 8, 2012, I, in association with the Center for Ethnic, Racial,
and Religious Understanding, hosted a Charity Benefit to educate,
raise awareness, and funds to purchase Long Lasting Insecticide
Treated Bed Nets (LLITB) for the Malaria No More Organization, and the people of
Sub-Saharan Africa.
The event featured luminaries such as: Poet Danny Simmons, Co-Creator of Def Poetry Jam, Reggae Artist Lion Melta,, Poet Ereke Talli, Spoken Word Artist Beverly Chavies William, Bob McNeil, Harrison Young, Derick Cross, Visual Artist and Entertainer LaRonz Murry, and Queens College Students in an Open MIC session. They all shared a part of their soul at this glorious event. I believes that through activism we engage and empathize to inform positive social change. It was held in the Queens College Patio Room on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, and through my fundraising efforts, I was able to supply over 90 families in Sub-Saharan Africa with LLITB.
These nets will not only help to prevent the transmission of the malaria disease from the anopheles mosquito to individuals, but will very instrumental in reducing the number of work days loss due to malaria illness, thereby playing a role in the economic stability of the family. Malaria has the added notoriety of leaving some people it infects in a debilitated state, and for expectant mothers, can cause physical and mental defects to their unborn children.
Once again, you can weigh in on this now by making your $10.00 text contribution to the Malaria No More, by texting the word NET to 85944.
The event featured luminaries such as: Poet Danny Simmons, Co-Creator of Def Poetry Jam, Reggae Artist Lion Melta,, Poet Ereke Talli, Spoken Word Artist Beverly Chavies William, Bob McNeil, Harrison Young, Derick Cross, Visual Artist and Entertainer LaRonz Murry, and Queens College Students in an Open MIC session. They all shared a part of their soul at this glorious event. I believes that through activism we engage and empathize to inform positive social change. It was held in the Queens College Patio Room on Tuesday, May 8, 2012, and through my fundraising efforts, I was able to supply over 90 families in Sub-Saharan Africa with LLITB.
These nets will not only help to prevent the transmission of the malaria disease from the anopheles mosquito to individuals, but will very instrumental in reducing the number of work days loss due to malaria illness, thereby playing a role in the economic stability of the family. Malaria has the added notoriety of leaving some people it infects in a debilitated state, and for expectant mothers, can cause physical and mental defects to their unborn children.
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