let’s get free: growing a new southern strategy for young males of color

Let's Get Free: Growing a New Southern

Strategy for Young Males of Color

Omisade Burney-ScottTraining Director/Democracy North Carolina

William Che NembhardHoward University

Dwayne PattersonDirector of Regional Organizing and Civic Engagement / PSE

Nathaniel SmithFounder and Chief Equity Officer/ PSE

What Does It Mean to Get Free?

“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are

presented with evidence that works against that belief, the newevidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is

extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it

is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize,ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core

belief.”

Frantz Fanon

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Welcome and Introductions…..

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What We Expect From You

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A Southern Parable of Liberation

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par·a·bleˈparəbəl/noun

1. a simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson.

A Southern Parable of Liberation:The Dilemma

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A Southern Parable of Liberation:The Action

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A Southern Parable of Liberation:The Action

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A Southern Parable of Liberation:The Action

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A Southern Parable of Liberation:The Outcome

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Che’s Parable: A Circle of BrothersLet’s Get Free

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the data, The Data, THE DATA!Let’s Get Free

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What are the Parables in this room?

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Exploring The “Divine Nine”:Southern Simulacra & Simulation

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The Pre-Conditions

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The Agreement

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The Vision

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Voice

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Sacred Spaces

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Morpheus

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Deconstruction/Healing

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Agitation

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Crystal Stairs

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The Blue Print

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Now it’s your turn!

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A Black Boy Speaks-Daniel Beaty

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Getting Free

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Questions?

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