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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Media Contact:
Gregory Mills, Curator
(212) 749- 5298
iamaa@pipeline.com
Artists Discuss Their Images and Words On the Plight of Young Males of African Descent
NEW
YORK, NY. - July 27, 2012--CUNY Advisor Kahlil Koromantee, M.A., and Author of Message to A Youngblood will lead a discussion of his
help guide for young men of African Descent and about the group art exhibition Celebrating of our Sons
through Words and Images,
profiled in the July 24th edition of the New York Daily News. Artists Sean
Arts, Terry Beverly, Jimbe’ Carroll, Pavan Carter, Lisa Dubois, Chris Evans,
Antwan Minter, Ocean Morisset, Rod Patrick Risbrook, and Samuel Walker will be
on hand to discuss their photographs and drawings currently on view at the Adam
Clayton Powell, Jr. Gallery in Harlem. The discussion also aims to stir
cross-generational community dialogue about the lives of young Black men living
in New York City.
Author Kahlil
Koromantee says, “The only platform our sons feel free
to express themselves is through Hip-Hop and Rap music. This is
problematic because of the limited opportunities for these young
males to be heard, so they act out in ways that command attention, although not
in the most productive ways. We need to begin the dialogue, not with one
another, but with the youth themselves. We need to establish trust with them
because at this point they've lost confidence in the grown-ups. They understand
the symbolism behind having a first Black U.S. President, but don't necessarily
share the same excitement when the unemployment rate for them especially
continues to be a national crisis. They have much to say to their parents,
educators and community youth advocates. And this is the very purpose of
the book; to encourage honest conversation between us and our boys, ultimately
regaining their trust as we find new and more effective ways in
communicating."
"Young
Black men face a greater chance of being unemployed, incarcerated or
killed," says exhibiting photographer, Ocean Morisset. "And
while the stats are sobering and the odds for achievement seem insurmountable,
we’re here to provide hope through our art, as well as hold these young
men up in a positive light.”
The
Artist Talk and Book Discussion for
Celebrating Our Sons Through Words and Images is
on Sunday August 5th, 2012 from 3pm to 6pm at the Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Art
Gallery located on the 2nd floor at 163 West 125th Street, east of Adam Clayton
Powell, Jr. Blvd. The
exhibition is on view through August 18th by appointment. To schedule an
appointment, contact the Curator, Gregory Mills at (212) 749-5298
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