A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH BLACK MEN ABOUT INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNAL HEALING. WE WILL EXPLORE STRATEGIES BROTHERS USE TO HEAL FROM THE TRAUMA OF RACISM AND THEIR HOPES FOR THE FUTURE OF THE BLACK COMMUNITY.
TUESDAY, JUNE 22 @ 6 – 8PM (CST)
FEATURED GUESTS
Representative Kambium Buckner (D)
James Thomas Jones III, Ph.D., M.A., M.A.
Malik Nevels J.D., P.M.P
DON’T MISS THIS CIRCLE & BRING A BROTHER WITH YOU!
The goal of the TRHT Ubuntu Circle is to strengthen and sustain personal and communal healing in the Black community.
‘BLACK MEN SPEAK’
FEATURED GUESTS
Kam Buckner is a native of the Southside of Chicago. He has the honor of representing the 26th Legislative District in the Illinois House of Representatives. His district contains parts of South Shore, Hyde Park, Bronzeville, Downtown, River North, and the Gold Coast. He serves as the Chair of the Illinois House Black Caucus, and as Majority Whip for the House Democratic Caucus. He sits on the Higher Education, Tourism, Judiciary- Criminal and Executive Committees. He holds a BA from the University of Illinois and a JD from DePaul University and is a member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. Thomas Jones III, a politically minded African-American male whose independence allows him to march to the beat of his own drum, created Manhood, Race, and Culture, a venue for intelligent conversation among Black people. Topics covered regard the intersection of the most volatile issues on the national landscape: Race, Sex, Culture, Politics, Economics, and Gender. It is his belief that a major aspect in recognizing, addressing, and correcting political, social, cultural, economic, and intellectual issues flows from a relevant conversation with African-American men regarding manhood, race, and culture.
Malik Nevels is the Executive Project Manager for the Safer Foundation. Prior to joining the Safer Foundation, Malik served in various senior-level executive capacities for the Illinois African American Coalition for Prevention, Illinois Center for Violence Prevention, and the Chicago Urban League. He also worked for U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr., Mayor of Chicago Richard M. Daley, and U.S. Senator Carol Moseley- Braun. Malik earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois College of Law and holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is an active member of 100 Black Men of Chicago and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.
Committed to investigating, examining, and representing the African-American male, men, and manhood by offering commentary regarding the status of Black Men and Black Manhood as it relates to African-American Manhood, Race, Class, Politics, and Culture from an educated and authentic African-American perspective aimed at improving the plight of African-American men and African-American Manhood in regards to Politics, Culture, Education, and Social Matters.