This week Damien of Nuttin But Stringz (the famed hip hop violinists duo) is featured as he urges viewers to come out to the first stop on the Beyond the Bricks Community engagement tour in Jackson, Mississippi this Saturday. He also discusses a pledge he will make to help his community and his turbulent education experience growing up in Queens, NY.
Beyond The Bricks PSA w/ Tour Dates from Beyond the Bricks on Vimeo.
ABOUT BEYOND THE BRICKS
Beyond the Bricks is a 30 minute short-form documentary with commentary from Reverend Al Sharpton and Mayor Cory Booker, that focuses on two teenagers from Newark, NJ and follows them as they struggle to make it through the New Jersey education system in a society with statistics such as the fact that only 28% of black males graduate from high school nationally.
ABOUT THE 10-CITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT TOUR
The Beyond The Bricks campaign is three fold with a 10 city community engagement tour beginning on September 18th to the top 10 cities with
the unfortunate education statistics. With the dismal figures surrounding the education success rate of young black males in on a national level, the Beyond the Bricks DVD screening and panel discussion presents a platform for educators, community leaders, policymakers, parents and students to promote positive communication, and create solutions-based action items.
the unfortunate education statistics. With the dismal figures surrounding the education success rate of young black males in on a national level, the Beyond the Bricks DVD screening and panel discussion presents a platform for educators, community leaders, policymakers, parents and students to promote positive communication, and create solutions-based action items.
TOUR STOPS:
September 18 - Jackson, MS - Tougaloo College
October 2 - Oakland, CA Allen - Temple Baptist Church
October 9 - Baltimore, MD - Morgan State University
October 16 - Atlanta, GA - Morehouse College
October 23 - Detroit, MI - Detroit Public Library
October 30 - Chicago, IL - University of Chicago
November 6 - Milwaukee, WI - TBD
November 13 - Philadelphia, PA - TBD
October 2 - Oakland, CA Allen - Temple Baptist Church
October 9 - Baltimore, MD - Morgan State University
October 16 - Atlanta, GA - Morehouse College
October 23 - Detroit, MI - Detroit Public Library
October 30 - Chicago, IL - University of Chicago
November 6 - Milwaukee, WI - TBD
November 13 - Philadelphia, PA - TBD
November 20 - Boston, MA - Wheelock College
December - New Orleans, LA – TBD
December - New Orleans, LA – TBD
Beyond The Bricks PSA w/ Damien Escobar of Nuttin But Stringz from Beyond the Bricks on Vimeo.
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