Women for Kevin Powell for Congress

Women for Kevin Powell for Congress

I am very proud to be a signatory to this statement, which supports my comrade in the movements to end violence against women and girls; and friend, social change agent Kevin Powell for his run, as a Democrat, for a seat in the United States Congress in the 10th Congressional District in Brooklyn, New York.

“There comes a time when women must stand together to accomplish difficult tasks. Election year 2008 is one of those times. We are faced with the challenge of reclaiming our country and the promise of equality that it represents. It is time to honor the sacrifices of our elders and keep the promises we made to our children by choosing ethical, visionary, active leadership for our country.

In that spirit, we welcome Kevin Powell.

A long-time resident of Brooklyn, New York, Kevin is an activist, writer, and organizer who has dedicated his life to public service. Kevin is running as a Democrat for Congress in Brooklyn, New York’s 10th Congressional District. He is opposing Edolphus Towns, a legislator who has a 25-year record of non-engagement with and non-support for the community he pledged to serve.

Kevin Powell is different. He recognizes how hungry people are for real and meaningful change. He also recognizes that no one can do it alone. It is critical to elect dedicated public servants who will help bring an end to the war; who will support meaningful education reform; who will create sustainable environmental policy; who will work to see Katrina survivors restored to wholeness; who will ensure a stable and fair economy; who is determined to provide quality and accessible healthcare for all; and who will look beyond the criminal justice system for solutions to our social challenges.

Kevin Powell knows what it means to be in trenches. Time and again he’s demonstrated that he is unafraid to say what needs to be said and do what needs to be done. He will come to Congress ready to work, willing to serve, and able to accomplish better policy for Brooklyn in particular and for our country as a whole.

It is vitally important that progressive women support candidates like Kevin Powell. He is a man who has demonstrated the courage to look deeply inward at his own challenges-including his own past issues with sexism and violence. While seeking help to deal with his own issues, he has publicly acknowledged his shortcomings, in his writings, in his speeches, and in his alliances with multiple female-led causes and concerns. Keep in mind that all this began many years before every politician seemed to be making televised confessions.

As a result of his own past personal struggles, as well as his commitment to growth and healing, Kevin has become an outspoken critic of violence against women and girls. He was humbled and honored to serve as part of the United Nations’ Secretary-General’s “Unite To End Violence Against Women” campaign across the globe. He continues to work closely with Amnesty International in that organization’s effort to prevent violence against girls in schools-both in America and abroad.

But of course solving women’s issues require an equal-opportunity effort. For more than a decade, Kevin has worked with males of all different backgrounds to unpack and dismantle their rage and confusion through his male empowerment tours, town hall meetings, and workshops. Through these experiences, Kevin has gained the trust, respect and support of men and women in his own community and throughout the country.

Women know how much is at stake in this election. We also know that every leader, no matter how inspired and inspiring, needs a dedicated team. At this important time, we need your donations, we need your voice, and most of all we need your heart and commitment. Kevin promises to give back nothing less than a complete dedication to serve his constituents and fight for a better country for all Americans.

We the undersigned women stand with Kevin Powell as he stands with and supports us, and supports our agenda, our issues, our leadership, and our voices at this critical stage in American history.

You can learn more about Kevin, his platform, and his vision, by visiting www.kevinpowellforcongress.org

And PLEASE make a $25 donation to Kevin Powell for Congress TODAY,”

Olubunmi Adebanjo, M.B.A.
JD Candidate, Cardiff Law School
Mother, Entrepreneur & Realtor

Malaika Adero
Senior Editor, Vice President
Atria Books/Simon and Schuster

Yaminah Ahmad
Editor in Chief, The Atlanta Voice

Marva Allen
CEO, Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe

Margaret Ambrosino
Fundraiser

Milady Andrews-Morgan
Senior Vice President
The Buzz International Group

Kupenda Auset (aka Joette Harland Crosby)
Owner/Producer, House of Life

asha bandele
Writer

Monifa Bandele
Executive Director, Change the Game
National Co-coordinator, Malcolm X Grassroots Movement

Valerie Bell
Mother of Sean Bell
The Sean Bell Benefit Fund

Kia Bennett
Radio Host, Singer, Songwriter, Urban Music Network Marketer
XM Satellite Radio

Beverly Bond
Deejay, Writer/Blogger, Founder of Black Girls Rock! Inc.

Patricia Norris Bonds
Retired
Librarian, Duke Ellington School of the Arts

Barbara Brown
Partner
Styles of Glory Salon

Darlene Brown
Life Skills Coach/Mentor
Divine Empowerment

Lashan Browning
Owner/CEO Nola Productions, Inc.

Anita Bryant
CEO/Co-Founder
A-Marketing/Sista Factory

Jennifer “JLove” Calderon
Author, Educator, Activist

Lauren Carara
Production Assistant
ILM

Susan Chapman

Avis Charles, Managing Director
Avis Charles Associates
London, England, UK

Rosa Clemente
Hip Hop activist, Journalist, Mother

Dr. Johnnetta Cole
President Emerita, Spelman College and Bennett College for Women

Jamilah Barnes Creekmur
VP, Sales & Marketing, AllHipHop.com
Partner & President, JBC Consulting Group

Marlo David
PhD Candidate, University of Florida
African-American Literature and Women’s Studies

Eisa Davis
Artist

Michaela angela Davis
Urbanista/Cultural Critic/Writer

Thulani Davis
Writer

Laura Dawn
Creative Director, MoveOn.org

Kerry DeBruce
KLAD Creative
Art Director

Tomika DePriest
Journalist/Producer/Communications Executive

Kadidja Diallo, M.S.Ed.
Doctoral Candidate/Research Assistant
Steinhardt School of Education
New York University

Martha Diaz
Community Organizer, Educator, Filmmaker and Social Entrepreneur

Ejeris Dixon
Anti-Violence Organizer

Kameelah A. Dixon
Educator

Nicole Duncan-Smith
Author, Strategic Marketing Guru,
Hip-Hop Daughter, and Proprietor of The Duncan Holdings Group

Ashara Ekundayo
Cultural Activist, Producer, Curator
BluBlak Media, LLC, FreeSpeechTV

DeAnna E. Evans
Minister, Writer, Activist

Kenya M. Fairley
Director of Residential Services
Family Crisis Center of Prince George’s County, Inc.
Brentwood, Maryland

Jenaye M. Flamer
Political Consultant

Erica Ford
Community Activist & Social Entrepreneur

Katisha Freeman
Operations Coordinator, Work@Home, GE Money
Survivor of Domestic Violence

Maryemma Graham, PhD
Literary critic, activist

Toni Scott Grant
Scott Phree

Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Professor of Women’s Studies
Spelman College

Melissa Harris-Lacewell
Associate Professor of Politics/African American Studies
Princeton University

Shanqua Harrison
Controller
Warm Spirit Wellness Consultant - SUNPleasures.com

Taryn Lee Hunter, M.B.A.
Assistant Director of Recruitment and Outreach
Welcome Center, Hunter College

Esther Iverem
Journalist and Author
SeeingBlack.com

Lisa N. Jackson
Evangelist
Greater Mt. Calvary Holy Church

Shani Jamila
WPFW Pacifica Radio

Toby S. Jenkins, PhD
Director, Paul Robeson Cultural Center
Penn State University

Teri Johnson
Owner, Travelista.tv

Kellie Jones
scholar and curator
Associate Professor, Columbia University

Kimberly Kane
On-air Talent, Radio Personality

Marisa King-Redwood
President and CEO, The Buzz International Group

Lucy Koteen
Brooklyn community activist

Danielle Lewis
Entrepreneur/ Producer/Actress/Dancer

Maēshay K. Lewis
Program Director
Center for Black Literature
Medgar Evers College, CUNY

Tina Lowry, MS
Programmer, PhD student,
Biomedical Informatics
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Blue Maas, BSN, DVM, PhD
Secretary II, Iowa State University

Katrina Mathis
Entrepreneur

Cheryl L. McCullers
Producer
375 Productions, LLC

Debra McGhie
Housekeeper, Personal Organizer

Raniece L. Medley, Esq.

Joan Morgan
Author and Cultural Critic

Monique S. Myles
Marketing Executive
Black Enterprise

Elizabeth N. Ngonzi
President
Amazing Taste, LLC

Tasheea T. Nicholson
CEO and Lead Consultant
SocialBFly, LLC

Sharland Norris
Business Consultant

Lynn Nottage
Award Winning Playwright

Lisa Patlis
Founder, Principal
Patlis Productions

MaryKay Penn
The Institute for African-American Folk Culture, Inc.

Davina Perez
Social Worker

Erica Perkins
Founder and CEO, Worldwide Dime, Inc.

Jessica Pinkney
Event Planner

Ai-Jen Poo
Community/Labor Organizer

Aarian Pope-Punter, MS
Recruitment Manager, Communications Specialist, Mother of Two
Mentoring USA

Candace D. Reese
Corporate & Philanthropic Management, PR
Professional Speaker
Envision Global

Ursula Reshoft-Hegewisch
Chair, The Fort Greene Association

Rha Goddess
Artist, Activist, Social Entrepreneur

Eisa Ulen Richardson
Author of Crystelle Mourning
www.EisaUlen.com

Michealene Cristini Risley
Author, Filmmaker and Child Rights Activist

Dawnelle Dixon Robinson
MAcc Candidate, Alabama State University
East Asia Institute for Business Research & Culture

Robyn Rodgers AKA DJ Reborn
Musical Director, Youth Mentor

Ariel Rosen
Manhattan, NY

Lisa Russell
Producer/Director, Myth of The Motherland

Karen Tappin Saunderson
Karen’s Body Beautiful

Deirdre Schifeling
Political Consultant

Cidra M. Sebastien

Shelley Serdahely
Executive Director
Men Stopping Violence
Decatur, GA

Ilyasah Shabazz
Author of Growing Up X
Arts & Culture Consultant, City of Mount Vernon
Executive Producer, SHARE theXperience

April R. Silver
Founder and President, Akila Worksongs, LLC

Dara Silverman
Community organizer

Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Producer/Director, NO! The Rape Documentary

Alexis J. Smith
Principal & Lead Consultant
Alexis Smith & Next Generation Professional Services

Joy L. Smith, M.S.Ed
EOF Academic Counselor & Instructor
New Jersey City University (Jersey City, NJ)

Lisa “Cynical” Smith
Producer/ Director, Bucktown USA Entertainment, LLC

Gloria Steinem
Author, Activist, Feminist

Deanna J. Sutton
Founder/Editorial Director
Sutton Media/Clutch Magazine

Leslie Talbot
Education Consultant

Susan L. Taylor

Lisa Teasley
Author

Lauren Teverbaugh
Medical Student, University of Illinois at Chicago

Geneva S. Thomas
Graduate Student, New York University
African American Women, Costume and Performance Studies

Andrea Holmes Thompkins
Mother, Producer, Mentor
President & CEO
ACE Media Corp.

Nicole Valentine, Esq.
Corporate Attorney & Business Development Consultant

Rev. Dr. Iyanla Vanzant
Author, Spiritual Life Coach

Kisha Walker
The Sean Bell Benefit Fund

Akanke Washington
Real Estate Investor, Acupuncturist, Mother

Thomasetta Harper Waters
Vice President Marketing
Freeman Consulting Group

Chana Wells
Owner, COO
Hon Gerusue Construction & Management

Jameka S. Whitten
Co-Director & Vice President, Mosaic Literary Center
CEO, JSW Media Group

Deborah Willis, PhD
University Professor
Chair, Department of Photography & Imaging
New York University-Tisch School of the Arts

Leslie Willis-Lowry
Archivist, Educator, Fiber Artist
Victims Advocate to End Gun Violence

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