On March 31, 2016, at 7 p.m., the founders of Let us Make Man (LUMM) will host their 10th annual Scholarship and Awards gala featuring a keynote address by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, live music by Mausiki Scales and the Common Ground Collective and hosted by Big Tigger of V-103 at the Atlanta Metropolitan State College located at 1630 Metropolitan Pkwy, Atlanta, Ga. 30310.
In addition to the celebration, The C.T. Vivian Medal of Courage will be awarded to Jonathan Butler, a graduate student at the University of Missouri who led a successful hunger strike in protest to the racism he, classmates and community members were facing on campus and throughout the nation.
The Let Us Make Man annual conference, initially convened by former Atlanta City Councilman and radio personality Derrick Boazman, seeks to address issues and challenges African American youth face on a daily basis. This year’s conference is comprised of a weeklong series of events to celebrate the 10th year of the organization’s founding, including a poetry slam on March 29, dramatic performance titled “The 11th Hour” on March 30, a scholarship gala featuring Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and Big Tigger of V-103 on March 31 and the culminating event, The Gathering to Reclaim Black Manhood Conference on Saturday, April 2, which is free and open to the public.
“Access to education is one of the most critical forms of support we can offer to the young people of our community. Let Us Make Man and its community partners have spent the past ten years pouring into our young people and this Scholarship Gala is our opportunity to expand that effort. We will give away $20,000.00 in scholarships.” – Attorney Mawuli Davis, founding member of Let Us Make Man and scholarship gala co-chair
Tickets are $100 per attendee with all proceeds to benefit the Let Us Make Man scholarship fund. To purchase tickets or sponsor a table for the scholarship gala, visitlumm2016.eventbrite.com or contact committee co-chair attorney Mawuli Davis at (404) 244-2004.
To register for the conference visit, www.letusmakeman.net
