Sis. LeTava Mabilijengo, acclaimed author, lecturer and survival training camp administrator is headlining the Black SOUL-utionary Weekend, September 7 and 8 in Fort Worth and Dallas. The events, hosted by the Black Woman’s Agenda, will focus on practical solutions to problems and challenges like police brutality, single parent households, economic poverty, unhealthy Black male-female relationships, and mass incarceration. In the aftermath of the police killing of James Harper, the Dallas-Fort Worth community is demanding change and solutions now.
The Black SOUL-utionary Weekend begins with Freedom Starts at Home on Friday, Sept. 7 5:30 p.m. – 9 p.m. at the Dock Bookshop, 6637 Meadowbrook Dr., Fort Worth 76112. Then the featured main event on Saturday, Sept 8th 1 – 4 pm is Black Solutions for Black Problems at the Hampton-Illinois Branch Library, 2951 S. Hampton Rd. 75224 (Black Box Theatre). Finally, Break Bread w/Sis LeTava & Family is at the Pan African Connection,828 4th Ave Dallas 75226, 7 – 10 p.m.
“I’m very excited to be coming to the Dallas area for the first time,” comments Sister LeTava. “Black women in DFW are not only concerned with chronic problems plaguing the community, but are also committed to tackling the issues head on.”
The events will feature live international DJ, African drumming, diverse vendors, gourmet cuisine and much more. Prominent elders, community organizers, church leaders, educators and concerned citizens eagerly await this unprecedented occasion. Everyone is calling for solutions, and the Black SOUL-utionary Weekend will deliver just that.
Register online and find more information: http://blacksolutions.eventbrite.com.
