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15 December, 2018

SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO HOUSE OF UMOJA, INC. PATRIARCH MR. DAVID FATTAH TO BE FEATURED AT THE "BLACK MALES ALIVE: AN EVENING OF EXCELLENCE" EVENT ON 18 DECEMBER 2018




CONTACT:



Queen Mother Falaka Fattah

House of Umoja, Inc.

(215) 473-5893





         There has been a lot of discussion and debate about the triumphs and pitfalls that concern Black Men trying to make it and survive in America. Opinions have varied from the extreme to the unbelievable.  An attempt will soon be made to right the wrongs and highlight the positive when "Black Males Alive: An Evening of Excellence"  is presented on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 from 7:00 P.M. (E.D.T.) through 9:00 P.M. (E.D.T.) at the Rotunda Theatre located at 4014 Walnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  The event which is free and open to the public, community groups, and organizations for the purpose of sharing and learning about the Black male experience in America as it pertains to struggle, achievement, and perseverance, will also feature a special tribute to House of Umoja, Inc. Patriarch Mr. David Fattah, Sr.  (http://www.houseofumoja.net).  In 2007, the House of Umoja, Inc. was selected to organize and lead the National Million Father March in the City of Philadelphia by its creator, Mr. Phillip Jackson, Founder and Executive Director of the Black Star Project (www.blackstarproject.org) headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.  As a result, Mr. Fattah donned the mantle of the City of Philadelphia’s  Coordinator for the National Million Father March.  Mr. Fattah moved Fathers in Philadelphia to join Fathers in at least 600 cities throughout the United States in escorting their child on the first day of each academic year; meeting their child’s teachers and the principal of their child’s school; obtaining a copy of their child’s roster and the academic calendar for their child’s school; and playing a proactive role in their child’s education.  Mr. Fattah is the author of the Imani Peace Pact which leaders of Philadelphia gangs signed on 1 January 1974 and brought to an end years of deadly gang violence that played out on Philadelphia’s streets and in its schoolyards.  The body of written work generated by Mr. Fattah which serves as one of the components of his legacy includes a study entitled, “Social Unrest Among Black Youth”.  Additionally, he is a Contributing Author to African American Perspectives on Crime Causation, Criminal Justice Administration and Crime Prevention, a book published in 1994 (www.amazon.com).

          The “Black Males Alive: An Evening Of Excellence” event will also acknowledge  the ideas, success and promotional conceptualizations of products, goods and services developed or provided by Black Male Creators, Organizational and Business Owners.  It will feature the showing of multi-media pilot projects, oral historical presentations, and cultural demonstrations by Akhenaton (Khan) Mikell of Black Men Unifying Black Men and Imani Star Development; the Creator of the Baby Mama Drama series Keith Mungin of the House of Reconciliation/Walk Down Productions; Richard Oliver, an outstanding media personality on Urban and Family Violence and Founder of the Parapet Group;. Dr. Neal Hall, bestselling and award winning author; filmmaker and rapper Marlowe (Strong Armz) Crawford with special invited guests Robert and Nazir Alston of NKA Creations; best-selling author Cleous Young of the Mountain of Miracles, and members of Men of Color At Penn and others.

          A special film preview will be presented of "Gentrification" created by Keith Mungin which features, Robert Hershey" Alston,  Khan Mikell and Shelly "Shell" Williams, formerly the Host of the Urban Expressions TV Show.  An open mic and free flow expressions and performances will follow the main event.

         To learn more about “Black Males Alive:  An Evening Of Excellence,” call 267-230-0317; 267-971-0958; or 267-808-4853.  You can also direct your inquiry by e-mail to:  Akhenaton.mikell@imanistar.org.



         To learn more about the life and legacy of House of Umoja, Inc. Patriarch Mr. David Fattah, Sr. and the powerfully transformative legacy of the House of Umoja, Inc., visit its website at http://houseofumoja.net or call (215) 473-5893 or send an e-mail to: falakafattah@aol.com.



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