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Brooklyn Attorney Kenny Montgomery is Redefining Cool–Starting With the Youth

  “Our culture is doomed until the youth start thinking and create their own narrative because this current narrative followed by many in our own community is absolutely off. As a team and band of brothers we are pretty diversified in skill sets and experience but [mentoring youth apprentices] is the most important thing we are doing right now…” – Kenneth J Montgomery
Watch the video to check out my visit to the Brooklyn Combine and follow @BklynCombine on IG to stay up to date.

 

Why I dressed up as Lisa Evers of the Guardian Angels, Fox 5 News and Hot 97, for Halloween

  
#WAMNYC is a women in media org that I sit on the board of, and this year my friends planned the Halloween party. The goal: come dressed as a feminist who inspires you. I was a radio head (AM +FM) from my youth. I devoured audio! I loved Flex, @stretchandbobbito, @prairie_home. I had my own community radio show @wvoxradio in high school and by freshman year of college, I’d stay up all day and night finishing paintings or advertising designs while listening to @SternShow (who I later interned for) AND @AlanColmes (who I later met and was a guest on-air with).
My favorite personality by far, was always @LisaEvers. She was the voice at @1010wins News radio by day, and this amazing hip-hop community advocate. I’d rush to the radio to catch @hot97 #StreetSoldiers religiously. As a person who always reported on things in my community (on my own), I wanted to be like Lisa.
Imagine my delight when @reggieosse interviewed Lisa on the recent @combatjackshow episode! I listened to it 2 times, then it hit me. The amazing feminist I want to be for #HalloWamOween is #LisaEvers. Thank you for being a great example of a woman, a broadcaster, a brand, a beauty and a community advocate, Ms. Evers. And thanks CombatJack for interviewing the coolest, strongest, smartest women.
P.S. If you haven’t heard some of those interviews, I encourage you to go stream the #JamilahLemieux, #dreamhampton and #AprilWalker episodes of #TheCombatJackShow this week. Amazing interviews. Peace and happy Halloween y’all. 🎃