Reginald Williams will make a presentation and sign his book this weekend at The Vibe Coffeehouse.
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LIMA — My Brothers Keeper has a number of events that will be held this weekend.
Friday at The Vibe Coffeehouse at 11:30 a. m. Reginald Williams will provide a brief presentation and will be signing his book: A Marginalized Voice: Devalued, Dismissed, Disenfranchised, and Demonized.
Williams is the founder of Seeding to Harvest Group, a collaboration of entrepreneurs committed to planting seeds in impoverished communities. He is the curator and host of Creating the Narrative, a podcast that challenges unchallenged paradigms.
Williams served eight years as an advisory board member for the Diverse Male Student Initiative, an initiative of Prince George’s Community College supporting the academic journey for its male students. He is currently a board member of D.A.D.S. (Depression And Daily Solutions). This platform provides men with a safe space to discuss those deep thoughts hidden in dark spaces.
Williams is also responsible for implementing the Safe Neighborhood Initiative for Prince George’s County. The evidence-based Cure Violence model is an initiative to end the violence between at-risk youth ages 14 to 24. The model deploys outreach workers and violence interrupters, called credible messengers, to mitigate conflict before it turns violent.
Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. at the Vibe Coffeehouse, there will be a reception with presenters and musicians. There will be a meet and greet with Dr. Julius Bailey and AJ Ghent.
Saturday there will be a Health and Healing Fair at the Veterans Memorial Civic Center. There will be three presenters dealing with topics touching on trauma and its mental and behavioral impacts. There will be several educators and business professionals to provide additional information concerning financial health, spiritual health and self-care.
Concluding the events on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. there will be a concert at the Lima Senior High School auditorium. Tickets are $15. Students ages 12-25 will be admitted free with a student ID. featured artists will be Vinson “AlaZ” Muhammed on trumpet, Yanna Cello, and AJ Ghent playing the guitar.
Reach Dean Brown at 567-242-0409
