Movement BE: Tell Your Story
Nate Howard
Monday, 28 Mar 2016 at 7:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Nate Howard made the front page of the LA Times in 2013 for sparking a movement against racial profiling after 79 Los Angeles Police officers shut down his event at the University of Southern California, where he was a student. Realizing someone was attempting to tell his story, Howard founded Movement BE, a non-profit organization that creates curriculum to help young people discover themselves and challenge the status quo through poetry. With the mission of "tell your story before they do," the program has had a direct impact on thousands of students. Howard has also since partnered with a civil rights lawyer to build Movement BE's "Know Your Rights" workshop, which educates individuals about their rights during encounters with law enforcement.Howard is currently is working as the youth training specialist at the San Diego Workforce Partnership, helping youth connect to careers in the underserved communities he grew up in. In September 2015, he was selected as a leader of the San Diego Foundation's 25 & Under: Future of Philanthropy initiative. He has connected with the Sonima Foundation and worked with Deepak Chopra to combine mindfulness practices with poetry and character development as an advocate for social-emotional learning in public schools. Along with his work in education, Howard advocates his message with the influence of hip hop music, recording poetic intros for some of today's best-selling artists. His poetry can be heard on songs with top selling artists Twista, Casey Veggies, Brandy, TY$, and Kendrick Lamar.
Cosponsored By:
- Black Student Alliance
- Division of Student Affairs
- Multicultural Student Leadership Council
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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