Bowie State University’s Counseling Center and the National Male Minority Health Project in collaboration with New Revival Center of Renewal’s Reentry Program along with the Collective Empowerment Group, the Empowerment Center and multiple community stakeholders are coming together the day before Father’s Day to discuss the issues of mass incarceration, the resultant disparities with respect to minority males and their ultimate reentry to …
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Cultivate your green thumb this season with fresh food from your own garden! Join Empowerment Center for the George Washington Carver Grand Gardner Scientist of The Soil - G2S2 Urban Gardening Project. We’ll discuss: Plant Science Basic Nutritional Fundamentals Seedling Preparation Sprouting Methods Soil Preparation Vegetable and Fruit Planting Zone Schedule Compact Container Gardening; Square Foot Gardening …
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Date and time: March 2, 2012 6:30 pm Location: 3005 Bladensburg Rd NE (Fort Lincoln Complex) Washington, DC 20018 Join us for an exciting book event by author Ansaba Gavor! Children Are Like Cupcakes provides a brief synopsis of multiculturalism through different flavors of cupcakes. It promotes the importance of appreciating one another’s looks, while promoting openness to diversity when it comes …
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Date and time: Wednesdays beginning March 7, 2012 7:00 – 9:00 pm Location: 3005 Bladensburg Rd., NE, (Lincoln Complex) WDC 20018 If you or someone you know needs a fresh start, join Empowerment Center’s Ex-Offenders Support Group, led by Ty Gray-El and Eric Turner. This will be an ongoing group meeting every Wednesday, beginning March …
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Date and time: March 9, 2012 6:30 pm Location: Bowie State University Center for Learning & Technology Auditorium #117 14000 Jericho Park Road Bowie, Maryland Join Empowerment Center and Tranzitionz-MAAT Wellness Center for an engaging symposium on African American hair. Co-Sponsors: Empowerment Center & Tranzitionz-MAAT Wellness Center. Call 202-584-1111 or 301-317-8898 for more information.
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Date and time: Every Wednesday in February 7:00 – 8:30pm Location: 3005 Bladensburg Rd., NE (Fort Lincoln Complex) Washington, DC 20018 Are you a young parent? Know any young parents who could use some help? Join a 5-week parenting class for teen and young adults aged 13 to 23, sponsored by The Empowerment Center. Call 202-584-1111 for more information.
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