WHO: Los Angeles Urban League Professionals/UAGM Publishing and Inner City Youth and panelists: Rochelle Aytes (Mistresses) Malaysia Pargo (Basketball Wives) Jane Katherine Watson (Ent. Mgr) Skyy Hook (contributing editor Urban Daily/on air talent Wake Up Show with Sway and Tech/ Shade 45) Torsha Marie ( CEO of Staffing “Image First Staffing”) the event will be hosted by “The Poetess” of Morris Media with a featured performance by DuJuan Love singing title track from “I Just Wanna Ball.”
WHAT: “FullCourt Press to Success” workshop series celebrating women empowerment. The event will feature women in media and entertainment sharing stories of overcoming adversity on the road to
success.
The workshop includes a mini viewing of the new documentary short film, “I Just Wanna Ball,” directed By Robert “Fleetwood” Bowden. Recently accepted to the Oakland International Film Festival, the gripping documentary shows the determination of 4 young women who fight to shut out the struggle of the streets while they strive for their dreams.
WHEN: March 27th 2014, 4:00pm-7:00pm
WHERE: The Redbury @ Hollywood & Vine. Located at 1717 VINE STREET LOS ANGELES, CA 90028
The public is invited to this free event to hear empowering real life testimony about the struggle to beat the odds as told by these inspiring women in entertainment and the strength that was used to persevere.
Live visual musician Dakoro Edwards will be on hand drawing real time murals of the event in motion to be auctioned off with proceeds benefitting the Inner City Youth program. Compared to a modern day Basquiat, the interpretive artist creates true to life art that has taken the art world by storm.
Luxury manicures/pedicures and massages will provided for the attendees. Special VIP gift bags will be distributed.
About Inner City Youth SF
Inner City Youth SF was founded by Michael L. Brown in 1995. His vision was to create an organization that would provide a safe haven, a home away from home for the youth of San Francisco. Since its inception, the organization has developed work/study programs that provide after-school tutoring, physical activity, nutritional snacks, job preparedness workshops, an intern program, and year-round employment for up to 40 youth. With more assets, ICY San Francisco expects that number only to grow.
The Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals
The Los Angeles Urban League Young Professionals (LAULYP) is the premier organization for African Americans and other minority professionals aged 21-40 in Southern California. LAULYP, an auxiliary of the Los Angeles Urban League, is made up of professionals who are emerging as corporate, political, cultural, social and economic leaders of the Los Angeles area. For more information, please visit www.laulyp.com.
About I Just Wanna Ball
This is the story of four young ladies from the McClymonds High School Lady warriors championship team of 2013, for them basketball is a breath of fresh air; an escape, a safe haven. It gives them a chance to avoid the trappings of the urban environment that await so many young women. These girls have no plans on giving in or giving up on themselves or life. They won the Oakland O.A.L championship of 2013, but the true triumph is what they accomplished off the court. Basketball takes them and will take them to a whole different world. The goal of this project is to let the world see a beautiful rose as it grows from the concrete.
