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The Brotherhood/Sister Sol

E-Update Newsletter November 2008

Members in Focus!

“The Brotherhood/Sister Sol is not a program but a way of life. I don't think it is possible

for us to stop walking a path based on the themes of  The Brotherhood/Sister Sol:Positivity, Community, Knowledge and Future. These ideals have been engraved in

the caverns of our hearts and members, alumni, and staff would never allow

this flame to be extinguished.”

-Sequan Born Spigner 

Sequan Born Spigner, alumni member of the Intrinsic Kings Brotherhood Chapter, won

Up South’s writing contest with his essay “I am a King: A Rite of Passage to Manhood.”

The essay is also featured on the website for the 2025 Campaign for Black Men and

Boys in their November news wire. Sequan writes about his personal journey towards

manhood and the positive influence that Bro/Sis had on his life. Sequan graduated

from Thurgood Marshall Academy in 2008 and won a full scholarship to Brandeis

University.Excerpt from Sequan’s speech is featured at: 

http://2025bmb.org/articles/iamaking.php

Elizabeth Acevedo and Frantz Jerome, members of Lyrical Circle, performed their spoken word poetry at th

Nuyorican Poets Café on October 22nd at the invitation of BET Network. The event, “Speak (OUT): A Night of Politic

Slam”, was sponsored by BET’s YOU(th) VOTE initiative. This slam poetry was hosted by Jurnee Smollett from Th

Great Debaters and featured young poets from across the local community and th

nation, as they spoke out on political issues that affect them, candidates that mov

them and the future of a nation that will be shaped by them.

You can see video footage of their performances at:

http://www.bet.com/onblast/default.html?chan=4&id=2347&i=0&sub=&itype=e  

Elizabeth was also featured in an article in College

 Magazine, “Something Greater.” As a junior at

George Washington University “she created a new

major—Performance Art—to combine poetry,

theater and dance with sociology, anthropology

and other social sciences. Her purpose: “[To]

incorporate every element of creativity, but also

make me think analytically,” she says.” We have no

doubt that we’ll be seeing much more of Elizabeth!

Read the article at:

www.collegemagazine.com/content/something_greater 

Liberation ProgramWarming Up Our Community

Members of the Liberation Program kick off their series of outreach projects by coordinating a coat give away o

Thursday, November 20th. The coats were donated by Bro/Sis supporter Tammy Heyman and other staff of C

Capital, a commercial real estate finance and investment management company in NYC.

To find out more about the Liberation Program visit:

http://www.brotherhood-sistersol.org/liberation.shtml

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