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15th Annual Male Success Alliance Spring Summit
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Understanding Needs, Struggles, Hopes, and Kinfolk, Excluding No One
Friday, April 28, 2023
Check-in: 8:00 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Thank you to our generous sponsors!
Kaiser Permanente
K-12 Schools & Students
Undergraduate Students
All participants will receive free lunch and giveaways! Contact us: malesuccessalliance@tfjinyun.com
 | Mahmoud Abdul RaufA natural born leader and competitor, Abdul-Rauf, of Gulfport, Mississippi was formerly known as Chris Jackson before reverting to Islam in 1991. He is a Humanitarian, Activist, Author, Former NBA Player with impeccable skills admired by his peers and fans alike on the court and immense admiration and respect for the person he is off the court. Mahmoud grew up with Tourettes syndrome (undiagnosed until the age of 17) and expresses he "Wouldn’t be the basketball player nor person he is off the court if it wasn’t for Tourette syndrome". It's also a driving force in supporting mental health causes and initiatives. As an athlete he has set several freshman scoring records at Gulfport High School. He earned first-team All-America honors both years at LSU. He was taken with the third overall pick in the 1990 NBA draft by the Denver Nuggets. NBA Most Improved Player Award in 1993, appeared in the Slam Dunk Contest at the 1993 NBA All-Star Weekend, and was one of the league's most accurate free throw shooters. In 2020 LSU retired Abdul-Rauf’s Number 35 basketball jersey and in 2022 he was recognized by Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. In his unwavering faith in Islam Abdul Rauf preaches “The goal in life is to find your gift, the purpose in life is to give it away" which is why today Abdul Rauf spends his time traveling extensively in the U.S. and abroad doing speaking engagements and basketball training while also partnering with organizations that align with his faith on issues such as Education, Social Justice, Mental Health and Humanitarianism. Mahmoud says "The way we live has to produce a legacy of action which also mirror the importance of Coalition building which was a primary strategy of our beloved Prophet (PBUH)." He has also just released his autobiography written with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nick Chiles, In the Blink of an Eye, published by Kaepernick Publishing and 'STAND' Documentary set to premiere Jan 2023 on SHOWTIME. |
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David A. Romero is a Mexican-American spoken word artist from Diamond Bar, CA. Romero is the author of My Name Is Romero (FlowerSong Press), a book reviewed by Gustavo Arellano (¡Ask a Mexican!), Curtis Marez (University Babylon), and founding member of Ozomatli, Ulises Bella. Romero has received honorariums from nearly a hundred colleges and universities in thirty-four different states in the USA and has performed live in Mexico, Italy, and France. Romero's work has been published in literary magazines in the United States, Mexico, England, Scotland, and Canada. Romero has opened for Latin Grammy winning bands Ozomatli and La Santa Cecilia. Romero's work has been published in anthologies alongside poets laureate Joy Harjo, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Luis J. Rodriguez, Jack Hirschman, and Tongo Eisen-Martin. Romero has won the Uptown Slam at the historic Green Mill in Chicago; the birthplace of slam poetry. Romero offers a scholarship for high school seniors interested in spoken word and social justice: “The Romero Scholarship for Excellence in Spoken Word.”