Sunday, January 29, 2012

Black Male Identity Project: Addressing negative stereotypes of black men, yearlong program reaches end - baltimoresun.com

Black Male Identity Project: Addressing negative stereotypes of black men, yearlong program reaches end - baltimoresun.com: Using music, poetry, dance and art, the Black Male Identity Project has been striving for the past year to overturn negative stereotypes of African-American men.

"We know that Baltimore City has a lot of problems, but we wanted to celebrate the role of artists, of storytellers in producing narratives that can help us discover solutions," said Fanon Hill, a musician and co-director of the project.

On Sunday, the project concluded at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, but organizers say the program's positive message will carry on here and elsewhere.