Upcoming Events at Green Earth Poets Cafe:
Spoken Words for Fathers Day
The Nuyorican Poets Cafe
June 17, 2018 Sunday
Doors open at 6:00pm for VIP
Jun 17th from 6-8:30
For tickets click here
Weeksville Heritage Center & Green Earth Poets Cafe present:
Grand Champion Poetry Slam $850 will be awarded to winners
Register to slam at weeksville website.
An evening of Poetry with District Leader Cory Provost
NOTE: Date has changed to April 17, 2018
7:–pm-9:00pm
Racdem Action Center
4111 Glenwood Road, Brooklyn, NY
For tickets:
or
https://www.coryprovost.com/events
14th National Black Writers Conference
Gathering at the Waters:
Healing, Legacy, and Activism in Black Literature
8th Annual Poetry Café
Thursday, March 22nd, 2018:
Community Day
7 P.M. – 9 P.M.
Brooklyn Public Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
Brooklyn, New York 11238
2018 Poetry & Spoken Word Slam Competition:
14th National Black Writers Conference
The Office of Student Life and Development Diversity Initiative
in Collaboration with
the 14th National Black Writers Conference,
Green Earth Poets Café
and the Male Development and Empowerment Center (MDEC)
Friday, March 23rd, 2018
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Welcome Center
Medgar Evers College, CUNY
1650 Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11225
This event is free and open to the public.
Free ice coffee, frappuccino, or latte for the first 100 persons.
Green Earth Poets Cafe presents:
Women’s Her-Story Month Poetry Celebration Open Mic
Saturday March 24, 2018
The Brownsville Heritage House
581 Mother Gaston Blvd (2nd floor)
Brooklyn, NY 11212
Free admission
Time 7:00pm-10:00pm Doors & Open Mic signup list at 6:00pm (list will fill fast)
Honoring all women, with special recognition for our:
Green Earth Poets Cafe’s
2018 Woman of The Year
NYC Council Woman Alicka Ampry-Samuel 41st CD.
Alicka Samuel is from Brownsville, Brooklyn, New York. Her experiences in Brownsville have propelled her throughout life. Her passion and empathy for others guided her in obtaining a degree in psychology from North Carolina A&T State University. She then returned home to address poverty and homelessness within the City of New York.
Alicka went on to work as a Child Protective Specialist with the NYC Administration for Children Services. Understanding the linkages between the law and how it affects the disadvantaged, Alicka decided to study law at CUNY School of Law and graduated with a Juris Doctor in 2005. CUNY’s motto “Law in the Service of Human Need” aligned well with Alicka’s world views. She worked in various capacities with city and state legislators and as a community organizer in Brownsville before moving to Ghana, West Africa to work in the US Embassy; managing a Human Rights and Community Development portfolio. Alicka returned home to serve as Chief of Staff for State Assemblywoman Latrice Walker who represents her beloved Brownsville.
Alicka most recently worked as a Senior Advisor within the New York City Housing Authority- Community Engagement & Partnerships Division.
For Alicka, sincere altruism and empathy for others have driven her to serve in a number of capacities as a former District Leader in the 55th Assembly District, volunteering through her sorority Delta Sigma Theta and as a trustee at Wayside Community Baptist Church. Alicka is married to Kalonji Samuel, a currently serving United States Diplomat, whom she met in college. They are proud parents of Kamau, an aspiring 11-year old artist.
