THE DR. VIBE SHOW - VICTOR KWANSA - HOW THE BLACK PANTHER MOVIE CAN IMPACT THE CHILDREN OF THE BLACK LIVES MATTER MOVEMENT - JULY 24 - 2017

Victor A. Kwansa, Esq. is an attorney, education advocate, poet, and essayist from Prince George's County, Maryland. He received a B.A. in Political Science from Yale University in 2008, and he graduated from Harvard Law School in 2011. His essays have been featured in Blavity and a Yale booklet for incoming freshmen. While at Yale, Victor co-founded WORD, a performance poetry group. His poetry has been featured in Essence magazine, CURA: A Literary Magazine of Art and Action, and Yale's student publication, Sphere. In 2010, he was featured in The Root's online gallery of up-and-coming artists and entrepreneurs. He has spoken and/or performed at universities, K-12 schools, community centers, and even once while visiting a former slave camp in Ghana, his parents' home country. His website features his poetry and essays regarding social justice issues and black historical figures. Mr. Kwansa was on our show talking about his article How The Black Panther Movie Can Impact The Children Of The Black Lives Matter Movement. During our conversation, Mr. Kwansa talked about: – Some of his background including being raised by parents from Ghana and the values that his parent instilled in him – Why did he pursue law as a profession – How social justice and poetry become part of his life – The background behind the article – His thoughts on #BlackLivesMatter and his concerns when it comes to Black youth and their future – The relationship between the Black Panther movie and African society and how the Black Panther movie can help all Blacks – The reaction to the article and what would he like the impact of his article to be – His memories of visiting Ghana – What does he feel is the future of the #BlackLivesMatter movement – What is up next for him You can contact Mr. Kwanza via: Website Twitter Visit our website at https://www.thedrvibeshow.com/ Please feel free to email us at [email protected] God bless, peace, be well and keep the faith, Dr. Vibe