Power in Prose: Honoring Nelson Mandela’s Birthday 🖤✊🏾

Power in Prose
A Black Power Poetry Night 🎤✊🏾

Celebrate Nelson Mandela’s birthday by honoring his legacy and uplifting Black history and resistance through powerful performances by Black poets and artists. 🖤

📅 Friday, July 18th
📍 616 4th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids
🕡 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Event Itinerary:
6:30 - Community Building and Tabling 🫂
7:00 - Poetry Performances 📝
8:45 - Open Mic 🎤

🎟️ Pay-what-you-can admission, with 50% of proceeds benefiting Never Dream Less, a local Black-led nonprofit founded by Derrick Perkins and his wife to enrich youth lives through arts, mentorship, and team-building activities!

Let’s honor, uplift, and inspire—together.

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