Press Conference "The Disappearing Black Community - The Endangered Black Man"

PITTSBURGH, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

On Friday, June 17, 2011 from 7 p.m.-10 p.m., the nationally syndicated Bev Smith Show will broadcast a live town hall meeting from the August Wilson Center in downtown Pittsburgh. It's the third in a series of four town hall meetings focusing on the "Disappearing Black Community."

The show will specifically focus on "The Endangered Black Man" and will be headlined by Albert Dotson, Chairman of the 100 Black Men of America; Chef Jeff Henderson, award winning chef and best selling author; Dr. Boyce Watkins, political/social commentator and professor at Syracuse University and Esther Bush, President of the Pittsburgh Urban League. The town hall meeting, before a live audience, will take place in August Wilson Center's spacious 486 seat theatre.

The show will also feature a live appearance by Jordan Miles and his mother Terez Miles. In January 2010, young Jordan, a high school student, was beaten at the hands of White undercover police while visiting his grandmother in the Homewood section of Pittsburgh. Most recently the United States Justice Department decided not to prosecute the three police officers involved.

The Bev Smith Show is heard on some 30 stations across the country including WWRL, New York, WVON, Chicago, WOL, Washington DC, WAOK, Atlanta, WURD, Philadelphia and WGBN-AM 1150 in Pittsburgh.

About American Urban Radio Networks

American Urban Radio Networks (AURN) is the only African-American owned radio network company in the United States.  It is the largest network reaching Urban America with more than 20 million listeners each week.  Through four programming networks and its marketing division, American Urban Radio Networks reaches more African-Americans than any other medium in America and produces more programming than all other broadcasting companies combined.  American Urban Radio Networks broadcasts 200 weekly news, entertainment, sports and information programs to more than 300 radio stations nationwide.  It is the only Black broadcaster with a bureau in the White House.  AURN has offices and bureaus in New York, Pittsburgh, Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

About August Wilson Center for African American Culture

Named for Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright and Hill District native August Wilson, the August Wilson Center for African American Culture engages regional and national audiences in its mission of preserving, presenting, interpreting, celebrating and shaping the art, culture and history of African Americans in Western Pennsylvania and people of African descent throughout the world.

Located in Downtown Pittsburgh's Cultural District, the multidisciplinary August Wilson Center is reflective of all aspects of African American culture. The Center's striking, two-story, green building houses seven exhibition galleries, a 486-seat theater for performances in all disciplines, an education center, a cafe and gift shop, and multipurpose spaces for community programs and events. The Center is among a select few African American cultural institutions presenting visual and performing arts, the humanities and educational programs in a state-of-the-art venue.

Media Contact Information

Vicki Cohill
Executive Producer
Office:  412-560-4109
Cell:  412-956-3659
[email protected]

Treshea N. Wade
Manager, Marketing & Communications
August Wilson Center for African American Culture
Office:  412-338-8734
Cell:  412-716-8961

SOURCE American Urban Radio Networks