Our 4th installment of Community of Change will create a safe space to highlight needs and resources impacting the mental health of Black men and boys in our community. Join us in a retreat-style conversation on self-care and mental health for Black men. Led by artist, storyteller, life coach, and mindfulness instructor Mario Jovan and Jarrett Evans, LCMHC, NCC. This … Read More
Men of Change: As We Journey Through
Celebrate Black History Month and join Charlotte Ballet II for a contemporary dance performance and audience talkback inspired by the Smithsonian exhibition Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth is currently on view at Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture and Levine Museum of the New South until March 12th. This brand new work, created by Choreographer Ashley Lindsey, focuses on … Read More
Community of Change: The Importance of Mentorship and Black Male Youth
Join us for our 3rd installment of the Community of Change program. This conversation positions our guests as the main contributors! What is mentorship, why is it important for Black male youth, and how can you support? Learn more about the ways Black men in our local community are inspiring change. Led by Males Place founder Reggie Singleton and founder of … Read More
The Men Inside
Presented by Epoch Tribe with Levine Museum of the New South and Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, The Men Inside is a live, on-stage production that honors the paths of Black men who have become change-makers in their community. Inspired by the exhibition Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth., the show shares deeply personal stories and … Read More
Community of Change: Beyond the Game
Join us for a community dialogue about the experiences of Black male athletes facilitated by sports journalist Rana Cash and former NFL player and current member of the App State Athletics Department Doug Middleton! This is the Gantt Center and Levine Museum’s second Community of Change conversation in honor of the Men of Change: Power.Triumph.Truth exhibition. Community of Change conversations place … Read More
Community of Change: The Intersection and Impact of Black LGBTQ+ Men
Join us for a community dialogue about the experiences of Black LGBTQ+ men facilitated by multi-disciplinary artist and community leader Jermaine Nakia Lee! Along with Lee, co-facilitators will be Nate Turner, owner of Your Custom Catering & Events and vocational school educator and Chandler “Chan” Robinson (Chan the Musical Mystic), CMS educator, martial artist and mystic artist. This is the Gantt Center and … Read More
An Evening with Andrew Young (Sold Out)
The Harvey B. Gantt Center and Levine Museum of the New South welcomes Ambassador Andrew Young, one of the icons featured in Smithsonian’s Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth. the exhibition, for an evening of conversation based on the newly published memoir The Many Lives of Andrew Young. Ernie Suggs, author and award-winning journalist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, will facilitate the conversation … Read More
Men of Change: Community Opening Day
Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture and Levine Museum of the New South are proud to collaborate and bring the dynamic exhibition Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth. to our Charlotte community. The exhibition profiles the revolutionary men whose journeys have altered the history and culture of the country. With free admission and programs for all ages and … Read More