ASCENDING | Kevin Powell on WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD: A Bold Vision For Humanity
October 5, 2025
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as posted by the channelWith great excitement, we welcome #KEVINPOWELL to ASCENDING, with APRIL R. SILVER, host (episode 36). Powell, a GRAMMY-nominated poet, writer, filmmaker, journalist, human and civil rights activist, community organizer, and public speaker, opens up about a wide range of topics and themes in one of the show's most raw episodes to date. The conversation is anchored in issues deeply examined in Powell's directorial film debut, WHEN WE FREE THE WORLD. Powell goes in on topics ranging from manhood, self-empowerment, personal accountability, Black history and culture, reading as a transformative tool, to women as foundational centers in the community, to trips to Africa, and what it means to see the divinity in human beings. This mixed bag of topics may seem disjointed at first, but upon watching the episode in its entirety, one will see how everything gathers together quite powerfully.
From worldly topics to everyday common courtesy, we're talking about it all here on #ASCENDING. Do chime in BELOW with your comments. We'd love to hear from you!
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS FOR KEY MOMENTS WITH KEVIN POWELL⏱️
🧡 21:44 Kevin gives props to Black women, and we remember SHANI BARAKA 🕊️ (RIP)
🧡 27:57 Shout Out To EVANGELINE LAWSON!
🧡 38:34 Shout Out to HERB BOYD
🧡 1:25:34 Shout out to DRAKE HOLLIDAY and the BRONX KNIGHTS
🧡 -- Shout out to REV. DR. HERBERT DAUGHTRY, SR.
🧡 1:27:30 "Show up for your kids" (like DR. STEVE JACKSON)
🧡 1:33:25 Remember the BYRON HURT FILM SERIES & FUNDRAISER (and S/O to Neil Williams)
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