We Are George: Philly

What's good everybody. Welcome to my first bonus session featuring Marquise Davon. Marquise is a Black male educator in the Philadelphia area that primarily focuses on bringing Hip Hop Culture into the classroom. He graduated from Susquehanna University in 2018 with a Dual Degree in Digital Multimedia - Broadcasting and Theatre Studies. His professional background is in edtech, social media management, and equity work. Marquise is also the host of This American Negro and co-host of the DearRDG Podcast, where he aims to bring Black culture to the forefront of conversation. His mission to ensure that future generations of Black people have an equitable world to come into.


And our mission together is We Are George Philly. We Are George is a weekly virtual discussion open to all all.. The spirit of George Floyd can either become a hashtag on an instagram page or a forever burning ember of change. We Are George is a weekly talk will be provide a safe space to discuss the structural racism and oppression that impacts black and brown communities, engage in tools for action and change, and focus on how people of color can heal and sustain Our mission is to give people who suffer from the binds of systemic oppression and racism, the space to keep a breathe of fresh air on
the embers, so his flame, and America’s need for change, never goes out again.

When and How and What?

We are George will be held each week via Zoom on Wednesdays at 6:30 pm. We will break
down and discuss all things related to social justice education, reform, and maintenance of self. The mission to provide a safe safe for black and brown people to not only discuss topics of structural racism, identify tools for social justice and reform, and focus on how we as black people must maintain our selves and provide tools for healing.

A promotional will be posted on our Instagram page @wearegeorgephilly which will highlight each weeks discussion, topic, and guest speaker.