Nate Howard

Nate Howard is an African-American poet and activist,[1] who in February 2016 was honored as one of NBCNews' 28 NBCBLK28 talented innovators and game changers 28 years old and younger.[2]

Career

Howard is the founder of Movement BE, a non-profit focused on empowerment through poetry.[3]

In 2013, he helped lead a protest fighting against racial profiling at USC that landed him on the front page of the Los Angeles Times. In 2014 he was arrested in a racial profiling case in San Jose [4][5] to which he was found guilty, but later appealed.[6]

He also has recorded poetic intros for artist Ty Dolla Sign. He most recently wrote the intro for Free TC, featured on the track LA with Kendrick Lamar and Brandy. [7] Earlier in life, he acted in Mithaq Kazimi's film playing Tony Hicks, the first juvenile that was sentenced as an adult in State of California.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "The Young Visionary on the Rise". The G.O.O.D.S. Magazine.
  2. ↑ Amber Payne. "Introducing the NBCBLK28". NBC News.
  3. ↑ Gary Warth (12 September 2015). "Millennials hear inspirational talks about future of giving back at SDSU. - SanDiegoUnionTribune.com". The San Diego Union-Tribune.
  4. ↑ "USC Students Allege Racial Profiling By LAPD". NPR.org. 8 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "San Jose: Jury finds man guilty of resisting arrest, also believed he was victim of police brutality". 3 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Motivational speaker files formal complaint against San Jose Police Department for excessive force". ABC7 San Francisco.
  7. ↑ "Intro ft. Nate Howard / These Hoes ft. Kevin Gates". SoundCloud.
  8. ↑ "Juvenile Justice: Plaintiffs' Lawyer, Victim's Father Hail Rejection of Mandatory Life Terms for Kids". Democracy Now!.
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