E-mail a friendDecember 30, 2004
The Brotherhood/Sister Sol's Khary Lazarre-White and Cidra Sebastien discuss the importance of preparing our children to survive in the real world. The Motorcycle Diaries star Gael Garcia Bernal examines political activism on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.
Cidra Sebastien
Cidra Sebastien
Cidra Sebastien is associate director of The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, which reaches out to young people in New York City. The organization provides intensive services ranging from rites of passage programs to after-school care, wilderness retreats to summer camps, job training and work opportunities to legal representation, college guidance to writing workshops. It works from the ideology that youth need sustained support in their lives over many years.
Khary Lazarre-White
Khary Lazarre-White
Khary Lazarre-White believes in setting an example. In 1995, following his graduation from Brown University, he co-founded The Brotherhood, Inc. - a safe space where young men of color could share ideas and experiences. The program began at the John Hope Settlement House with 13 'at-risk' youth. In '98, it expanded to include young women. Lazarre-White recently earned his law degree from Yale. For his work with The Brotherhood/Sister Sol, Lazarre-White has received numerous awards, including Oprah's Angel Network Use Your Life Award.
Gael Garcia Bernal
Gael Garcia Bernal
Gael Garcia Bernal's performance as Che Guevara in The Motorcycle Diaries - based on Guevara's travels across South America in the 50s - is already generating Oscar buzz. Bernal started acting as a child, working with his parents in plays in Guadalajara, Mexico. After studying acting in London, he appeared in several plays, soap operas and short films before making his major feature film debut in the acclaimed Amores Perros. Bernal also stars in the upcoming film, Bad Education.