The Power Generation Conference was held over the Labor Day weekend in Atlanta. The event was sponsored by the Collective Renaissance Guild whose mission is to "expose, promote and infuse arts, philanthropy and social responsibility into the cultural landscape of the Power Generation (formerly known as Gen X or the Hip Hop generation). The venue was a virtual marketplace of celebrity nonprofit organizations including Tameka Raymond's foundation The Lost Ones Foundation, The Ludacris Foundation, Tupac Shakur Foundation, Ryan Cameron Foundation, Andrew Young Foundation, Dallas Austin Foundation, and the list goes on., The event was a passing of the torch so to speak from the leaders of yesteryear to the Power Generation. The awards ceremony honored civil rights icon and former mayor of Atlanta Ambassador Andrew Young and Grammy Award winner Andre "3000" Benjamin.

Andrew Young addressed the audience and gave a moving, stirring short speech. He is truly a living legend. Andre 3000 was not present to accept his award, however he videotaped his acceptance. The star-studded event ended with a keynote address by rapper turned community activist, Killer Mike. Killer Mike is an extremely motivational speaker. Albeit, some may disagree with his strategies for economic empowerment but at least he kicks the door wide open for the discussion to begin.

Ok, that was the good part. Now here's a little dirt!! How about Frankie (Keisha Cole's mother) was running and jumping around in everyone's set and taking every photo opportunity she could find. And, if I lit a match next to her the place would have blown....you get the idea.

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Posted by: on Sep 10, 2009