STOP The Bullying Assembly – Crawford Long Middle School

Atlanta, GA – On December 7, 2011 the 600 students at Crawford Long Middle attended a STOP The Bullying Assembly. The assembly was planned and sponsored by the Power Over Prejudice Ambassadors in partnership with the National Junior BETA Club, Successful Motivated Articulate Responsible Tenacious Scholars (S.M.A.R.T.S.), and the Anti-Defamation League.

In addition to special performances by the CWL middle school band  and the school cheerleaders, Ms. Tahjae Hermans and the Student Advisory Group performed an Anti-Bullying Rap. The keynote speaker for the event was international youth empowerment and soft skills expert, Al Duncan. Using Duncan Nuggets®—short success principles and action steps—he stressed the importance of valuing yourself and others. Duncan exclaimed to the students, “Duncan Nugget #317 is: People are priceless!”  The event ended with the entire student body reciting the school’s Anti-Bullying Pledge.

You Are An Amazing Speaker! [TESTIMONIAL]

” …I played your re-broadcast for the pending members of The National Society of Leadership and Success and everybody loved it! You are an amazing speaker! …God has truly given you a gift and you really helped me a lot! There were so much positive feed back and you motivated me so much! Thank you for being so transparent and open!”

The National Society Of Leadership And Success Makes Al Duncan An Honorary Member

“This is to recognize that Al Duncan has made a valuable contribution to The National Society Of Leadership And Success by exemplifying a commitment to excellence in developing leadership in students. In light of this accomplishment, HONORARY MEMBERSHIP has been conferred in the chapter of SIGMA ALPHA PI, The National Society of Leadership and Success…”

Power Over Prejudice Summit 2011

Media Release: November 7, 2011

Middle School student leaders attend the 2011 POP Summit at Georgia Tech to be trained on how to Stop Stereotypes, Bullying, and School Violence.

When: November 15, 16, and 17 – three 1-day sessions

Where: Georgia Tech Student Center, 350 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA, 30318 (Ballroom, 3rd floor)

Time: 9:30 am – 2:30 pm

Audience: School Counselors, Parents, Public Officials, School Administrators, and Corporations focused on empowering youth in Atlanta.

Topics: Middle School Students, School Violence, Bullying, Prejudice, Diversity, Inclusion, Stop Stereotypes.

Anti-Prejudice Consortium’s 2011 Power Over Prejudice Summit -The Largest Attended

The LARGEST Summit in the program’s 14 year history.  Over 720 middle school students and 120 school counselors are scheduled to attend the one-day seminar on building self-awareness skills in order to celebrate, respect, and embrace differences in themselves and others.

Our Solution: POP provides opportunity to learn strategies to protect students from being bullied.  POP shows students that people should respect each other even though they are different and  shares appropriate ways to handle conflict.  POP prepares students and school counselors to work as team members to eliminate prejudice in their schools.

The Students: 6th/ 7th Graders are nominated by their schools to be trained as POP Ambassadors by attending the POP Summit.  Over 150 volunteer facilitators are trained to lead students through activities that make them aware of how we see other people; show students how misunderstanding others can lead to stereotyping; and how we can unintentionally discriminate against others.

Guest Speakers

Al Duncan, the author of My Success Journal For Young People and Get ALL Fired Up!, is the world’s leading motivational speaker for at-risk youth and troubled young people. As a soft skills expert and an internationally recognized authority on youth development & empowerment, Al has delivered his signature Duncan Nuggets™ to over one million young people around the world.

Cynthia Bailey, international supermodel and founder of Bailey Agency School of Fashion in Atlanta.  Seen in Vogue, ELLE, Vanity Fair and various other publications; she has be the cover model for Essence magazine twice.  In 2007, Ms. Bailey relocated to Atlanta where she was quickly tapped by Bravo television producers to join the third season The Real Housewives of Atlanta franchise.

Senator Emanuel Jones, a Georgia Senate from Georgia’s 10th District in 2004. Sen. Jones represents SW DeKalb, Henry County and East Atlanta. Owner of one of the largest African-American owned businesses in the nation, Legacy Chevrolet Cadillac Saab of Columbus, Legacy Ford of McDonough, Legendary Ford Mercury of Marion N.C.

Our Media Contacts: Tiarra A. & Shawn W. Email: media.contact@poweroverprejudice.org Phone: 404-745-4549

South Utah University – The National Society of Leadership and Success – Al Duncan Speaker Broadcast

South Utah University features Al Duncan’s Rise ‘N Thrive: From Great Potential To Exceptional Performance.

The National Society of Leadership and Success – Al Duncan Speaker Broadcast

Made My Day That Much Better…[TESTIMONIAL]

Thank you so much for the inspiring words. I watched your taped broadcast today with other fellow National Society of Success members at my university. It really made my day that much better. You allowed me to really open my eyes and see the big picture on life.

When you discussed about how it isn’t how you start your life but how you end it, that is important and really applies to my life. As part of a competitive team and as a leader, I tell my teammates this same principle. It isn’t how you start a season but how you end one that makes it most rewarding. Thank you again. I truly enjoyed listening to you speak 🙂

FBLA Colorado – Al Duncan To Keynote 2012 District 1 Leadership Conference

Hereford, CO – Al Duncan, the world’s leading speaker for at-risk youth and troubled young people,  will deliver the keynote address to 780 students at the 2012 FBLA District 1 Leadership Conference. Duncan—President & COO of Al Duncan Enterprises—is a publisher, author, entrepreneur, and international authority on soft skills. He has spoken to over 1 million young people around the world.