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Bruce George Discusses Background Growing Up In Inner City

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Bruce George

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  • male
  • AfricanAmerican
  • 1965 (Age: 59 years old)
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Biography

Bruce George is a visionary, executive producer, writer, poet and activist. He was born and raised in New York City. He has written poetry and prose for over 25 years. His work has been published in major magazines, anthologies and literary publications.

Bruce George has won multiple literary and talent contests including a Peabody Award for "Russell Simmons Presents, Def Poetry (HBO)"

Bruce George is a co-founder of "Russell Simmons Def Poetry Jam". He is also the founder/managing editor of "The Bandana Republic, an Anthology of Poetry and Prose by Gang Members and Their Affiliates".

Bruce George is a graduate of Niagara University where he earned a BA in Psychology.

Well, I was born in Harlem, raised in the Bronx, now I am living in Brooklyn, and I was in the so-called, when I was younger, inner city and as a result of that, you know, we had to kind of like make our environment and shape our environment to do what we wanted it to do. We had a kind of like fill...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).

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Video 1 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Background Growing Up In Inner City
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Video 3 of 18 Bruce George Shares Thoughts on Artists as Entrepreneurs
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Video 4 of 18 Bruce George Explains Importance Of Capital and the Starving Artist Mentality
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Video 5 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Merits Of Unachievable Goals
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Video 6 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Book, Bandana Republic
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Video 7 of 18 Bruce George Explains Dealing With Gangs
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Video 8 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Importance Of Feeling Connected
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Video 9 of 18 Bruce George States Ownership Means Control
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Video 10 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Failure As Leading To New Options
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Video 11 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Surprises When Working On Bandana Republic
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Video 12 of 18 Bruce George States Importance of Allowing For Failure In Business
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Video 13 of 18 Bruce George Shares Thoughts on Pitching
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Video 14 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Importance Of Multiple Bottom Lines
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Video 15 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Social Media And Reaching Others
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Video 16 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Concern Over People's Suffering
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Video 17 of 18 Bruce George Discusses Diversity In Society
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Video 18 of 18 Bruce George Shares Admiration And Concern For Easier Mass Communications
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