Dr. Matais Pouncil & Special Guest Steve Jones

February 2, 2010 at 12 noon in the Campus Center Hearthside Lounge
(Parking is $2. See campus map.)

Please join us for a Special Authors Series event in conjunction with a Black History Month event--the National African American Read-In Celebration! On Tuesday, February 2nd at 12:00 p.m. the Authors Series will have Dr. Matais Pouncil and a special guest, Steve Jones, discussing the book Real Role Models: Successful African Americans Beyond Pop Culture. Mr. Jones is not the author, but actually one of the role models that the anthology of stories is about! Join us, for not only this exciting talk, but the Read-In celebration that follows, where students, staff and faculty read from the works of your favorite African American poets or authors.

About Steve Jones:
Steve Jones is a graphic designer. Mr. Jones received his BFA in Graphic Design from The California College of the Arts (CCA, formerly CCAC) and his MFA in Graphic Design, with honors, from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Steve is an award winning graphic designer and exhibiting artist. His approach to graphic design combines the personal with the formal and functional. His interests focus on Black icons and their representation in mass media and popular culture, identity politics and public art. He is the Principal and Creative Director of plantain: a design studio, in Oakland, CA. He is the founder of the NEA (Negro Emancipation Association), a Bay Area design collaborative. He has taught at RISD, CCA and SF State University (where he is an Assistant Professor).

About the Book:
Real Role Models: Successful African Americans Beyond Pop Culture introduces high school and college-age African Americans to twenty-three black professionals who have achieved a high level of success in their chosen fields and who tell their stories to inspire young people to pursue a professional career and do the work necessary to achieve their dreams.

Real Role Models: Successful African Americans Beyond Pop Culture will be available at the Foothill College Bookstore, and can be purchased at a 20% discount.