Black Men Rock

Corey Ponder
Collected Young Minds
6 min readSep 16, 2019

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Originally written by Zakiya Jackson on January 5, 2014

The Sunday before Christmas, I went to a concert at home in Nashville by KEM. Some of you might not be familiar with KEM. He’s real grown and sexy. Grown. And. Sexy. An old school type of soul singer — though he is only in his early forties, he kicks it with the likes of Ron Isley and Patti LaLelle.

Well — sho’nuff — this Nashville born, Detroit raised Brotha showed up and showed OUT that night. It was a wonderful mix of faith and worship, humor, sensuality and incredible music. For me, it was the perfect way to unwind and…

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Corey Ponder
Collected Young Minds

Tech policy professional by day, wannabe superhero by night. Passionate about building communities, spaces, and platforms focused on inclusion and empathy.