Kevin Powell
| Kevin Powell | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 24, 1966 United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Political activist, writer, reality television personality |
Kevin Powell (born April 24, 1966) is an American political activist, poet, writer, and entrepreneur. Powell is also an activist who speaks against violence against girls and women, appearing on The Oprah Winfrey Show in March 2009. He has made three unsuccessful runs for the United States Congress in New York's 10th congressional district.
Powell appeared in the first season of MTV's reality television series, The Real World: New York in 1992. He was the oldest member of The Real World cast. From 1992 to 1996, he was a senior writer for Vibe magazine. He is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Kevin Powell's hometown is Jersey City, New Jersey. He was raised in a poor background by a hard-working single mother from the South. In 1992, he was a cast member on The Real World: New York, the first season of the MTV reality television series in which a group of strangers live together for several months. During the course of his stay in the house, Powell had a number of discussions with his housemates about stereotypes and race, some of which resulted in heated arguments.
Kevin Powell has written for publications such as Esquire, Newsweek, The Washington Post, Essence, Rolling Stone, New York Amsterdam News, and Vibe, where he was a founding staff member and served as a senior writer. He interviewed and profiled General Colin Powell and Tupac Shakur. Most recently, he has been a Writing Fellow for the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, as well as a Phelps Stokes Fund Senior Fellow.
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