Actor/Comedian Chris Tucker, Interim CEO Lee May Host Dream Symposium for Youth

Decatur, Ga. - Actor/Comedian Chris Tucker headlined a youth symposium hosted by DeKalb Interim CEO Lee May which gave local youth the opportunity to have an interactive, mentoring conversation with media, entertainment and business professionals who have made their dreams come true.

“These panelists have realized their dreams and what made them successful is that they kept going, despite the failures,” ICEO May told the hundreds of youth in attendance. “Don’t be afraid to fail. You can have this big dream, but you’ve got to do something. You’ve got to work hard in order to realize your dream.”

Held at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts & Community Center, the 2016 Dream Symposium for youth ages 12-15 was sponsored by DeKalb County’s Office of Youth Services and Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Affairs in partnership with the Chris Tucker Foundation.

In addition to Tucker, invited guests included Kandi Burrus-Tucker, a Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter; Karmetria Burton, director of supplier diversity for Delta Air Lines; Shanti Das, founder/CEO of Press Reset Entertainment; Darian “Big Tigger” Morgan, host of The Big Tigger Show” on V-103 (WVEE-FM); and Byron Wright, senior director of writer-publisher relations at Broadcast Music Inc. The event was moderated by Rashan Ali, a freelance sports anchor for CNN and HLN’s Weekend Express, and founder of the nonprofit Sporty Girls. Glamour, an all-female R&B trio, performed for the audience.

For more photos from this event, visit the Facebook gallery at https://www.facebook.com/Its-In-DeKalb-1637015323181765/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1745629898986973

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