Bruce George WIll be my guest today!

Experience "brewedsosweet", the alter ego for author/speaker/poet/Atty Rene Reyes; will have various special guest segments with the most interesting people she meet throughout her travels in life! In This Segment, meet Bruce George, the well respected founder of the Banadana Republic and the co-founder of HBO's Def Comedy Jam! "Bruce George, visionary, executive producer, writer, poet and activist, was born and raised in New York City. Bruce’s poetry/prose and articles have been published in major magazines, anthologies and literary publications. His work has received written acclaim from Essence Magazine, Emerge Magazine, Class Magazine and Harlem River Press. Bruce has won multiple poetry & talent contests. Bruce is an award-winning artist, having won awards including a Peabody Award for “Russell Simmons Presents, Def Poetry Jam (HBO)”, a Miky Award for “Russell Simmons Presents, Def Poetry Jam (HBO)”, an Upscale Showcase Award, a Trail Blazer Award for his outstanding vision, production, writing and performance. Bruce is a motivational speaker, Founder/Executive Consultant of Ebony Energy Talent Network (Booking Agency) featuring major talent including Paul Mooney, Rev. Jesse Jackson, Amiri Baraka, The Last Poets, Malik Yoba and Dawn Robinson. Bruce is the Co-Founder of the critically acclaimed award winning “Russell Simmons’s Def Poetry Jam.” He’s also the Founder/Managing Editor of “The Bandana Republic, an Anthology of Poetry & Prose by Gang Members & Their Affiliates.” Bruce is the Founder and Executive Producer of the spoken word documentary, “Bone Bristle, A Spoken Word Documentary” (currently in post-production), “Bone Bristle” features critically acclaimed writers, poets & spoken word artists. As an Executive Consultant for Audible, Inc., the leading provider of spoken entertainment and information on the Internet, Bruce creates and provides content for their “Top Tier” programming (Spoken Word artists, rappers, authors, comedians and singe