Summer 2009
Byron is taking a brief summer break to work on his next full-length documentary film, Soul Food Junkies, and to prepare for the arrival of his first child. Feel free to check his Facebook account for regular updates.
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More than a filmmaker, Byron Hurt is an anti-sexist activist who provides cutting-edge male leadership, expert analysis, keynote addresses, and workshop facilitation in the field of sexual and gender violence prevention and education.

Byron is taking a brief summer break to work on his next full-length documentary film, Soul Food Junkies, and to prepare for the arrival of his first child. Feel free to check his Facebook account for regular updates.
June 29, 2009
Dear Debra Lee,
Sunday night’s BET Awards show was a disgrace. It’s sad and unfortunate that your network, owned by Viacom, continues to crank out mediocrity and perpetuate negative stereotypes of black men, women, and children. Although you likely received high ratings for the awards show, there is no honor in reinforcing the status quo’s opinion of black people.
(To read the rest of the letter, go to www.byronhurtblog.blogspot.com\.)
Philadelphia, PA: On June 29-30, 2009, Byron participated in a focus group aimed at ending violence against women. The “Engaging Men Focus Group” was organized by the US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. For more information on the work of DOJ, please visit http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/.