Kenn is a Master Connector-
“The interactive conversation, the application to our schools, his experience, and wealth of knowledge. He was welcoming yet not forceful of engagement.
An award-winning social worker, educator, and advocate dedicated to advancing equity for Black boys and men. Named the 2024 social worker of the year by the National Association of Social Workers - Pennsylvania Chapter (NASW-PA).
Kenneth Bourne,
a Philadelphia-based licensed social worker, is the founder/CEO of Bourne ANEW LLC.
Bourne is the author of Ang Management for Black Male Teens and the founder of Bourne Anew, an organization providing support to address and sustain the well-being of historically marginalized populations, particularly Black males.
A first-generation college graduate, Bourne has become a leading voice on antiracist and healing-centered practices. His work as a speaker and facilitator is in high demand, bringing him to universities, social work conferences, and organizations nationwide, where he inspires and empowers through his transformative framework. Bourne serves as a professor at the University of Tennessee and Widener University’s Center for Social Work Education. He holds an MSW from Rutgers University, with specialized training in violence prevention and social work management.
“The presenter was so real and engaging. The content weaved into his personal story [and] was refreshing and I felt connected. I wish he was my school principal!!”
He provided some fundamental frameworks that centered us all in our experience without over-talking or excessive terminology. He addressed us as a group connected by love and by pain. By then allowing each of us to reveal those feelings, we could find comfort in hearing each other and sharing the pain. The 5 strategies he ended with were practical and simple practices with which to send us forward.”
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