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Trailblazers in Conversation: Uchenna Nwosu, Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks

2023-10-12 18:00:00 2023-10-12 19:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Trailblazers in Conversation: Uchenna Nwosu, Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks Outside his professional football career, Library advocate and Carson native, Uchenna Nwosu, is passionate about helping young people reach their educational and professional goals. Nwosu will discuss his upbringing, career, and passion for literacy. Virtual Program -

Thursday, October 12
6:00pm - 7:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-10-12 18:00:00 2023-10-12 19:00:00 America/Los_Angeles Trailblazers in Conversation: Uchenna Nwosu, Linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks Outside his professional football career, Library advocate and Carson native, Uchenna Nwosu, is passionate about helping young people reach their educational and professional goals. Nwosu will discuss his upbringing, career, and passion for literacy. Virtual Program -

Outside his professional football career, Library advocate and Carson native, Uchenna Nwosu, is passionate about helping young people reach their educational and professional goals. Nwosu will discuss his upbringing, career, and passion for literacy.

Join Skye Patrick on October 12 at 6 pm for a conversation with Seattle Seahawks Linebacker and library advocate, Uchenna Nwosu. While growing up in Carson, Uchenna often visited Carson Library while balancing school and sports. He attended USC and played football at the university before joining the NFL in 2018. Outside of his professional football career, Uchenna is passionate about helping young people reach their educational and professional goals. Uchenna and Skye will discuss his upbringing, his career, and his passion for the library, youth education, literacy, and the new My Brother's Keeper Peer Advocate program he is supporting at Carson Library for the next three years. Register now as this conversation is sure to inspire you!

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