* announced today the return of AT&T - a Black History Month campaign that aims to motivate consumers to use their voice, share their visionmove into action this Februarythroughout the year. This year's AT&T will feature a seven-city speaker series touran inspirational performance from award-winning hip-hop artist, actor, authoractivist Common. Learn more about AT&T at .  

"We are now in the fourth year of AT&T we continue to recognize past achievements while engagingchallenging consumers to make their own history today," said Jennifer Jones, vice president of Diverse Markets, AT&T MobilityConsumer Markets. "We want to connect with consumers, especially youth, in relevant waysextend the AT&T 28 Days live experience into new markets."

Four new cities were added to this year's AT&T speaker series: Dallas, Texas; Raleigh, N.C.; Cleveland, Ohio;Detroit, Mich. Common also returns as host of the speaker series which features some of today's influentialrespected leaders offering their own unique perspectives to inspire consumers to use their voices, creative visionsactions to shape their own future.

This year, AT&T debuts in AT&T's corporate headquarter location in Dallas, Texas at the House of Blues on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 16. The keynote speaker for the Dallas event is technology commentatordigital lifestyle expert Mario Armstrong.

Other speakersstops on the seven-city AT&T speaker series tour include:

  • Holly Robinson Peete, actress, authoractivist; Wednesday, Feb. 1 in Oakland, Calif.; Scottish Rite Center
  • Kevin Powell, political activistauthor of "Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan,The Ghost of Dr. King"; Wednesday, Feb. 8 in Raleigh, N.C.; Fletcher Opera Theater
  • Mario Armstrong, tech commentatordigital lifestyle expert; Wednesday, Feb. 15 in Washington, D.C.; Howard University-Cramton Auditorium
  • Jeff Johnson, social activistpolitical commentator; Monday, Feb. 20 in Cleveland, Ohio; Ohio Theatre
  • Desiree Rogers, innovative leaderbold visionary; Thursday, Feb. 23 in Chicago, Ill.; Park West Theatre
  • Michael Eric Dyson, author, scholarcultural critic; Wednesday, Feb. 29 in Detroit, Mich.; Shriners Silver Garden Events Center

The speaker series events are freeopen to the general public. Tickets are available at on a first come first serve basis. In addition, three of the speaker series events will be streamed live at .The featured speakers for each city on the tourthe live streaming schedule will be announced at a future date via . Those in attendance at each speaker series event will have the opportunity to hear Common perform live.

"I am glad to return as host of the AT&T speaker series. AT&T is a movement,it feels good to be a part of something that has the potential to shape our futuremove us forward as a people," said Common.

 With a new campaign rhythm, AT&T has included an interactive sweepstakes on   , for consumers to share commentsphotos about AT&T . Consumers posting commentsphotos will be entered for a chance to win technology prizesautographed copies of Common's new book, 'One Day It Will All Make Sense'latest CD, 'The Dreamer,The Believer'. Prizes will be drawn weeklyconsumers will be allowed one entry per person. A complete list of rules will be available on .

The AT&T 28 Days campaignis just one of the ways AT&T supports the African American communityis a reflection of AT&T's longstanding commitment to empowering diverse consumers.

For more information about AT&T AT&T's Black History Month programs, visit .

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