PUA413.COM is proud to announce the creation of their 4 on 4 Co-Ed Volleyball tournament, named The BOWIE 4 on 4 Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament, honoring Tyrone Bowie Jr., the first volleyball coordinator for the City of Holyoke Parks & Recreation.
As the birthplace of volleyball, Holyoke holds a significant place in the sport's rich history. In 2002, at just 23 years old, Tyrone's deep passion for volleyball caught the attention of Mayor Michael Sullivan,(2001-2010) who promptly appointed Tyrone to a crucial position that would lead to making him Holyoke's first volleyball coordinator. This tournament honors his remarkable contributions and lasting legacy in our community, serving as a testament to the impact that one person's passion and dedication can have in our great city..
Set to take place on the first weekend of July 2026 in Holyoke, Massachusetts, the BOWIE Co-Ed Volleyball Tournament will feature three competitive age divisions: The Lions (ages 21 - 31), The Hawks (ages 32 - 42), and The Knights (ages 43 and older). by implementing these ages group we will ensure equal game-play for all participants.
Utilizing a Round Robin format, the tournament will award gold, silver, and bronze medals, solidifying its status as a premier annual event in the 413 community. We are committed to enhancing athletic skills and fostering a sense of community well-being through this exciting occasion.
Want to help bring this project FORWARD,
Please consider becoming a sponsor or Making a donation!
Benefits to Sponsors:
By sponsoring the BOWIE 4 on4 co-ed volleyball tournament , your or your business will receive:
Visibility:
Your company name/logo on team shirts, banners, and promotional materials.Community Engagement:
Support for local sports and community events.Networking Opportunities:
Connect with participants and other local businesses.Recognition:
Acknowledgment during the tournament and in promotional materials.News media coverage:
Will be announced on PUA413.COM’s Spotlight on WXOJ-LP 103.3FM Northampton for 3 months (1 before, 1 during, & 1 after) PUA413.COM’s The Real Connection, on Holyoke MIDEA, will do a special on BOWIE featuring your logo and team members. A Press release will be sent out to all local news stations.
All donations of any value in American currency will be accepted. if you could be kind enough to make your pocket change donations we will be glad to accept them. All is welcome in helping bring this new exciting event to Holyoke To help out our residents and community grow and live more active lifes.
Urban life
By: Enrit LaRose
$100 each or two @ $175
Urban Faces
Artist:
Enrit LaRose
Spray paint & Acrylic
These two 10”X13” pantings depicted the black faces in the urban communities of USA .
$900
Urban Night Life
Artist:
Enrit LaRose
Spray paint & Acrylic
this is a 25'“X35” painting with colors of the Negro American are use to depicted sound in a Urban night club.
$75 each or $100 for 2
Urban Folks
Artist:
Enrit LaRose
digital
these white and black artworks can be printed to your liking after down loaded .
NEW Podcast!
This June, PUA413.COM, in partnership with
Holyoke Media, is thrilled to launch "The Real Connection with Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr.," an inclusive podcast designed to enrich our community.
Listeners can look forward to inspiring workshops for personal and professional development, dynamic training sessions led by experts, and captivating storybook readings that promote a love of literature across all ages. We’ll also provide local weather updates for the 413 region and address critical community issues through investigative reporting.
Residents are encouraged to sign up for in-studio participation or tune in online to join this enriching experience. Stay connected for updates on new episodes and events. Only we can empower our community together through wisdom gained from meaningful conversations!
Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr painting Large abstract tribal line art Murals for the Red Mango Kitchen. this new restaurant will open November 4th.
They are bringing authentic street food from around the world and supporting local arts by providing art space to display local artist work that will be for sale.check back for menu and website info.
Tools for Building Conversations & Community
FREE Workshop
Workshop Presenters: Min. Tyrone Bowie, Jr. Community activist and Leader with Sean Mahar, expert in communication and photographer. Are holding a knowledge of community building, activism, relationships, and communication workshop.
This workshop is designed to open your mind to Present Listening and Active Communications. To help build better communities by opening up opportunities to the residents by improving their communications style.
There will be a FREE Pizza dinner provided!
Date: October 7, 2024 (Monday): 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Location: Holyoke Library Park, 250 Chestnut St, Holyoke, MA 01040
Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr.
Is honored to have been selected by
Commonwealth Murals
To partake in their.
Master Class:
Nelson Stevens Mural Project
Min. Bowie was selected along with 6 other Artists to become Master level Artist by learning to recreate this iconic artwork.
Image found on the corner of Orleans Street and State Street
The Young, Old and Beautiful
by Nelson Stevens
Returns to Springfield, Massachusetts!
WE GOT MERCH !
WE GOT MERCH !
Please support Black - Negro Americans Entrepreneurs
Come see our new MERCH! New stuff will be added each month. Find anything, from shirts to towels we have something for everyone.
Buy as a gift or just hook yourself up. Stop by each week to see our new products.
All proceeds help brings much need Community building programming to the 413 area.
Now on Air, Sundays@ 1pm on WXOJLP103.3FM Northampton
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Now on Air, Sundays@ 1pm on WXOJLP103.3FM Northampton 〰️
The PUA413 Spot Light Show, is my radio show that I Host as Dj Tye LaRose, every Sundays on WXOJLP103.3FM Northampton MA. On the show I will be covering local news focused on community art/cultural events projects & diversity activities that is happening here in the 413-area code.
This new show shines a SPOTLIGHT on the 413 local artists, athletes, leaders, educators, entrepreneurs, community organizations, volunteers & residents asking questions about their life stories, what they offer or gained in the 413 community here in the valley.
personal information and use agreement
To all visitors and user
This Website PUA413.com agrees to and Will never SAVE, SELL, or SHAIR
your personal, provided information or any art you want to send us,
with out your written consent.
All information ask for is use to reply to your questions only.
All photos and art that is posted has been taken by, given permission to use or drawn by Min Tyrone Bowie Jr.
Your personal information is just that, personal and should be respected as such.
Black History Month
February 2024
My fellow Negro Americans, we the descendants of the unjustly enslaved on the North America continent, this is the month of February and in this month we must come together to remember the adversity, struggles and the triumphs that our ancestor had to endure and stand up to, and made sure that we, their descendants now of this land know as the USA, will have the opportunities to build up the strong Negro American communities we are building today.
We should take this time to think about what has been our positive influence on society has been and how we can continue to improve on how others view us.
To my Negro American Leaders of our communities, it is time we all work on, not how we can be like someone ells of the past, who we can look up to, but how we can step up to be that one that is look up to in the future. Let’s make some new history. Fore we are all leaders and must step up to the challenge that the powers to be have laid down in front of us. Lending out your hand to those in need of it, sometimes is the small gesture can go a long way.
To all my other fellow Americans I ask you to take the time to open up the conversation. To open your mind to learning one thing new about the Negro American community from someone in your community. Just ask. “What has been your family history in American “ Just listen, then thank them and walk away. Take that untold American history lesson with you.
Thanks for you all, I appreciate you and look forward to seeing what we can accomplish together.
Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr
Jan. 2024 Events
PUA413.COM / MINISTRIES
BRINGS YOU :
The
Holyoke Black American Initiative
is a group whos members Can identify as Holyoke’s North Black American decedents of the USA Negro (decedents of the USA enslaved). Each member has a rich in-depth background in their chosen profession. They have live in Holyoke, Massachusetts for most if not all their lives. The dedicated their time and hard efforts to insure that ALL not just black residents of Holyoke have opportunities. Whom now have came together to ask that we the individuals of Black North American decenden’s get the recognition, representation and respect they long deserve.
Images are of
Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr.
images took in over 30years of community engagements and activism
THE BLACK HOLYOKE EXCELLENCE AWARD CEREMONEY
MALCOLM X DAY
SUNDAY, MAY 19TH 2024
NEXT Planning meeting:
Stay tune for MARCH 2024 date and time and location
Have questions and want to contact
Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr.
Fastest way is to Call:
413-275-2878
slow way is to email:
thetyrone@hotmail.com
or
Min.tbjr@pua413.com
or the slowest way to date mail;
Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr.
Pioneer Urban Arts 413
219 Walnut Street
Holyoke, Massachusetts 01040
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Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr
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jan - nov 2023
What Minister Tyrone Bowie Jr.
accomplished in 2023.
Halloween 2023
See you all next year in a new location in Holyoke MA
SUMMER 2023 Events.
Min. Bowie of PUA413.com worked with Beyond walls in collaboration to create beautiful community art Named “413 Long arm of urban art” in South Holyoke, off of Main Street and Cabot Street.
Please stop by and see for yourself.
Beyond Walls
Beyond Walls is a Non-profit Massachusetts organization that works with community organizations and artist to brings bright beautiful mural projects to living up the surrounding communities.
Please click their logo and explore the site to find out more.
WORKING WITH THE BEZT
Min. Bowie aided Beyond Walls Artist BEZT of Poland
The beautiful painting of his beloved dog overlooks the downtown Chicopee MA area on Center Street.
Check out.
BEZT Website below, to check out BEZT work for finished product.
SPRING 2023
Min Tyrone Bowie Jr. Black North American Heritage Flag.
“…So Why Create a new Negro AmericaN Heritage Flag?"
Min. Bowie Jr learned in his pursuit of equality For Negro Americans of Holyoke, MA VIA an email conversation with one of the creator’s offspring that the current Black American Heritage Flag created in 1967 was suggested to not only represent not only the Negro American but that this flag should represent the Afro-Caribbean heritage as well. Unhappy with this, he decided to create his own to only represent those who Negro Americans elders were enslaved in these United States of America in 1619.
Brief History of the Negro American Heritage
The Negro Americans, the Descendants of slaves have been part of the North America Continent since August 1619, when the first African slaves were brought to this land. They were not allowed their rights to dignity, or humanity. They suffered unjust enslavement and forced servitude to North America in the creation of the United States. Denied the right to African heritage and cultures they would learn to grow and develop a new one of their own underground at risk of death. Bringing birth to the American Negro. Negro is the Latin word for Black.
The Negro women and men where both used as sex tools, during slavery. The Negro offspring produced from this rape had lighter complexions. This caused lighter skinned Negros to be separated from their Negro parents, unimaginable times to be sold into servitude in the homes of other slave owners, to hide this what was called a shameful act. The darker skinned Negros were forced to work the fields and not allowed in the house. This has kept them unstable and caused division to their communities. This division of how dark the Negro skin was, severely devastated them and has evidence of it still affects them today.
While under these unthinkable conditions the American Negro made new music genres. Turned table scraps into delicacy. Created new art forms of self-expression. They created their new language which we call today Ebonics . They built them-self a new beginning, while being forced to build America. By the 1960s they proudly used the name Black Americans. In the 1980 some preferred the name African Americans but not all took to this as they felt it disrespect the hard work of the elders before them to change their race name to reflect a culture no longer theirs.
Min. Tyrone Bowie Jr is PROUD to be of descendant of Negro American Heritage. He created this image for this flag to represent his people, and their struggles and successes as Americans.
The black star, divided, represents how Negro North Americans were viewed in the beginning and how they broke free to become the Negro Americans Descendants they have grown to be today.
The Blue outline around the black star represents the hope they held while being oppressed by slavery.
The Red outline represents the hate that American society holds against the Negro American communities both in the past and the present.
The Red in the background is for all the Negro American Descendants blood spelled in the pursuit of freedom, justice, equality and liberty.
The Blue represents the view of a positive influence and future for Negro Americans in United States America.
The black fist handle on the blunt blade in front of the equal symbol represents their endless fight for equality.
Lastly the white wings represent the peace and love they want to bring to American society.
If your African assessors were forcefully brought to the USA. Your family elders were created in slavery or forced servitude in one of the lands that would become these States of the USA, then this flag is yours.
Places to go in the 413
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Places to go in the 413 〰️
Gifts, Collectibles and more
501 Springfield St Feeding Hills, MA
This is a cute little gift shop has high quality gifts and affordable collectibles like:
Incents
Healing crystals
Dimon Art
Stone and crystal jewelry
Pokémon Cards
and more
Find them on Facebook also
Pioneer Urban Arts (PUA)
Community Art Services, Community outreach
& Membership
Pua was started by Min.Tyrone Bowie Jr, in 2004. Min. Bowie works with troubled urban youth and young adults. PUA functioned as a mentor program that allowed these at-risk artists to have the opportunities to express themselves in a creative way and avoiding crime, jail, drugs, street life and violence.
Make it yours
get your custom artwork today!
Group Art facilitation
Team building can be creative and fun. PUA413.COM will host
your team building Moving Mural Project. We can host up to 25 adults.
By comming together and create a vision of art will give you
a Visual representation of how working together as a team
Can create beautiful outcomes.
$75 per works hr. for 2hr. Classes Min 3 hours,
2 hrs of class 1 hr setup and break down.
for Logo Design:
$25 Sitting fee
$75 per hr. drawing time
Just build your bugged then, call to set up your project.
413-275-2878
Non for profit Services
Email or Call for murals and community activities. 413-275-2878 Min.tbjr@pua413.com
PUA MEMBERSHIPS
Pioneer Urban Arts offers memberships to at-risk urban artists of all races and ages, whom have grown up dealing with adversities cause by unfair systemic-racism practices in American culture in the urban community settings.
This membership is to provide a safe creative way to express oneself. To allow the at risk urban artist to all their creativity and art to gain them opportunities to more successful positive life paths.
Adult Membership Ages: 19years old and up.
16-week Seasonal Cost: $249.99 ( a $2,550 value includes Creative personalized marketing capacity building, 3 art sketch pads varying in size, 4 mechanical pencils. 2 eraser and enrolled one in-person or video classes facilitated by art mentors. All in person classes must be pre registered. (Classes are open to non-members at full class price.)
Members will have the opportunity for providing one to four art pieces to be displayed in the annual Pioneer Urban Art Auction held in November (Non-members $50 entries fee and $20 per art price with two limit)
Why we have fees?
Fees are collected for materials, programming staff and space, facilitators are voluntary positions. Register fees and the non-members rates are due before class to pay for space. Membership fees are for members materials and are due biweekly or monthly.
Youth Membership Ages: 13 to 18 years old.
Annual Cost: $100* (8 week program twice a year with 3 art sketch pads, 4 mechanical pencils. An eraser and 6 in home one on one mentored classes. Call to ask about sponsors or waver forms.
Members will have the opportunity for providing one to two art pieces to be displayed in the annual Pioneer Urban Art Auction, held in November each year. and displayed here on pua413.com.
Negro American owed.
“This is why BLACK LIVES MATTER!”