A “not so good brother” and former senior writer for Vibe magazine will come to Iowa State to tell his story of misogynist life.

Kevin Powell will speak of his former sexist lifestyle and how he is attempting to defeat his struggle to become a better man at 8 tonight in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union.

In “Confessions of a Recovering Mysogynist: A Not So Good Brother Describes His Struggle to Become a Better Man,” Powell recounts his struggles and revelations about sex, love and gender violence.

His presentation is part of the activities scheduled for Women’s Week at Iowa State.

Pat Miller, coordinator of the lectures program, said Powell was selected to speak because so many people were intrigued by an article he wrote in Ms. magazine.

She said he should bring an “interesting perspective” to Iowa State.

Powell, who currently lives in Brooklyn, has had his work published in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Essence, and Rolling Stone magazine, among other periodicals.

He also has written several books and he is working on his memoir, “Homeboy Alone.”

In addition to writing, Powell has been a social worker and an English instructor at New York University.

He has produced programming for HBO and is the founder of the multimedia company Kepo Entertainment, LLC.

He has lectured on many topics including sexism, racism, American pop culture and black and American history at colleges across the country.

Penny Rice, coordinator of the Women’s Center, said she became interested in having Powell speak last spring after a workshop highlighting the role of men in combating violence against women.

Rice said helping men to “understand the dynamics of relationships and improve the climate for women” is part of the educational outreach program at the Women’s Center.