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| death_date=May 3, 2010 (aged 42)
| death_date=May 3, 2010 (aged 42)
| death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| death_place=[[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|spouse= Zanetta Denise Taylor-Bennett (goes by Denise)
|spouse= Zanetta Denise Taylor-Bennett (uses the name Denise)
|children=John Denham Bennett<br>
|children=John Denham Bennett<br>
Christiana Marie Bennett<br>
Christiana Marie Bennett<br>
Nova Carlota Bennett<br>
Nova Carlota Bennett<br>
'''Alma mater''': <br>
'''Alma mater''': <br>
Eleanor McMain Magnet Senior High School<br>
Eleanor McMain Magnet Senior High School ([[New Orleans]])<br>
[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
[[Louisiana State University]]<br>
Southern University (Baton Rouge)
Southern University (Baton Rouge)
In 1993, Bennett founded the Young Leaders Academy of Baton Rouge, an institution for the education of African-American boys.<ref name=yla>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngleaders.org/|title=Young Leaders Academy mourns loss of former director and friend|publisher=youngleaders.org|accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref> Youngsters from the school appeared twice on the syndicated [[Oprah Winfrey]] program and won Winfrey's "Use Your Life" award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ejPliGK-_HcJ:www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do%3Fpartner%3Djustgive%26npoId%3D409003+Young+Leaders+School+on+The+Oprah+Winfrey+Show&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Young Leaders Academy of Baton Rouge|publisher=webcache.goolgeusercontent.com|accessdate=May 8, 2010}}</ref> In 1998, the school was presented the "Points of Light" award by former [[U.S. President]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]].<ref name=yla/> Other citations include three U.S. President Service awards from former President [[Bill Clinton]] and an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] Community Service designation in 2006.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=kirt-bruce-bennett&pid=142542604
In 1993, Bennett founded the Young Leaders Academy of Baton Rouge, an institution for the education of African-American boys.<ref name=yla>{{cite web|url=http://www.youngleaders.org/|title=Young Leaders Academy mourns loss of former director and friend|publisher=youngleaders.org|accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref> Youngsters from the school appeared twice on the syndicated [[Oprah Winfrey]] program and won Winfrey's "Use Your Life" award.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:ejPliGK-_HcJ:www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do%3Fpartner%3Djustgive%26npoId%3D409003+Young+Leaders+School+on+The+Oprah+Winfrey+Show&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Young Leaders Academy of Baton Rouge|publisher=webcache.goolgeusercontent.com|accessdate=May 8, 2010}}</ref> In 1998, the school was presented the "Points of Light" award by former [[U.S. President]] [[George Herbert Walker Bush]].<ref name=yla/> Other citations include three U.S. President Service awards from former President [[Bill Clinton]] and an [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] Community Service designation in 2006.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theadvocate/obituary.aspx?n=kirt-bruce-bennett&pid=142542604
|title=Kirt Bruce Bennett|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=May 7, 2010|accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref>
|title=Kirt Bruce Bennett obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=May 7, 2010|accessdate=May 7, 2010}}</ref>
==Political campaigns==
==Political campaigns==