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Though born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], he graduated from Eleanor McMain Magnet Senior High School in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.<ref name=hurst>Willmarine B. Hurst, "A New Breed with New Vision and New Leadership for a New Louisiana", May 30, 2003, at kirtbennett.com</ref> He then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge on an athletic scholarship. He lettered in track and field: the shot-put, discus, and the hammer.<ref name=obit/> He was elected president of the LSU Student Government Association, the second African American in that position. In 1991, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[political science]]. In the early 21st century, he was invited to speak at the LSU commencement exercises. He also studied public administration at Southern University, an historically black institution in Baton Rouge.<ref name=hurst/>

Though born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York]], he graduated from Eleanor McMain Magnet Senior High School in [[New Orleans]], Louisiana.<ref name=hurst>Willmarine B. Hurst, "A New Breed with New Vision and New Leadership for a New Louisiana", May 30, 2003, at kirtbennett.com</ref> He then attended [[Louisiana State University]] in Baton Rouge on an athletic scholarship. He lettered in track and field: the shot-put, discus, and the hammer.<ref name=obit/> He was elected president of the LSU Student Government Association, the second African American in that position. In 1991, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in [[political science]]. In the early 21st century, he was invited to speak at the LSU commencement exercises. He also studied public administration at Southern University, an historically black institution in Baton Rouge.<ref name=hurst/>

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; no longer on-line}}</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; no longer on-line}}</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; no longer on-line}}</ref><ref=obit/> 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 obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=May 7, 2010|accessdate=November 11, 2019}}</ref>

|title=Kirt Bruce Bennett obituary|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=May 7, 2010|accessdate=November 11, 2019}}</ref>