The Schomburg Center for Research for Black Culture: Events in January
Professor Henry Louis Gates traveled across the country interviewing forty-four famous and not-so-famous individuals from different parts of the African-American community to produce America Behind the Color Line. The interviews, in book form and on film, are an engaging examination of what it means to be African American in the twenty-first century. Contributors include Colin Powell, Maya Angelou, Samuel L. Jackson, Jesse Jackson, Jason Smith, Alicia Keys, Sergeant Major Kenneth Wilcox, and Dr. Lenora Fulani. Join Gates in a brief film excerpt from the series and a book signing for this provocative and engaging book and series.
Second Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Symposium
Thursday, January 15, 2004 at 9:00 AM
Location: Langston Hughes Auditorium, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The New York Urban League welcomes New York City Schools Chancellor Joel Klein, who will provide a one-year update on the Schools Performance Plan initiated last year. A panel discussion on Brown v. Board of Education and its applicability to the New York City School System follows. With representatives from the Legal Defense Fund, ASPIRA, National Urban League, Educations Priorities Panel, TASC, NAACP, and others.
The French Story
Wednesday, January 21, 2004 at 7:00 PM
Location: American Negro Theatre, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
The Frederick Douglass Creative Arts Center presents The French Story, a play by Michael Angel Johnson.
The 2004 Historically Black Colleges & Universities All-Star Big Band
Sunday, January 25, 2004 at 3:00 PM
Location: Langston Hughes Auditorium, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Featuring a specially commissioned musical arrangement in tribute to jazz icon Benny Carter, with guest saxophone soloist, Marcia Miget. Legendary Miles Davis drummer Jimmy Cobb will perform the Miles Davis composition "Milestones" with the band as the finale to their performance.
A Wealth of Wisdom: Legendary African American Elders Speak
Tuesday, January 27, 2004 at 6:00 PM
Location: Langston Hughes Auditorium, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
From the National Visionary Leadership Project, founded by Camille O. Cosby and Renee Poussaint, comes a treasure trove of wisdom and culture drawn from the stories and experiences of more than fifty African-American leaders over the age of seventy. Join Camille O. Cosby, Renee Poussaint, and contributors for a book signing celebrating African-American elders. Panelists and honorees include former New York City Mayor David N. Dinkins, Jimmy Heath, and Lee Archer.
All above events are free. The library is located at 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY 10037-1801. For more information call (212) 491-2200.
