Remember! Celebrate! Act! - MLK Day at the New Orleans Public Library - Part 1

Celebrate Dr. King's legacy as a social justice activist and learn how you can be active in social justice today.

This innovative Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day program highlights social justice advocates Bryan Lee, founder of Colloqate Designs; Sophia Rabinovitz, artistic director of Artivism Dance; Nicole Deggins from Sista Midwife Productions; and Shukrani Gray, African American Resource Collection and Equity & Inclusion Librarian at the New Orleans Public Library. It also features local artists Sunni Patterson, Casme, Rahim, Cassie Watson, T-Ray the Violinist, and DJ Chinua.

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This program is sponsored by the Friends of the New Orleans Public Library and with funds from the Louisiana Endowment For the Humanities. Funds for these grants have been provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and administered by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities (LEH) as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act economic stabilization plan. Additional funding provided by the Union Pacific Foundation.

The views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not necessarily represent those of either the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities or the Union Pacific Foundation.

[shannonharris]

I loved how poetic this was. It touched my soul with the love of art as well as taught myself and my children perspectives of different artists.

[ausettuaamoramenkum]

An awesome way to remember the life of Dr. King (ibaye) feature powerful New Orleans artists and empower others to be active in the community.
This is not your mama’s library anymore👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Great work Shukrani!!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[girlsmiledog]

I was just here a sec ago and noticed :]