Wednesday, March 17, 6:30 - 8:30pm
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont St. (Brooklyn Heights)
Beginning in the 1960s and 1970s various events and ceremonies such as the African Art Fair, DanceAfrica, and the West Indian-American Labor Day Carnival Parade began as annual events that served as a magnet for the expression of African diasporic arts and culture in Brooklyn. In present day Brooklyn, there is a ritual calendar of events that reclaim and re-imagine African diasporic arts and culture from year to year. This calendar of events is central to Black Brooklyn Renaissance, providing an important way for Brooklyn's Black cultures to keep expanding and intersecting. Join us at the first panel discussion of its kind to bring these founders and cultural leaders together to share their history. Moderator: Kay Turner Panelists:
Do you have a rites and ceremonies story to tell? Join us early at Brooklyn Historical Society from 4:30-6pm to record your story for the Black Brooklyn Renaissance archive.
Presented by BAC in conjunction with BHS. Free!