VOICES OF THE ELDERS
Presented by Brooklyn Arts Council in cooperation with Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy. This event is part of Black Brooklyn Renaissance, Black Arts + Culture, 1960 - 2010, sponsored by MetLife Foundation.
January 30, 2010
2:00pm – 5:00pm
Sunday, January 30 2-3:30pm:
Reception and Interviews
3:30-5pm: Panel Discussion
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus,
Health Sciences Lecture Hall 107,
1 University Plaza (Downtown Brooklyn).
Presented by BAC in cooperation with Ifetayo Cultural Arts Academy.
People from all walks of Brooklyn life are encouraged to attend this special event honoring Elders of the Brooklyn African Diaspora. Oral historians will tape interviews with Elders, which will be followed by a panel featuring eminent Elders discussing the role of ancestry, tradition and values in the preservation of Black culture for future generations. The panel is moderated by Ifetayo?s founder Kwayera Archer-Cunningham.
View the event flyer BBR_W_fliers_color__VoE.pdf