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Becoming the Beloved Community: A Celebration of the Feast of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Panel discussion at the Buffalo History Museum with local community activists – including Vicki Ross and Heron Simmonds – reflecting on Dr. King’s legacy and the road ahead.

The “Feast of Dr. King” honors him as a pastor and as a martyr each year on the day of his assassination. This event, which will be held at the Buffalo History Museum, will  start with a welcome and readings followed by a panel discussion:

3:30 – Welcome/ Introduction of the speakers
3:40 – 4:15 – Individual panelists
4:15 – 4:30 – “Fishbowl” discussion between panelists
4:30 – 5pm – Audience questions and participation
This will be an in-person event. Masks are highly recommended.
Register here. Contact: Gabrie’l at gatchison@episcopalwny.org for more information.

Talking Peace Radio taping: Poetry Month ft. Jillian Hanesworth

Featuring Jillian Hanesworth, Buffalo’s Poet Laureate and author of The Revolution Will Rhyme; with Shaina Merchant, WNYPC Office Manager and poetry afficianado; Deidra EmEl, WNYPC Executive Director and arts instigator; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator.

 

Discussion:

  • values we bring
  • Poetry and Activism
  • Poetry and Healing – for individuals; for the community
  • The origins of The Revolution Will Rhyme, with remarks by Dr. Cornel West
  • plans and hopes for the future
  • ways people can make, promote, and get involved in poetry

 

The show is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.

Frederick Douglass – The Story, The Man, The Legend

With the realization that untold stories leave voids in history, it becomes an inherent necessity for African Americans to possess the ideology that they have an Ancestorial Obligation to not only learn their history but to share it with their youth. Realizing that in order for youth to have a fair chance of succeeding at life, they must be able to read at grade level by the 3rd or 4th grade, and also realizing that presenting local and/or national iconic figures to our youth who “look like them” in the form of books, plays or art work it may encourage them to want to read more therefore learning more. The structure of this, three (3) scene play “Frederick Douglass the Story” was done in an attempt to achieve this goal.

Admission is Pay What You Wish. This program is also available to view through Facebook Live.

Due to the COVID-19, events may be canceled or rescheduled. Before attending, please check the Museum’s website Events page (https://buffalohistory.org/events-list/) to confirm the status of an event.