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Location
RISD Auditorium, 7 Providence River Greenway, 17 Canal Walk, Providence, RI 02903
Event Website
https://www.risd.edu/news/annual-events/mlk-series
Start Date
16-1-2025 5:30 PM
End Date
16-1-2025 8:00 PM
Description
Join an evening of music, poetry, reflection, and community to honor the intersecting legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nikki Giovanni. Through exploring the courage, resistance, faith and hope championed by Dr. King and Nikki Giovanni, we can be inspired today to carry forward their messages of equality, justice and change in our communities and lives. A screening of Going to Mars:The Nikki Giovanni Project will frame Giovanni’s artistic and activist journey in tandem to Dr. King’s transformative work and call for The Beloved Community. By highlighting their shared commitment to social justice, freedom, and creative expression, we celebrate the timeless impact of their work and imagine new approaches to advance positive change.
The RISD community can view the Going to Mars documentary in its entirety.
File Type
.mp4
Black Feeling Black Talk: A Celebration of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. & Nikki Giovanni
RISD Auditorium, 7 Providence River Greenway, 17 Canal Walk, Providence, RI 02903
Join an evening of music, poetry, reflection, and community to honor the intersecting legacies of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Nikki Giovanni. Through exploring the courage, resistance, faith and hope championed by Dr. King and Nikki Giovanni, we can be inspired today to carry forward their messages of equality, justice and change in our communities and lives. A screening of Going to Mars:The Nikki Giovanni Project will frame Giovanni’s artistic and activist journey in tandem to Dr. King’s transformative work and call for The Beloved Community. By highlighting their shared commitment to social justice, freedom, and creative expression, we celebrate the timeless impact of their work and imagine new approaches to advance positive change.
The RISD community can view the Going to Mars documentary in its entirety.
https://digitalcommons.risd.edu/studentaffairs_MLK/Keynotes/Presentations/20