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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.

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MLK2025.mp4.srt (93 kB)

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Jan 16th, 5:30 PM Jan 16th, 8:00 PM

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