NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: Friday, November 27, 2009

QUOTATIONS OF "BLACK"

"Whenever I use BLACK it relates to some history of Africans in that particular place. It’s the idea of the color BLACK as a metaphor, or as a representation of African-Americans. It’s the notion of BLACK- BLACKNESS - and all its other meanings in relation to the history of race..."

- Fred Wilson

"Most of my fortitude to continue doing the work comes from the moral outrage I feel about the injustices that Black people endure disproportionately daily."

- N. Abdul-Wakil

"In the end, what matters is not skin shade but pan-African consciousness. Loving your complexion, your nose, lips, hair length and texture, no matter what the politics or trends decide, and simply be. That's the problem with us (African folks). We're still learning how to love ourselves. So used to glorifying others and putting others first..."

- Dredlocks Tree

Friday, November 27, 2009

Theater: THE MEETING
A Secret Meeting Between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Kumble Theater (Bklyn)
Monday, Jan. 18th, 2010

Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
at Kumble Theater

Join Shades of Truth Theatre
and
Kumble Theater for the Performing Arts
as they present:

THE MEETING

Written by Jeff Stetson
Directed by Eric Coleman
with
Lawrence Winslow as Malcolm X,
Michael Green as Martin Luther King, Jr.
and
Ron Wilks as Rashad

Monday, JANUARY 18th, 2010
· 3PM & 6:30PM Showtimes ·

Synopsis:

The Meeting is an engaging and intelligent play that depicts a fictional account of a secret meeting between Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. following the bombing of Malcolm X's home.

Shortly before he is assassinated Malcolm meets Martin in a room inside the historic Theresa Hotel. They were two men with different ideologies, but common understanding of the plight of Black Americans. Join us for a MLK Day theatrical celebration and post-show discussion.

Celebrate the holiday in a unique way!

Tickets: $25 and
$15 for students, seniors & groups of 10 or more.

For tickets
Visit us on the Web:

www.kumbletheater.org

Or

Box office:
Call (718) 488-1624