NUBIAN KNIGHTS NETWORK: BAM DanceAfrica Pre-Opening ActivitiesSaturday, May 22nd, 2010 / 10AM

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

Monday, May 10, 2010

BAM DanceAfrica Pre-Opening Activities
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 / 10AM - 4PM
Brooklyn, NYC

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The public is invited to greet BAM’s Council of Elders, Pamodzi Dance Troupe from Zambia and Chuck Davis at the annual Community Opening of DanceAfrica, taking place at the Weeksville Heritage Center. The celebration then continues at Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza for their 14th Annual DanceAfrica Pre-Opening Celebration.

Presented by Brooklyn Academy of Music in partnership with Weeksville Heritage Center and Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. Documentation support from BAC.

Free! Contact: bam.org

WHEN: Saturday, May 22, 10AM - 4PM

WHERE:
10AM - 11AM: Community Opening of DanceAfrica at Weeksville Heritage Center
1698 Bergen Street (between Rochester and Buffalo Avenues)
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THEN...

12:30PM - 4PM: Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza
1368 Fulton Street (between Marcy and Tompkins Avenues)

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