WE SHALL OVERCOME! January 21-February 27 Reception and gallery talk February 8th 3:30-5:30pm
The exhibit features art and artifacts from the expansive museum collection of Black Americana gathered and exhibited for educational purposes by Onna Moniz-John. The materials depict the construction, advertisement and legitimizing of racism and prejudice The exhibit will also celebrate, recognize and honor heroes past and present who have fought daily for the abolition of slavery, for civil rights, for human rights and dignity, to the most recent Black Lives Matters movement.
…TIL EARTH AND HEAVEN RING! A Musical Celebration with Earl H. Bright, III. February 8th at 2pm.
This concert is a celebration of traditional Spirit Songs, Spirituals, Gospel and contemporary music – the sound of the Gospel choir that has provided inspiration, strength and power to endure the whip and chains, to persevere through adversity and to overcome racism through to today. It is the music of slaves in the fields – with hidden messages about escaping bondage, the Jim Crow era, and Civil Rights to the most recent compositions by Rhode Island’s Earl H. Bright III.