Tribute to our
Ancestor:
Dr. John Henrik
Clarke
at
The Brecht Forum
Thursday, February 14, 2008
7:30p.m.
Directions to
the
Brecht Forum
451 West Street
(between Bank & Bethune Streets) New York, NY
Phone: (212) 242-4201 -
Email: brechtforum at
brechtforum.org
A, C, E or L
to 14th Street & 8th Ave, walk down 8th Ave. to Bethune, turn right,
walk west to the River, turn left. ***1, 2, 3 or 9 to 14th Street & 7th
Ave, get off at south end of station, walk west on 12th Street to 8th
Ave. left to Bethune, turn right, walk west to the River, turn left.
Join us at the
Brecht for a film showing of
" A Great and
Mighty Walk".
The award-winning documentary
chronicles the life and times of the noted African-American historian,
scholar and Pan-African activist, John Henrik Clarke (1915-1998). Both a
biography of Clarke himself and an overview of 5,000 years of African
history, the film offers a provocative look at the past through the eyes
of a leading proponent of an Afro-centric view of history. From ancient
Egypt and Africa's other great empires history.
A special jazz
jam session dedicated to Dr. Clarke.
Songhai Djeli
Atiba Kwabena-Wilson
(Musician - Poet – Storyteller)
Kwabena-Wilson is the founder and artistic director of both Songhai
Djeli and the Befo' Quotet. Mr. Kwabena-Wilson studied arrangement and
orchestration for jazz ensembles with Calvin Hill (bassist with Max
Roach and faculty advisor for L.I.U.). He also studied Jazz
Improvisation with the late John Lewis (pianist with the Modern Jazz
Quartet and professor at City College).
Along with a
panel discussion on Dr. Clarke's life and work.
Panelists:
Professor Kaba Hiawantha
Kamene (AKA Booker T. Coleman)
Prof. Hiawatha gives the
greatest credit to his educational perspective to Dr. John Henrik
Clarke. Through his employment with the New York City Board of
Education, Mr. Kamene has been the catalyst for implementing the
curriculum of correction. This curriculum is African-Centered and
steeped in the Metaphor.
Professor Clinton
Crawford
Dr. Crawford is the
director and founder/member of the John Henrik Clarke―C.L.R. James
African World Research Institute. In addition, he teaches the first
course on the Life and Works of John Henrik Clarke at Medgar Evers
College, CUNY.
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