Talks | Community
The 32nd Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- 10:30AM
Presented by BAM, Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, and Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York
Martha Redbone
The Brooklyn Interdenominational Choir
New York City’s largest public celebration in honor of iconic civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. returns to BAM for the 32nd year. This event brings world-renowned activists, intellectuals, and civic leaders together with musicians and other performers to pay tribute to King’s legacy and keep his message alive. Join us for full day of free events, including a movie screening, a talk, and an art exhibition.
Keynote Speaker: Jelani Cobb
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Lee’s longtime dream project is an “immensely dignified and moving” (The New York Times) portrait of four African-American Sunday school students killed in a 1963 bombing in Birmingham, Alabama.