{"id":2297,"date":"2016-03-28T14:18:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T14:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/developmenttwo.marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-event-to-celebrate-black-history-through-music-poetry-and-dance\/"},"modified":"2016-03-28T14:18:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T14:18:00","slug":"marymount-event-to-celebrate-black-history-through-music-poetry-and-dance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marymount.edu\/blog\/marymount-event-to-celebrate-black-history-through-music-poetry-and-dance\/","title":{"rendered":"Marymount Event to Celebrate Black History Through Music, Poetry and Dance"},"content":{"rendered":"
The public is invited to \u0093A Journey Through History,\u0094 a free afternoon of music, poetry and dance at 4 p.m. on Sunday, April 3 at Marymount University\u0092s Reinsch Library Auditorium. A reception will follow.<\/p>\n
The program will highlight historical figures and key events in African-American history, including the Civil Rights Movement and such contemporary issues as Black Lives Matter.\u00a0\u00a0Special guest artists will include musician Amadou Kouyate, who plays a variety of instruments, including the 21-string Kora. Charnika Louise Hayes will give a presentation on gospel singer Mahalia Jackson, who played an important role in the Civil Rights Movement. Singer Carlton Sauls will also perform.<\/p>\n