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March on Washington Flashback: President Kennedy
introduces a civil rights bill and the nation's most influential leaders
call for a rally to signal their support. On August 28, 1963, a quarter
of a million people from all walks of life respond and come together at
the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. USA. An assassin soon kills Kennedy.
Vice President Johnson becomes President and signs the bill into law in
1964. To celebrate the march,
these and other events, all which are free, will take place in Washington,
D.C.:
Friday, Aug 22
6:30p -
9:00p Bearing Witness to a Dream Deferred. National Museum of American
History, Carmichael Auditorium, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW. A roundtable
discussion with Congresspersons John Lewis (D-GA) and Eleanor
Holmes Norton (D-DC), and Rev. Walter E. Fauntroy, Plus, Student
Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) field organizers and members of
the SNCC Freedom Singers, Rutha Mae Harris and Charles Neblett.
Friday, Aug 22 7:00p Screening of Brother Outsider - The Life of Bayard Rustin with special guests and post-screening discussion. The Kennedy Center for The Performing Arts; 2700 F Street, NW. Pre-Screening Reception/Cash Bar, 6:00p. we reprint the following film review from the November 2002 - April 2003 print issue of Port of Harlem. Port Of Harlem also sponsored an advanced screening on the film. Brother Outsider: The Bayard Rustin Story by Edward Hill Bayard Rustin was one of the most prolific figures during the Civil Rights One of his most significant contributions was his work as the Coordinator and Executive Director for the 1963 March on Washington. He advised Dr. King and President Johnson. Rustin debated Malcolm X and Kwame Toure. He was openly gay.Friday, Aug. 22 7:30p Prayer Vigil at Lincoln Memorial 9:00p Spoken Word on Washington (Open Mic Poetry) at Lincoln Memorial Saturday, Aug. 23 11:00a - 1:00p - Session I - Workshop Teach-In at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool 1:00a - 3:00p Session II - Workshop Teach-In at Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool 3:30 - 5:30p Mass Rally at Lincoln Memorial Tuesday, August 26 6:30p - 8:30p Patrick Henry Bass Booksigning Karibu Bookstore Bowie Town Center Mall - Bowie, MD (301) 352-4110 Patrick Henry Bass will discuss and sign Like a Mighty Stream: The March on Washington August 28 1963. Thursday, August 28
Let Freedom Ring Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Ossie Davis hosts an evening of reflections and music. Music by Metropolitan Baptist Music Ministry and Georgetown University Gospel Choir. Tuesday, September 2 - Tuesday, September 30, 2003 Photographer's Collective at International Visions Gallery 2927 Connecticut Avenue, NW Images by Robert Houston and Port Of Harlem contributing photographer Jonathan B. French commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the March on Washington. Opening Reception is Saturday, September 7, 2003 from 6p - 8p. Back to top |
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Plans to bring in a new Target store to anchor Forest Village Park Mall in Prince George's County, MD are underway. The official groundbreaking ceremony will take place at the mall on Monday, August 18. Also, joining Port Of Harlem advertisers Gallery Africa and Karibu Books in the mall will be several new restaurants and retailers. Prince George's Councilman Sam Dean, who will speak at the event, said, "It is pleasing to see the private sector stepping in to revitalize commercial communities without the need of the government weighing in to foot the bill. In this case, Petrie Ventures (the mall's new owner) saw an opportunity to purchase Forest Village Mall and replace the vacated K-Mart with a new Target store, and do an additional face-lifting to the whole mall. At some point, we all realize that it takes more than the taxes from a bedroom community to defray the expenditures of running a government." Back to top |
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Due to acute hip discomfort that he is having aggressively treated in Los Angeles, 13-time Grammy Award winner and music legend Ray Charles has canceled his remaining tour dates for 2003. Mr. Charles, who turns 73 on Sept. 30, has not missed a tour in 53 consecutive years. Earlier, Charles canceled 14 concerts scheduled for August. It breaks my heart to withdraw from these shows," added Charles. Back to top |
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Doris Thomas founded Serenity Players 20 years ago (see the May 2003
- October 2003 print issue of Port of Harlem). The group celebrates
its 20th anniversary with a family oriented tribute Saturday, August
16, 2003, 7:30p at the Lincoln Theatre, 1215 U Street, NW; Washington,
D.C.Tickets are $20, $15 for seniors (60 and over) and students (ages 13-18 years old). Tickets are $5 for children (6-12 years old) and free for those five and younger. |
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Style and Grace
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and Grace (Bulfinch Press, $35 ) is the first book of its kind - - the
first to present the unique spirit and creativity of African-American home
design and decoration. It celebrates the distinctive style of notable homeowners
such as hip-hop entrepreneur Russell Simmons and his wife Kimora Lee,
photographer Gordon Parks, Congressman Charles Rangel and wife Alma,
choreographer George Faison and his partner Tad Schnugg and
others who use cultural elements and icons to create gorgeous home environments.
With easily accessible text, Michael Henry Adams places each individual home within a larger historical and cultural context. His insightful accounts of the residences are paired with more than one hundred fifty original photographs by Mick Hales, taken specifically for the pages of Style and Grace. |
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Support a Local School - At No Cost to You
Every time
you shop at Safeway or Giant Food, they will credit the dollars you spend
to the school of your choice. If you don't have a school of choice,
we encourage you to select one of the three schools in Port Of Harlem's Gambian-American pen-pal program. Without
any extra money coming from your pocket, you will help these schools buy
textbooks, computers - - whatever they need.
The three
diverse schools in our program are:
Join Giant's A-Plus Bonus Bucks or obtain a Safeway Club card. You may also join either program at the respective store's customer service desk. Even if you participated last year, you must sign-up again. If you live outside Metro Washington, click here to see if any of your local stores participate in similar programs. Back to top |
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| March on Washington Picture: 1963 March organizer Bayard
Rustin with Malcolm X Serentity Players: Founder Doris Thomas Book Giveaway: Romare Bearden: Collage of Memories |
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