Rites and Ceremonies of the Brooklyn African Diaspora

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West Indian Day Parade, Brooklyn 2008; photo by David Berkowitz, Flickr


BHS is pleased to join the Brooklyn Arts Council in hosting a discussion panel featuring founders of annual events, ceremonies and rituals in Brooklyn, including Yolanda Lezama-Clark from the West Indian American Labor Day Parade, Brenda Grenne from the National Black Writers' Conference, Akeem from Tribute to the Ancestors at Coney Island and others.



WHEN: Wednesday, March 17, 6:30 - 8:30pm

WHERE: Brooklyn Historical Society

Do you have a rites and ceremonies story to tell?



Join BHS and BAC early on March 17th from 4:30-6pm to record your story for the Black Brooklyn Renaissance archive.





 

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