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Philip Taaffe, Chorus, 2011 (detail)

BAM 2012 Winter/Spring Season sponsor: Published by: BAM 2012 Winter/Spring

Brooklyn Academy of Music present

Karen Brooks Hopkins, President Come Share the Dream

Joseph V. Melillo, 26th Annual Brooklyn Executive Producer Tribute to

Borough of Brooklyn Marty Markowitz, President Dr. Martin and

Medgar Evers College Luther King, Jr. City University of New York Dr. William L. Pollard, President BAM Howard Gilman Opera House January 16, 2012 at 10:30am

Master of ceremonies Deputy Borough President Sandra Chapman

Keynote speaker Dennis M. Walcott, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education

Performers Institutional Radio Choir (The Hitmakers) from the Institutional C.O.G.I.C. of Brooklyn

Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely

Free screening of Black Power Mixtape in BAM Rose Cinemas immediately follows the performance. Seating is limited.

BAM 2012 Winter/Spring sponsor:

Target is the presenting sponsor of BAM Community Access to the Arts. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.

—Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, GA, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man who devoted his life to the fight for full citizenship rights of the poor, disadvantaged, and racially oppressed in the United States.

After receiving a BS (1948) from Morehouse College, a BD (1951) from Crozer Theological Seminary, and a PhD (1955) from Boston University, Dr. King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, AL. He and his wife, Coretta Scott King, who he met and married while at Boston University, had been living in Montgomery less than a year when Mrs. Rosa Parks defied the ordinance concerning segregated seating on city buses. In reaction to this event, Dr. King successfully organized a year-long bus boycott, which catapulted him to national prominence as a leader of the civil rights movement.

After the boycott, Dr. King, who had studied the life and teachings of Mahatma Gandhi, began touring the nation, preaching and further advancing the Indian leader’s doctrine of nonviolent civil disobedience. Meanwhile, Dr. King was also writing his first book, Stride Toward Freedom, which was published in 1958. In 1960 Dr. King and his father became co-pastors of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, and Martin Luther King, Jr. became president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). During this time, Dr. King also organized the massive march on Washington (August 28, 1963) where he delivered his brilliant “I Have A Dream” speech. The January 1964 issue of Time magazine named Dr. King “Man of the Year,” the first black American to receive the honor. Later that year, Dr. King became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35.

Early in 1968, while planning a second march on Washington, Dr. King flew to Memphis, TN, to lend his support to striking laborers. There, on April 4, Dr. King was assassinated. With his violent death, a symbol of moral and social progress in America was lost, and riots were ignited around the country. In 1983, Dr. King’s birthday was designated a national holiday. Who’s Who

Chancellor Dennis M. Walcott ing Westside Center where he expanded services Dennis M. Walcott is chancellor of the New to children and families. Chancellor Walcott York City Department of Education. As chancel- graduated from New York City public schools in lor, Walcott oversees a system of almost 1,700 Queens, including PS 36, IS 192, and Francis schools with 1.1 million students, 136,000 Lewis High School. A lifelong southeast Queens employees, and a $23 billion budget. Building resident, Chancellor Walcott graduated from the on Mayor Bloomberg’s Children First reforms, University of Bridgeport in Connecticut with a Chancellor Walcott is committed to cultivating bachelor’s degree and a master’s of education in teacher talent, expanding school choices for 1973 and 1974, respectively, and in 1980, re- families so that students attend schools that best ceived his master’s of social work from Fordham meet their individual needs, creating strong part- University. He has served on numerous boards nerships with parents, and preparing students including Carver Bank Corporation, Primary Care to graduate from high school and succeed in Development Corporation, and the former New college and careers. Prior to his appointment as York City Board of Education. He has also served chancellor, Walcott served as Mayor Bloomberg’s as an adjunct professor of social work at York Deputy Mayor for Education and Community College and as a talk show radio host. Chancellor Development for more than eight years. In that Walcott and his wife Denise have four children, capacity, he oversaw and coordinated the opera- Dejeanne, Dana, Shatisha, and Timmy, and two tions of the Department of Education, the New grandsons, Justin and Gavin. York City Housing Authority, the Department of Youth and Community Development, and Toshi Reagon the Mayor’s Office of Adult Education. He also re- Described by Vibe magazine as “one helluva viewed the activities of the New York City School rock’n’roller-coaster ride” and by Pop Matters as Construction Authority, City University of New “a treasure waiting to be found,” Toshi Reagon is York, and the City University Construction Fund. a one-woman celebration of all that’s dynamic, Walcott was responsible for collaborating with progressive, and uplifting in American music. community-based organizations citywide and Since first taking to the stage at age 17, this coordinating policies concerning youth programs versatile singer-songwriter-guitarist has moved and adult education. He currently serves on the audiences of all kinds with her big-hearted, board of the Governors Island Preservation and hold-nothing-back approach to rock, blues, R&B, Education Corporation, and previously served country, folk, spirituals, and funk. Over nearly 30 as co-chair of the Mayor’s Commission for Con- years, Reagon has collaborated with top innova- struction Opportunity. As a kindergarten teacher tors across a wide spectrum of the entertainment in the childcare center where he began his field. Since Lenny Kravitz chose her, straight out career, Chancellor Walcott recognized the need of college, to open for him on his first world tour, for a male role model in many of the children’s she has gone on to share stages with notable lives, and in 1975, he founded the Frederick colleagues such as Nona Hendryx, Elvis Costello, Douglass Brother-to-Brother program, a mentor- Ani DiFranco, Pete Seeger, Dar Williams, Lizz ing program for young boys. Before joining the Wright, Me’shell NdegéOcello, and Marc An- Bloomberg administration in 2002, he was the thony Thompson (aka Chocolate Genius). Her president and chief executive officer of the New performances with her mother, Bernice Johnson York Urban League where for more than 12 Reagon—civil rights activist and founder of the a years he expanded educational and youth service cappella group, Sweet Honey in the Rock—are programs including Jeter’s Leaders and Bridge to legendary. Reagon composed and served as Brotherhood programs, Healthy Start, Northern musical director for Bones and Ash: A Gilda Manhattan Perinatal Partnership, and the 140th Story (1995), a production by the acclaimed Street Building Block Program. He was previ- Urban Bush Women dance troupe. She has also ously the executive director of the Harlem Dowl- scored dance works by LAVA (most recently, Who’s Who

we become in 2008) and by the Jane Comfort as the “Hit Makers” and founded by the late Dance Company (Asphalt and Underground Carl E. Williams, Sr., is a gospel choir with a River). Her musical work has been featured in contemporary message. For more than 75 years, film (The Secret Life of Bees) and television the chorus has served Fort Greene and has (PBS/WGBH’s Africans in America, The L Word, traveled around the world, singing traditional, Crossing Jordan, House, and HBO’s award-win- contemporary, hard-rock gospel, and anthems. ning Beah: A Black Woman Speaks, produced Touring resulted from their first gold album, by Jonathan Demme and LisaGay Hamilton). Stretch Out, and has taken the choir to Europe, She collaborated, as conductor, musician, and the Caribbean, Greece, Mexico, Canada, and instrumental composer/arranger, with director Asia. The choir has recorded 26 live albums, Robert Wilson and Bernice Johnson Reagon on a and has had the privilege of performing with Gustave Flaubert-inspired opera, The Temptation entertainers such as Ben Vereen, Donald Fagin, of St. Anthony (2003), which toured throughout Glenn Frye, Paul Simon, Morgan Freeman, Carl Europe and was in the 2004 BAM Next Wave Lumbly, Max Roach, Roberta Flack, Patti LaBelle, Festival. Poet and playwright Carl Hancock Rux Yussef Latif, Jay Giles, Brooklyn Philharmonic tapped Reagon as one of the producers for his Orchestra, Barry Manilow, and more. The Rux Revue album. She also produced Cassel- mission of the Institutional Radio Choir is to berry DuPree’s Hot Corn in the Fire and Gina spread the gospel of Jesus Christ through Breedlove’s Open Heart. She served as producer song and to offer hope to mankind. Under the or co-producer on four CDs for Sweet Honey in leadership of Bishop Carl E. Williams, Jr., the the Rock—In This Land (1995), Still On The Senior Pastor of the Institutional Church of God Journey (1993), Sacred Ground (1996), and in Christ in Brooklyn, the musical staff consists of The Women Gather (2003). She has written Rev. Alexis J.K. Williams (music administrator), songs for Lizz Wright’s Dreaming Wide Awake Walter Dixon (choir president), Vincent Bohanan (2005) and co-wrote and plays on several songs (Hammond organist), Emmanuel Hunter on Wright’s The Orchard (2008). She is currently (keyboard player), Alex Williams (drum player), working on a new CD with Wright. Some of and Aaron Laws (choir director). Reagon’s proudest moments have included play- ing for her godfather Pete Seeger’s 90th birthday Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President celebration at Madison Square Garden (2009), a No one works harder for all 2.6 million Brook- benefit for Seeger’s environmental organization, lynites than Marty Markowitz. Since entering Clearwater. She has also performed with the Borough Hall in January 2002, Marty has Freedom Singers at the White House in President reinvigorated the office of borough president, Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s serving as the tireless chief advocate for Brook- tribute to the music of the civil rights move- lyn’s economic, social, and cultural interests, ment. Toshi Reagon’s honors include a 2009 while initiating and promoting efforts to improve Out Music Award, the 2007 Black Lily Award for Brooklynites’ quality of life. Born and raised in Outstanding Performance, and a 2004 New York Crown Heights, Marty graduated from Wingate Foundation for the Arts award for music compo- High School in 1962. He received his BA in sition. She was one of several women honored political science after attending evening sessions by the National Women’s History Project for at Brooklyn College from 1962 to 1970. Elected “amazing intelligence, talent, courage and tenac- to the New York State Senate in 1978, Marty ity [that testify] to the myriad ways that genera- represented Central Brooklyn for 23 years. In tions of women have moved history forward.” 2001, he became the first borough president elected in the new millennium; he was honored Institutional Radio Choir (The Hitmakers) to be re-elected to his third term in 2009. Marty from the Institutional C.O.G.I.C. of Brooklyn began his career in public service in 1971, at The Institutional Radio Choir, better known the age of 26, by organizing the Flatbush Ten- ants Council, which grew into Brooklyn Housing BAM salutes Members of the Artist Circle for their generosity and commitment to providing a home for adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas

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Edward Albee Arnaud Desplechin Louise Lawler Susan Sarandon Olivier Assayas Declan Donnellan Ralph Lemon Barbet Schroeder Donald Baechler Garth Fagan Jonathan Lethem Cindy Sherman Bob Balaban Milos Forman Susan Marshall Laurie Simmons Matthew Barney William Forsythe Albert Maysles Mark Stewart Mikhail Baryshnikov Philip Glass Stephin Merritt Lily Tomlin Mario Batali Elliott Gould Meredith Monk Maria Tucci Matthew Bourne Timothy Greenﬁeld- Mark Morris John Turturro & Iman & David Bowie Sanders Shirin Neshat Katherine Borowitz Peter Brook Buck Henry Wunmi Olaiya Liv Ullmann Trisha Brown & Burt Barr Isabelle Huppert Nicholas Ormerod Ivo van Hove Michael Cerveris Jeremy Irons Estelle Parsons Suzanne Vega Ping Chong Bill Irwin Jack Pierson William Wegman William Christie Sir Derek Jacobi Nicolas Refn Robert Wilson Patricia Clarkson John Jasperse Steve Reich Dr. Chuck Davis Bill T. Jones Alan Rickman Anne Teresa Harvey Keitel & Isabella Rossellini De Keersmaeker Daphna Kastner David Salle

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To join the Artist Circle contact Gwendolyn Dunaif at 718.623.7810 x3 or [email protected]. Who’s Who and Family Services, the largest tenants’ advoca- and they recently celebrated their 12th wedding cy organization in New York State. In 1973, he anniversary. They are the proud parents of Beep, founded the Senior Citizens League of Flatbush, a 10-year-old African grey parrot. an organization that is still going strong—in fact Marty proudly joined the league in 2006 at the Deputy Borough President Sandra Chapman youthful age of 60. As borough president, in ad- has nearly three decades of experience as a dition to setting an ambitious agenda focused on manager, problem solver, and advocate in the the core issues of his more than three decades in public sector with special emphasis on streamlin- public service—housing, neighborhood preserva- ing services between a busy city agency and its tion, and community development—Marty has residents. As Marty Markowitz’s chief advocate enacted programs to boost civic pride, improve in constituent services, Chapman is uniquely health, promote tourism, and empower young qualified to assess our residents’ needs and to Brooklynites. As a longtime advocate for seniors, help them navigate the often complex workings he fought vigorously to keep Brooklyn senior of various city agencies, from housing issues centers open when they were threatened with to quality of life concerns and everything in closures due to budget cuts. Marty’s efforts to between. Prior to her appointment as deputy bor- save Brooklyn’s financially troubled medical ough president, Chapman served as director of institutions resulted in the preservation of ma- the borough president’s Community Service Cen- ternity and pediatric units at Long Island College ter. Long dedicated to serving others, Chapman Hospital as well as the critical services provided built a dedicated team to help residents strug- by school medical clinics. Marty has also called gling to access city services and she continues to for increased parental and community engage- supervise the center. Her far-reaching experience ment in schools and has supported policies that with the Office of the Borough President also improve graduation rates and prepare Brooklyn included four years as a senior planner, during students to compete and succeed in the global which time her understanding of land use, real economy. His office was instrumental in creating estate, and the disposition of city properties was two new schools in Brooklyn: the High School an indispensable asset to both the office and for Innovation in Advertising and Media and the residents at large. She has also previously served Brooklyn Academy of Global Finance. Marty’s as the Equal Employment Opportunity Officer of efforts to stimulate and grow Brooklyn’s economy the agency. Along with a more pronounced pub- include revitalizing Coney Island, re-zoning lic role in constituent advocacy, Chapman plans Greenpoint-Williamsburg and Downtown Brook- to expand the availability and scope of literacy lyn, lowering auto insurance rates, cleaning up programs throughout Brooklyn. Chapman served Newtown Creek, encouraging development of the in the NYC Department of Housing Preserva- Brooklyn Cruise Ship Terminal, wooing regional tion and Development for more than a decade, corporate headquarters, large manufacturers and directing the sales of city-owned properties and retailers, startups and green businesses, and lob- overseeing programs and management reports. bying on behalf of Brooklynites for the affordable Chapman migrated with her family to the United housing and jobs attached to the Atlantic Yards States from Guyana in 1977 after graduating project. Just as important are programs like Shop from St. Josephs High School. She received a Brooklyn, the Lighten Up Brooklyn and Take Your master’s degree with distinction in public admin- Man to the Doctor campaigns, Camp Brooklyn, istration from Long Island University. She lives in the jobs-for-youth Summer HEAT program, Dine Brooklyn’s Canarsie neighborhood and is married in Brooklyn restaurant week, the Brooklyn Book with two children. Festival, the smART Brooklyn Gallery Hop, and Brooklyn Tourism, all of which have helped make Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is Brooklyn a better place to live, work, and raise a recognized internationally for its innovative family. Marty married his wife, Jamie, in 1999, programming of dance, music, theater, music- theater, and opera. In addition to presenting

Who’s Who leading national and international artists, BAM York, the nation’s leading urban university com- identifies and supports the work of ground-break- prising 11 senior colleges, six community col- ing, contemporary artists in the performing arts leges, a graduate school, a law school, a medical with its Next Wave Festival, founded in 1983, school, and an affiliated school of medicine, with one of the world’s most important cultural festi- degree-credit students and adult and continuing vals. America’s oldest performing arts center in education students enrolled from throughout the continuous operation, BAM has presented perfor- five boroughs of the city of New York. Informa- mances since 1861. BAM also serves New York tion is available on the CUNY website (www. City’s diverse population through a wide variety cuny.edu) or the Medgar Evers College website of educational and community programs and (www.mec.cuny.edu). unique partnerships. BAM collaborates each year with the Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corpora- Dr. William L. Pollard, President, Medgar Evers tion in a model program pairing DanceAfrica art- College of CUNY ists with over 400 young people annually. BAM’s Dr. William L. Pollard is the current president role in Brooklyn has expanded with the creation of Medgar Evers College of the City University of BAMcafé and BAM Rose Cinemas. As part of New York (CUNY). Appointed by the CUNY of BAMcinématek programming, BAM annually Board of Trustees on June 22, 2009, he began presents the best of the African Diaspora Film serving as president on August 1, 2009. Dur- Festival in partnership with ArtMattan (February) ing the past five months, he has consistently and the best of the African Film Festival (May). engaged students through town hall meetings Since 1999, Karen Brooks Hopkins and Joseph and special drop-in hours, met with community V. Melillo have served as president and executive leaders, and worked with faculty, staff, and producer, respectively. alumni in his efforts to transform the college into the most student-centered campus within CUNY Medgar Evers College was founded as a result and beyond. Among other long-term goals, Dr. of collaborative efforts by community leaders, Pollard has endeavored to increase the amount elected officials, the chancellor, and the board of student space on campus, develop co-cur- of trustees of the City University of New York. ricular vehicles that foster academic excellence, The college, named for the late civil rights and increase the college’s retention rate. For his leader Medgar Wiley Evers (1925—1963), was efforts, Dr. Pollard has already been honored established in 1970 with a mandate to meet by The Black Star News. Formerly, Dr. Pollard the educational and social needs of the Central served as vice president for the Office of Access Brooklyn community. The college is committed and the Advancement of Public Black Colleges to the fulfillment of this mandate, and to the and Universities for the National Association for belief that education has the power to positively State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. In transform the lives of individuals and is the right that post from 2007 to 2008, Dr. Pollard worked of all individuals in the pursuit of self-actualiza- to promote public universities, especially the tion. Consequently, the college’s mission is to 1890s land grant institutions which provided for develop and maintain high quality, professional, the education and training of African-Americans career-oriented undergraduate degree programs in the South. From 2002 to 2007, Dr. Pollard in the context of liberal education. The college was president of the University of the District of offers programs both at the baccalaureate and at Columbia, the only public university in Washing- the associate degree levels, giving close attention ton, DC and the nation’s only urban land grant to the articulation between the two-year and the university. As president of the University of the four-year programs. The college has a commit- District of Columbia, Dr. Pollard established a ment to students who desire self-improvement, student counseling center to provide academic a sound education, an opportunity to develop and mental health counseling that is credited a personal value system, and an opportunity to with significantly increasing student success gain maximum benefits from life experience and and retention. Dr. Pollard was also instrumental from their environment. Medgar Evers College in obtaining a $3 million allocation from former is a senior college of the City University of New District of Columbia Mayor Anthony Williams that permitted the recruitment and hiring of new ’Tis Pity She’s a Whore Mar 20—31 Cheek by Jowl Being Shakespeare Apr 4—14 Three Sisters Apr 18—28 Maly Drama Theatre of St. Petersburg, Russia The Caretaker May 3—Jun 17 Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse/Theatre Royal Bath Photo: Jonathan Pryce in The CaretakerPhoto: Jonathan Pryce , by Helen Warner

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BAM 2012 Winter / Spring Season Sponsor: Who’s Who faculty in areas of greatest need. He also devel- million a week. For more information about oped strong alumni and community involvement Target’s commitment to corporate responsibility, with the university. Prior to this, he was the dean visit Target.com/hereforgood. and founder of the Syracuse University College of Human Services and Health Professions, where Derek Jenkins, Senior Vice President of Target he was responsible for creating a new entity Stores Northeast Region uniting the College of Nursing, College of Human Prior to his current appointment, Jenkins has Development, and the School of Social Work. Dr. held several positions with Target including Se- Pollard began his tenure at Syracuse Univer- nior Vice President of Store Operations, Regional sity in 1989, serving as dean of the Syracuse Vice President for the New York and New Jersey University School of Social Work for 10 years, Markets, and Director of the Ohio/Kentucky/West where he led the school in its development of a Virginia/Upstate NY Markets. In addition to being student-centered program. He then became the a BAM Trustee, Jenkins is on the board of Rush founding dean of the School of Human Services Philanthropic Arts Foundation and the Spring and Health Professions until he left for the Uni- Valley YMCA and is a member of the Executive versity of the District of Columbia in 2002. Prior Leadership Council (ELC). Jenkins has a BS/BA to that, he served as dean and founder of the in management and management information Grambling State University School of Social Work science from Appalachian State University. He from 1984 to 1989. Dr. Pollard’s many awards resides with his wife Joyce and their daughter and honors include the Social Worker of the Year Lauren in Philadelphia, PA. Award from the National Association of Social Workers, Central New York Chapter, recognition as co-founder of the Syracuse Onondaga Dialog on Race, and the Citizen of the Year Award from Temple Adath Yeshurun. He has published numerous articles and papers in professional journals and lectured extensively on cultural and racial diversity in venues across the country. Dr. Pollard received his doctorate in policy and planning from the University of Chicago School of Social Administration in 1976, where his dis- sertation committee included the late John Hope Franklin, the brilliant historian and educator who, in 1956, became the first African-American department chair at a major college as chairman of Brooklyn College’s history department. Dr. Pollard earned his MSW from the University of North Carolina School of Social Work, and a BA from Shaw University. He is married to Merriette Chance Pollard and they have two sons, William L. Pollard II and Frederick Touissaint Pollard.

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Related events FREE SCREENING IN BAM ROSE CINEMAS Mon, Jan 16 at 1pm The Black Power Mixtape 1967—1975 (2011) Directed by Göran Olsson. This moving documentary utilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power movement—Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, and Eldridge Cleaver among them—the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, director Göran Olsson and co-producer Danny Glover bring this footage to light in a mosaic of images, music, and narration chronicling the evolution of one of our nation’s most indelible turning points, the Black Power movement. Music by Questlove and Om’Mas Keith and commentary from prominent African-American artists and activists who were influenced by the struggle—including Erykah Badu, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, and Melvin Van Peebles—give the historical footage a fresh, contemporary resonance and makes the film an exhilarating, unprecedented account of an American revolution.

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BAMcafé Live Fri, Jan 13 at 9pm Chanda Rule Chanda Rule’s music is rooted deep in Southern gospel, with soulful undertones and a touch of jazz. She has performed internationally, opening for artists like Regina Belle, India Arie, and Christina Aguilera and at venues including Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, and the Jazz Standard. Rule comes to BAMcafé this winter with a set featuring music from her new project, Surrender.

Sat, Jan 14 at 9pm MuthaWit MuthaWit is an evolving multicultural outfit whose musical performances combine soulful rock with free jazz, a classical sensitivity, and avant-garde electronics and visuals. MuthaWit was founded by Boston Fielder, whose members of this orchestra have worked with the likes of Parliament/Funkadelic, Sting, TV On The Radio, Curtis Mayfield, The Family Stand, Herbie Hancock, and Jay-Z. According to The Wire, “Boston Fielder and MuthaWit are Gods in the universe they have created.”

PICTURE THE DREAM—art exhibition Jan 13—16 On view in the BAMcafé during café hours and during public café events.

BAM presents Picture the Dream, a community art exhibition featuring works by New York Housing Authority (NYCHA) Brooklyn residents ages 14 and under. Presented in collaboration with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA).

BAM has partnered with NYCHA for the fifth year in a row to offer free art workshops to children living in Brooklyn public housing residences. Guided by the acclaimed visual/graphic artist and former graffiti writer Cey Adams—whose work with Def Jam and Bad Boy is legendary—students from the Saratoga Village Community Center created original artwork inspired by Dr. King’s dream of freedom and equality. B:5.25” T:5” S:4.75”

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Medgar Evers College City University of New York Dr. William L. Pollard, President

Present

26th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

!0:30am, January 16, 2012 BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

BAM 2012 Winter/Spring sponsor: Bloomberg

Target is the presenting sponsor of BAM Community Access to the Arts. Related events

FREE FILM SCREENING Mon. Jan 16 at 1pm. Seating is limited and first-come, first seated. The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 (2011 ) Directed by G"ran Olsson. This moving documentary utilizes a treasure trove of 16mm material shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution. Gaining access to many of the leaders of the Black Power movement Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale, Angela Davis, and Eldridge Cleaver among them-the filmmakers captured them in intimate moments and remarkably unguarded interviews. Thirty years later, director G"ran Olsson and co-producer Danny Glover bring this footage to light in a mosaic of images, music, and narration chronicling the evolution of one of our nation's most indelible turning points, the Black Power movement. Music by Questlove and Om'Mas Keith and commentary from prominent African-American artists and activists who were influenced by the struggle-including Erykah Badu, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, and Melvin Van Peebles-give the historical footage a fresh, contemporary resonance and makes the film an exhilarating, unprecedented account of an American revolution.

ART EXHIBITION PICTURE THE DREAM Jan 13-16. On view in the BAMcaf' during caf' hours and during public caf' events. BAM presents Picture the Dream, a community art exhibition featuring works by New York Housing Authority (NYCHA) Brooklyn residents ages 14 and under. Presented in collabora tion with the New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA). BAM has partnered with NYCHA for the fifth year in a row to offer free art workshops to children living in Brooklyn public housing residences. Guided by the acclaimed visual/graphic artist and former graffiti writer Cey Adams-whose work with Def Jam and Bad Boy is legendary-students from the Saratoga Village Community Center created original artwork inspired by Dr. King's dream of freedom and equality. 26th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Keynote speaker Dennis M. Walcott, Chancellor, New York City Department of Education

Emcee Sandra Chapman, Deputy Borough President

Invocation Rev. Dr. Cheryl Anthony Judah International Christian Center

Musical performances by Institutional Radio Choir (The Hitmakers) from the Institutional C.O.G.I.C. of Brooklyn

Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely

Remarks by Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor (in alphabetical order) Sandra Chapman, Deputy Borough President Karen Brooks Hopkins, BAM Charles J. Hynes, Kings County District Attorney Derek Jenkins, Target Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President Dr. William L. Pollard, Medgar Evers College Christine C. Quinn, City Council Speaker Charles E. Schumer, US Senator Ed Towns, US Representative

Program subject to change. Lift Every Voice (first and third verses)

Lift every voice and sing, til earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty; Let our rejoicing rise High as the listening skies Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.

Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us, Facing the sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won.

God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way; Thou who hast by thy might, led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray.

Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we meet thee, Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget thee; Shadowed beneath thy hand, may we forever stand, True to our God, true to our native land.

Words James Weldon Johnson Music Rosamond Johnson