Saturday, July 26, 2014

Civil Rights Sunday- A Free Interactive Activity


Teaching Families about the Civil Rights Locally and Nationally
The Alexandria Black History Museum, in cooperation with the Living Legends of Alexandria/Family Legends Project, will present Civil Rights Sunday on August 10, 2014, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. This educational and fun event is free and open to the public.
 
This event will feature four aspects of civil rights. 
Museum Director Audrey Davis 
Author Howard Feinstein
Museum director Audrey Davis will open the program with a brief overview of the current exhibition at the museum, “Sit Down and Take a Stand: Samuel Wilbert Tucker and 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in.” The 75th anniversary of this historic event occurs in 2014, and was one of the earliest civil rights actions in the United States.
Howard Feinstein will read an excerpt from his book, Fire on the Bayou: True Tales from The Civil Rights Battlefront. This new book chronicles Mr. Feinstein’s experiences as a federal hate crimes prosecutor in the deep South. Mr. Feinstein will be available to sign copies of the book which has been nominated for a 2014 Dayton Literary Peace Prize. Proceeds from sales will be donated to Empowered Women International.
Rana Jafar Yaseen  will speak about women’s rights.  Ms. Yaseen is a poet and artist from Iraq and was the featured speaker at Empowered Women International’s (EWI) recent graduation.
Attorney Partap Singh Verma, a first generation Indian American, will share family stories of migration and activism.
To conclude the program, families may share a story of a personal civil rights experience and join artist Sushmita Mazumdar for a storytelling/book making activity.  Participants will make a book they can take home which can become a family keepsake.  This activity is suitable for adults and children 10 years and over.
 
Photos by Nina Tisara
 
The event is Free. Attendees may come for all or any part of the program.  Reservations are recommended for the bookmaking workshop. Participation in the workshop will be limited to the first 20 people who reserve for that portion of the program.
For information about any part of the program and reservations, please call 703-746-4356.
The Alexandria Black History Museum is located at 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, in the Parker-Gray Historic District.  The Museum is five blocks from the Braddock Road Metro Station on the Yellow or Blue lines. Street parking is available. For information about the museum, visit www.alexblackhistory.org. 
 
 

Friday, July 25, 2014

Theater Night at MetroStage


Save the Date!  Living Legends of Alexandria will host its 2nd annual Theater Night at MetroStage on Saturday, September 20.

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, the occasion will honor those Legends who played key roles in fostering civil rights in Alexandria in the 60s.

The play “Three Sistahs” is an elegant intimate musical which exposes the souls of three strong women as they reflect the promise of the future, while revealing the pain of the present and their regrets of the past. Join us to enjoy an evening of gospel, rhythm & blues, funk and folk music by William Hubbard.  Inspired by Chekhov’s Three Sisters, the play is a rich musical tapestry.

A reception will precede the play beginning at 6:30 p.m.  The play begins promptly at 8 p.m.

Other details coming soon.