Voices of the Black Arts Movement Gala, Friday, Feb 28, 2014, University of California, Merced

Voices of the Black Arts Movement Gala

Merced Multicultural Center

645 W. Main Street

www.artsmerced.org

 

Friday, February 28 Program

Black Box Theatre

6:00 PM – 7:00 PM

 

Kim McMillon

Thank you to supporters, and introduction of

veteran television journalist Belva Davis

 

Belva Davis

The Black Arts, Film, Theatre, and Community

 

Greg Morozumi

Voices of the Black Arts Movement Curator

 

 

The Black Arts Movement Pioneers

Askia Toure

Marvin X

Umar Bin Hassan

Emory Douglas

Juan Felipe Herrera

Genny Lim

Avotcja

Eugene Redmond

 

 

7:30 PM – 9:30 PM Show

 

Hosted by Belva Davis

 

Acknowledging the Ancestors

Poetess Kalamu Chaché and Lakiba Pittman

 

Performance by

Avotcja (Percussions)

Tarika Lewis (violin)

Tacuma (Drums)

 

Vocalist Michelle Alison

To Be Young Gift and Black written by Nina Simone and Weldon Irvine Jr.

 

(Poetry) by Marvin X, Tarika Lewis (violin), Tacuma King (percussion)

Earle Davis (Trumpet)

 

Umar Bin Hassan

The Last Poets

 

Judy Juanita

reads the poems of Carolyn M. Rodgers, a seminal poet of the Black Arts Movement

 

Genny Lim

Performs poetry with percussionist Marshall Trammell

 

UC Merced Hip Hop Movement

Dance and Rap Homage to Amiri Baraka and the Black Arts Movement

 

K.E.V. and Donjuan of Nu DeKades

Conscious Rap

 

Paul Harper 

Merced Rapper

DJ and Music