BAM'S 26TH ANNUAL TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. ON MONDAY JANUARY 16

26th Annual Brooklyn Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Part of the 2012 Tribute to MLK

Mon, Jan 16 at 10:30am (Ed Note: Get there early; tickets go fast)

BAM, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, and Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York present New York City’s largest public celebration honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

This year, BAM welcomes keynote speaker Dennis M. Walcott, chancellor of the New York City Department of Education. A lifelong resident of Queens and a graduate of New York City public schools, Walcott has spent his life committed to Dr. King’s vision of social justice through advocacy of improved educational policy and social services for both children and adults. Walcott pays tribute to Dr. King’s enduring legacy in this uplifting, music-filled tribute to one of the great humanitarians of our time.

Musical performances by Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely and The Institutional Radio Choir C.O.G.I.C. of Brooklyn round out the program.

Following the event in the Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas presents a free screening of the film The Black Power Mixtape 1967—1975. Featuring never-before-seen interviews with many leaders of the Black Power Movement this moving documentary features a treasure trove of footage shot by Swedish journalists who came to the US drawn by stories of urban unrest and revolution.

BAM Howard Gilman Opera House

Free! First come, first seated. One ticket per person.