Schomburg LGBTQ Programing in conjunction with Stonewall After 50 at NYPL Exhibition at SASB
Curated By Frank Leon Roberts
On behalf of the Baldwin Hansberry Project & NYPL Schomburg Center
- An Esteemed Panel Discussion On Stonewall 50 Years of Black & Brown Resistance
- Performance: Harmonica (Songs for Marsha) Performance (Curated by Black Pride NYC Organization Founder Lee Solider)
- Cocktail Reception
In anticipation of the historic 50th year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots (the landmark black and brown-led 1969 rebellion that gave birth to the modern LGBT rights movement)—the Baldwin Hansberry Project will partner with the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to host a special one day symposium entitled “After Stonewall: 50 Years of Black and Brown Resistance.”
The keynote event of this symposium will be a staged public intergenerational dialogue between leading black LGBT activists reflecting on the various “lessons” that Stonewall teach contemporary activists (i.e. the importance of letting Transwomen lead; the political effectiveness of disruptive direct action; and the power of multiracial organizing). During the symposium, we will launch the hashtag #BlackStonewall50 as a public awareness campaign that highlights the black and brown roots of Stonewall.
FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE
For free events, we generally overbook to ensure a full house. All registered seats are released 15 to 30 minutes before start time, so we recommend that you arrive early.
GUESTS
Please note that holding seats in the Langston Hughes Auditorium is strictly prohibited and there is no food or drinks allowed anywhere in the Schomburg Center.
PRESS
Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Angela Montefinise at angelamontefinise@nypl.org.
Please note that professional photography and video recordings are prohibited without expressed consent.
