Honoring Our Elders: A Tribute to The Last Poets
Posted by bigced on February 11, 2008
Fathers of the Spoken Word Movement
Abiodun Oyewole, Don Babatunde Eaton, and Umar Bin Hassan 
(l – r: Umar Bin Hassan, Abiodun Oyewole, Don Babatunde Eaton)Sunday February 10, 2008
3:00 – 6:00 pm
FREE ADMISSIONIt is a longstanding tradition for the Black History Month Committee at Medgar Evers College to honor the elders in our community. This program is always on a Sunday and this year, The Last Poets will be honored for their unwavering commitment to the arts and community.
The program provides an opportunity for students and community members to meet and hear The Last Poets. Additional readings will be offered by award-winning performance poet MO BEASLEY, emerging spoken word artist CHRIS SLAUGHTER, and a high school student representative from the Center for Black Literature’s CUNY Arts/College Now Spoken Word-Hip Hop class.President’s Conference Center (Room B-1008)
at Medgar Evers College, The City University of New York
1650 Bedford Avenue | Brooklyn, NY 11225
For more information, call 718.270.6096
To see more events, visit www.mec.cuny.edu
Travel by Public Transportation:
Subway: #2, 3, 4, 5 to Franklin Avenue (walk to Crown Street)
Bus: B44 to Nostrand Ave. at Crown St. (walk to Bedford) or B48 to Franklin Ave. at Crown)Sponsored by The School of Community and Professional Development (SPCD), The Center for Black Literature (CBL), The Male Development Empowerment Center (MDEC), and the Black History Month Committee at Medgar Evers College/CUNY.
For more info, please visit www.mec.cuny.edu
