Monday, March 2, 2009

FREE FILM: AT THE MALCOLM X AND DR. BETTY SHABAZZ MEMORIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER (FORMERLY THE AUDUBON BALLROOM) IN HARLEM 2.8.09




















QUICK NOTE HERE... IN A BIG RUSH...,

BUT I HAD TO POST THIS INFO ABOUT THIS FILM SCREENING UPTOWN IN HARLEM AT WHAT USED TO BE THE AUDUBON BALLROOM, THE SAME BUILDING WHERE MALCOLM X WAS ASSASINATED, AS BEEN RENOVATED AND REDEDICATED AS THE MALCOLM X AND DR. BETTY SHABAZZ MEMORIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL CENTER.

THEY HAVE DONE A BEAUTIFUL JOB IN RENOVATING AND BRINGING LIFE BACK TO THIS SPACE.

LAST WEEK THEY HAD THE 44TH ANIVERSARY OF THE ASSASINATION OF MALCOLM X ALL OVER HARLEM, I WAS UNABLE TO POST THIS MOVING TRIBUTE BEFORE THEY HAPPENED... BUT AT LEAST I'M LETTING YOU KNOW THAT THE SPIRIT AND THE WORK OF MALCOLM X AND DR. BETTY SHABAZZ IS CONTINUEING IN THE SAME BUILDING THAT MALCOLM X LOST HIS PRECIOUS LIFE.

YOU CAN SEE THE WONDERFUL SCULPTURE OF MALCOLM X AS YOU ENTER THE CENTER ON THE FIRST FLOOR, AND THE MURAL THAT IS ON THE SECOND FLOOR.

I WILL TRY TO KEEP YOU POSTED ON ALL THE HUMAN RIGHTS PROGRAMS THAT THEY HAVE GOING ON THERE.

The Shabazz Center
3940 Broadway
New York, NY 10032
(212) 568-1341
admin@theshabazzcenter.net

A, C or 1 Train to 168th St.

The Shabazz Center is located at 3940 Broadway in Harlem, New York. The Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial, Educational and Cultural Center honors the lives and legacies of Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz by promoting human and civil rights through the knowledge of the history and culture of the African Diaspora; education and self-empowerment; family values; and facilitates racial and religious reconciliation. For more information about the event call (212) 568-1341 or send an email to admin@theshabazzcenter.net.

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1 comment:

  1. Love your engergy and enthusiasm. Many a day I walked around that building and thought of him still there.

    Just so you know where you were for the next time you visit. The Audubon Ballroom is located on 168&Broadway in Washington Heights ... even though some people think of the Heights as part of Harlem ...

    it ain't so ...
    just so you know ...

    since you thought enough to visit his memorial, go look up the history of the Ballroom and Dr.Shabazz' incredible journey to raise dollars for higher education scholarships ...

    Love your blog,
    florence
    I have some good shots of WH/I this month ... visit me:

    http://ramblingsfromtheleft.wordpress.com/

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