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Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2018
Time: 6:00 PM Doors | 7:00 PM Show
Location: TBD |
Tickets: FREE (RSVP by clicking "Buy Now" above)
bar·ra·coon | ,berə'kōōn/
noun - historical
noun: barracoon; plural noun: barracoons
1. an enclosure in which black slaves were confined for a limited period.
Eminent writer Zora Neale Hurston sat down with Cudjo Lewis in 1927. Mr.
Lewis was the last living survivor of the Middle Passage. Unable to find
a publisher, Ms. Hurston’s work was published in 2018. First Person Arts
invites you to come and experience a night of celebrity dramatic readings
from the text and a discussion about race in America from the Middle
Passage to today.
Males of color suffer disproportionately from behavioral health issues.
The City of Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health & Intellectual
disAbilities Services Engaging Males of Color Initiative (DBHIDS EMOC)
seeks to disrupt this disparity by eliminating the stigma around mental
health issues and creating a platform where males of color can share
their experiences and gain information and access to services. In this way,
DBHIDS is engaging males of color beyond expectations. This event has
been made possible through a partnership between DBHIDS EMOC Initiative,
First Person Arts, The African American Museum in Philadelphia, The PA
Department of Human Relations, and Black Men at Penn. Thanks to support
from DBHIDS, this event is FREE to the public. Registration is required.
Stick around after this event for a panel discussion led by Chad Dion
Lassiter, Executive Director of the PA Human Relations Commission
and President of Black Men at Penn.
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