Creative Resistance: Movies, Music, And Memory At African Burial Ground

On Saturday, April 19, join us at 10am for a special, participatory program celebrating Poetry and the Creative Mind Day with Guishard Films at African Burial Ground National Monument (AFBG). Theatre seating is limited for our free, family-friendly program so please register! In the Visitor Center theatre, Tamika R. Guishard, award-winning filmmaker and former AFBG Park Ranger, will share two of her short films shot on-location at the Outdoor Memorial: one nonfiction and one dance-driven. Following the screening, she will moderate an artivism panel featuring some of our city’s brightest, creative minds representing an array of fields.Homeboy Sandman, Rapper/LyricistB. Monét, FilmmakerJessica Ann Peavy, Visual Artist & Gallery OwnerAyodele Maakheru, Musician Our Poetry and the Creative Mind Day celebration will conclude with a guided walking tour of the Outdoor Memorial and interactive poetry reading. Attendees are also encouraged to stick around and take part in National Park Week events kicking off that afternoon. See you there! More Info below.