CELEBRATING MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR

BP MARKOWITZ, DEPUTY BP GRAHAM TO HONOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AT 24th ANNUAL BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC CELEBRATION

10:30 A.M.

MONDAY, JANUARY 18

BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC (BAM)

HOWARD GILMAN OPERA HOUSE

30 LAFAYETTE AVENUE

BETWEEN ASHLAND PLACE AND ST. FELIX STREET

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN

On Monday, January 18, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and Deputy Borough President Yvonne Graham will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the 24th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). The event, presented by BP Markowitz, BAM, and Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York, is New York City's largest public celebration in honor of the slain civil rights leader. 

The keynote address will be delivered by acclaimed actor, director, producer and humanitarian Danny Glover. Musical performances by The New Life Tabernacle Mass Choir and special guest Kenny Muhammad The Human Orchestra, who is widely regarded as one of the best beatboxers in the world, round out the program. 

Following the event in the Opera House, BAM Rose Cinemas will present a free screening of the acclaimed documentary Soundtrack for a Revolution, executive produced by Danny Glover and shortlisted for a 2010 Oscar nomination.