Join OMCA for a fun afternoon for the entire family in recognition of Black History. Enjoy a performance of Let Freedom Ring: Civil Rights Tales by Oakland theater company Stagebridge, as storytellers remember the struggles, survival and triumph by exploring the legacy of the Civil Rights Movement and its aftermath. Participate in a storytelling workshop and learn how to tell stories about your own family history. Join Art Esteem’s creative, investigative Self as Super Hero project, which identifies MLK Jr. and President Obama as contemporary heroes. Enjoy hands-on activities.
Don’t miss Emmy award-winning producer, scholar, and acclaimed performer Susheel Bibbs’ special presentation of Before Martin, There was Mary, highlighting the lasting contributions of California’s own Mary Ellen Pleasant. And watch Bibbs' film, narrated by Ruby Dee, about Pleasant’s contributions to California’s Civil Rights history, as well as her impact on our present and future lives.
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