About this Event
Welcome Brothers & Sisters!
As you enter the Texas African American Musuem,
take a moment and observe our history.
You will be Greeted at the ticket booth and escorted by an Usher inside the
Verette and Jesse E. Rider Fine & Performing Arts Centre,
where your party will be seated at one of the historically named tables, such as
the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Table, the Angela Davis Table, the Marcus Garvey
Table, and more.
2pm: Doors Open
2 :15pm: Host / National Negro Anthem / Prayer
Tina Ashton: Artist
Poet:
Community Dinner
3:15 pm: NAME DROPPING
Stageplay by: Corey Shields
Directed by: E'tian LaRue
Imagine...
If Martin Luther King, Jr. had the opportunity to speak with
Huey P. Newton, and he had the chance to talk with Kunta Kinte,
and if he could have spoken to W.E.B. Dubois, and
he conversed with Stacey Abrams.
Sticks and Stones may break my bones, but words will never...
Wait a minute! What do the words have to do with it?
The words, NEGRO, COLORED, BLACK, AFRICAN AMERICAN, and yes,
the Notorious "N" word,
discuss their troubled pasts and take on their complicated futures to
determine whose NAME Drops next, all while playing a game of Spades.
You play a role in this intriguing play, Name Dropping, as they debate who the
community wants to represent the People in today's World.
The performance is followed by a Q&A with the cast!
Come Listen to the Conversation!
Cast:
Ni@@er: Emmett Shankle
Negro: Paco
Colored: Rodney Watson
Black: Ekko Taylor
African-American: Denise Luckerson
Directed by: E'tian LaRue
Written by: Corey Shields
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Texas African American Museum, 309 West Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard, Tyler, United States
USD 42.39 to USD 53.07
