Cynthia Cozette Lee & Hazel Ann Lee
The Astronaut’s Window, is a new
stirring concert tribute to Black American Scientists and Politicians
featuring the powerful original songs and poetry of the award-winning
Cynthia Cozette Lee and Hazel Ann Lee sister songwriting team. Join us
as we commemorate Juneteenth Day by honoring great Black Scientists and
Politicians on Monday, June 18, 2018 at 7:00 PM in the Montgomery
Auditorium of the Parkway Central Free Library branch located on 1901
Vine Street in Philadelphia. Admission is free and open to the public.
The distinguished lives of President Barack Obama, Astronaut Guion
Bluford, Jr., Civil Rights icon, Congressman John Lewis, Katherine
Johnson and others will be honored through exhilarating opera music and
inspiring poetry composed by the versatile talented songwriting Lee
sisters. Join us to hear and see the highly esteemed United States Colored Troop re-enactors from the 3rd Regiment conduct a Question and Answer session at the end of this unique program. In addition, learn about 7 Ways to Honor Black Scientists and Politicians. The
Free Library Central Parkway Branch Music Department and Literature
Department are co-sponsoring this entertaining historic event
celebrating Juneteenth Day. The origins of Juneteenth Day began in 1865
where the end of slavery was finally enforced in Texas occurring two
years after the 1863 release of Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation
Proclamation. People of all ages will enjoy this cultural program.
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