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May, 2024
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Event:
Bet on Black, New London
Date:
May 2nd, 2024.
Time:
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Location:
The Fair Trade Shop, at 86 Bank St., New London, CT 06320
Contact:
Frederick-Douglass Knowles II, HartfordPoetLaureate@gmail.com 860-222-5524
Flavours of Life: The Fair Trade Shop will host Bet on Black: The Significance of Self-Love.
This art initiative is designed to increase awareness of problem gambling in the marginalized African-American communities of Southeastern Connecticut. It will be an evening of multi-media artistry incorporating musical and poetry performances, as well as visual art to embrace the significance of self-love. The evening will comprise a live musical performance by the JShowtime Jazz & Soul ensemble followed by spoken word poetry performances by Connecticut Poet Laureates: Nadia Sims (Manchester), Josh "AnUrbanNerd" Brown (New London), Sharmont "Influence" Little (New Haven), Nzima Hutchings (Enfield), Frederick-Douglass Knowles II (Hartford Emeritus) and Antoinette Brim-Bell (State of Connecticut).
The evening will also include a live painting by visual artist Iyaba Ibo Mandingo and will conclude with a musical performance by Hip-Hop artist Frank Colmenares.
Bet on Black will be a safe, creative space to hear and share stories on the economic disparity that leads members of the black community to try and acquire the American Dream through the means of problem gambling, which ironically propels them deeper into despair. This art initiative is a collective approach to combat problem gambling and its effect on our family, friends, and communities.
The event is sponsored by: Cultural Coalition, Flavours of Life, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and the Community Involvement Committee of Connecticut State Community College: Three Rivers Campus.
This event is FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
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