Nerdy Thursdays | The Sun Rises in the East
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July 20th 2023
BGX Gallery | 192 Front Street NY, NY 10038
BGX Nerdy Thursdays:
6:30pm to 7pm | Mingle, drinks, music by DJ INO
7pm to 8pm | Film Screening
8:30pm to 9pm | Conversation with Tayo Giwa & Cynthia Gordy Giwa
9pm to 9:30pm | Close out, music by DJ INO
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NERDY THURSDAYS is Black Gotham Experience’s new take on the after-work mixer. Come and enjoy complimentary signature drinks, a thematic soundtrack by the featured DJ, check out our library, and meet new people.
THINK / TALK / MIX / MINGLE
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The Sun Rises in the East chronicles the birth, rise and legacy of The East, a pan-African cultural organization founded in 1969 by teens and young adults in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Led by educator and activist Jitu Weusi, The East embodied Black self-determination, building more than a dozen institutions, including its own African-centered school, food co-op, newsmagazine, publishing company, record label, restaurant, clothing shop and bookstore.
Filmmaking team Tayo Giwa and Cynthia Gordy Giwa - also creators of Black Owned Brooklyn, a publication documenting Black Brooklyn businesses, history and culture - weave a historical narrative of The East told by the people who lived it.
BGX Gallery Front St
between Fulton & John Street / Seaport District (Manhattan)
Train Access: A, C, 2, 3, 4, 5, J, or Z to Fulton Street.
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*Segments of the experience may be live-streamed to and/or recorded.*