{"product_id":"nerdy-thursdays-promise-of-liberty","title":"Nerdy Thursdays | Promise of Liberty","description":"\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBGX Nerdy Thursdays\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouth Street Seaport Museum’s A.A. Thomas \u0026amp; Co. Warehouse\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e213 Water St, New York, NY 10038\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6pm - 9pm \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*This will be our first Nerdy Thursdays at this location.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003ephoto credit: Yuliya Levit Photography, South Street Seaport Museum\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_______________________________________________________________ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e6pm to 7pm | Mingle \u0026amp; Music with DJ Ino\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e7pm to 7:45pm | Conversation moderated with Kamau Ware (BGX) and Jonathan Boulware (President and CEO, South Street Seaport Museum)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e8pm to 9pm | Close out, music by DJ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_______________________________________________________________ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJoin Black Gotham Experience and our friends at the Seaport Museum for a special evening at NERDY THURSDAYS—BGX’s contemporary take on the Harlem Renaissance salon—blends themes from the Museum’s landmark exhibition \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/southstreetseaportmuseum.org\/promise-of-liberty\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Promise of Liberty: Words That Shaped a Nation\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e alongside \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blackgotham.com\/battle-in-the-margins\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattle in the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/blackgotham.com\/battle-in-the-margins\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Margins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis thought-provoking moderated conversation brings together guest experts to examine Black History in connection to the nation’s founding ideals and the evolution of Liberty in the country, asking a powerful question: “Who” is really being promised liberty? Drawing on stories from the Revolutionary War and remarkable documents featured in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Promise of Liberty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e—including a first edition of Frederick Douglass’s 1855 autobiography \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collectionsonline.southstreetseaportmuseum.org\/artobject-detail\/?dataId=2276043\u0026amp;sortBy=Title%2520desc\u0026amp;pageNo=undefined\u0026amp;qSearch=%2C1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMy Bondage and My Freedom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, featuring his seminal speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?”, and an advance copy of Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collectionsonline.southstreetseaportmuseum.org\/artobject-detail\/?dataId=2276040\u0026amp;sortBy=Title%2520desc\u0026amp;pageNo=undefined\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarch on Washington\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e speech—the discussion will explore the ongoing struggle to expand the promise of liberty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the conversation, stay to enjoy complimentary drinks, a themed soundtrack by the featured DJ, and connect with others in a welcoming space for conversation, reflection, and new ideas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore the program, from 5:30pm to 6:30pm, attendees are invited to explore \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Promise of Liberty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and view these extraordinary documents alongside other foundational treasures that shaped the nation. Exhibition admission is included with your free event ticket. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e*The experience may be live-streamed to and\/or recorded.*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e_______________________________________________________________ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNERDY THURSDAYS is the Black Gotham Experience take on the Harlem Renaissance salon. A familiar place to meet new ideas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Come and enjoy \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecomplimentary drinks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a thematic soundtrack by the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003efeatured DJ,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e check out our library, and make sense of the day. The BGX Spring theme is: Land of the Blacks; Summer is: Black Vision Day; and Fall is: As Above So Below.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTHINK \/ TALK \/ MIX \/ MINGLE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#InsideBlackGotham #BGXNerdyThursdays\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Gotham Experience","offers":[{"title":"08.20.26 | Promise of Liberty","offer_id":44428730466403,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1264\/0437\/files\/PromiseofLibertyOpening_20260526_YuliyaLevitPhotography_N_Print_6447.jpg?v=1785520389","url":"https:\/\/blackgotham.myshopify.com\/products\/nerdy-thursdays-promise-of-liberty","provider":"blackgotham","version":"1.0","type":"link"}