Funded by the United Way’s Cultural Heritage grant, the Road to Unity is a day-long festival-style event, featuring Black, Minnesota-based artists. The day will feature an author & illustrator fireside chat, book signing, one person performance of “The Meeting” – an imagined conversation between MLK and Malcolm X, documentary film screening, a community art project, double-dutch demonstration, and a hip-hop performance. All events will take place on the Paramount’s main level, including the stage. We will also be giving away free copies of the book!

Ongoing throughout the day:
Book signing, chalk activities, music, double-dutch demonstration, and community art projects
10:00: Author Shayla Michelle & Illustrator Kprecia Ambers read “Echo in the Distance,” a tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.’s dream
11:00: Premiere of “We Still Hope” documentary film and discussion with filmmaker and artist Leonard Searcy
1:00: “Brave Connections: Cultivating Empathy and Courage in a Divided World” with Brittany Clausen
1:00: Stand Up: A Dance Experience with Debra Leight and Desireé Clark 
2:00: “The Meeting” – an imagined conversation between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X – with Leonard Searcy
7:00: Hip hop performance with Nur-D

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