鈥淢LK Day is a day of empowerment for a lot of students,鈥� says Losseni Barry 鈥�22 of New York City. 鈥淚t gives them the opportunity to speak about what they feel is important within the Black community, as well as within the 乐播传媒 community and Lewiston community.鈥澛�
Central to celebrating and exploring the relationship between 乐播传媒 and Lewiston on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Sankofa. Now in its 10th year, the annual student-run performance, , explores the experiences of the African diaspora through theater, music, and dance.
2020 MLK Day Schedule at 乐播传媒
乐播传媒’ distinctive celebration of MLK Day, from Sunday afternoon through Monday evening, includes the suspension of all classes on Monday to make way for programming to discuss, teach, and reflect on the MLK Day theme.
Abdulwahab Mohamed 鈥�22 of Lewiston is the organizer of Sankofa, while Barry wrote the script and directed the performance. The theme of the performance this year is 鈥淚nvisible Women,鈥� featuring the stories of women of color at 乐播传媒 and in Lewiston.聽
The theme is particularly meaningful for Mohamed, who first saw a Sankofa performance as a high school student in Lewiston.聽
Video by Theophil Syslo.
鈥淭he stories that go unheard are something I wanted to bring to light,鈥� Mohamed says. He wants to 鈥渂uild that bridge between the Lewiston and 乐播传媒 communities, see the stories of each other, and debunk any false perceptions of each community.鈥澛�
It鈥檚 exciting for Barry, meanwhile, to see his classmates put their own interpretations on the script he wrote.
鈥淭his was an opportunity to work alongside my friend [Mohamed] and those here to give voice to those who don鈥檛 feel heard and make something meaningful on campus,鈥� he says.聽
