Events

Thursday, February 22nd, 2024, 6pm to 7:30pm at

BRUNO AUDITORIUM,
NYPL Performing Arts Lincoln Center 

GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE BOOK LAUNCH and DISCUSSION
An Evening of Celebration and JOY!

A Celebration of Ben Vereen, Carol Maillard, Louise Robinson, the Grammy Award Winning group, Sweet Honey In The Rock, and the more than 100 contributors of the new book GOOD IS POWERFUL BEYOND MEASURE: An Anthology of Hope! collected and written by Rev. Melony McGant with a Foreword by Cultural Icon Ben Vereen. It is edited by Andrea Christofferson and Shannon Wong!

Greetings and Introductions: Linda Murray, Dance Curator NYPL Performing Arts

Performances by Jason E.  Fernandez Bernard, Dr. Stephanie Boddie, Victoria Horne

Words on Ms. Betty J. Tilman by Dr. William Tiga Tita

Presentation of the Betty J. Tilman GOOD IS POWERFUL Award to Tyrone Rasheed by Fred Watkins

Panel Discussion: Naima Renee Dobbs, James Gillard, Joseph H. James, Jr., Bonnie Johnson, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Jan Schmidt, Dr. Robert Woods (Moderator), Andrew Zaeh

Closing Performance: Rev. Donald L. Marbury

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