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Tomorrow: Norton to Hold Virtual Black History Month Event

Statement

Date: Feb. 22, 2022
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Arts, Entertainment, and History

Tomorrow, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a virtual Black History Month Event, titled "Freedom Singers: Then & Now," highlighting the historical impact of music on the Civil Rights Movement and its continued influence on modern day activism. To attend, RSVP by emailing NortonEvents@mail.house.gov by noon tomorrow, Wednesday, February 23rd.

WHO: Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)

Rutha Harris, Founding Member of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee's Freedom Singers

Carol Maillard, Co-founder of Sweet Honey in the Rock

Ms. Onraé Lateal, Founder of Freedom Futures Collective

Dr. Natalie Hopkinson & Ron Moten, Co-founders of Don't Mute D.C.

Dr. Eric Poole, Howard University

Jordyn Jones, Student from Duke Ellington School of the Arts

WHEN: Wednesday, February 23rd at 6:00-7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Via Zoom. RSVP by emailing NortonEvents@mail.house.gov by noon tomorrow, February 23rd.


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