THIS EVENT HAS TAKEN PLACE AND IS RECORDED HERE AS AN HISTORICAL ARCHIVE. |
TONI MORRISON
Nobel
Prize-winning Author
Join
us for a poetic and musical celebration
African Voices
cordially invites you to our celebration. Please share this invitation with
friends. Discount tickets available for 10 or more people.
For tickets visit
www.africanvoices.com
� Call:
212.865.2982
Sat.,
May 5, 2007, 6:30 pm � Columbia University, Lerner Hall
(B'way & 116th Street)
Dr. Bernard Charles, Master of Ceremonies
Special performances by
Cassandra
Wilson, singer
Ron K.
Brown's Evidence
The Noel Pointer String Trio
Obediah Wright's Balance Dance Theater
*Tickets: $150
For tickets online at
www.africanvoices.com
of call 212.865.2982
Ellie Charles Artists Awards is named after the organization's first chairperson
Eleanor "Ellie" Charles who dedicated her life to supporting the arts,
education and young people. In 1998, the late legendary photographer
Gordon Parks became the first
artist to receive African Voices distinguished artist award. Past Ellie Award
recipients are actress/activist
Ruby Dee and award-winning
authors
Walter Mosley and
Wole Soyinka, poets
Sonia Sanchez,
Jessica Care Moore-Poole and
Amiri Baraka,
Imhotep Gary Byrd,
theater/film producer
Voza Rivers and actress
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney.
Ms. Morrison was a close friend of Ellie Charles and it is a great privilege for
African Voices to bestow its award to the beloved author.
�We are deeply honored to present the award in Ellie�s name because of the
special bond they shared and the magic both women possess. Ellie and Toni have a
special way of transforming people�s lives through their words and actions,�
said African Voices publisher Carolyn A. Butts. �They have inspired us to
believe that anything is possible through faith, action and courage.�
Ms. Morrison is one of the most influential writers in American literary
history. The following is a brief summary of her long list of accomplishments.
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Toni Morrison
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The celebration
is an annual fundraising benefit for
African Voices, a non-profit 501c3 arts organization.
Media Sponsors: Amsterdam News and KISS-FM.
Special Thanks to in-kind donors AALBC.com, Mosaicbooks.com, The Network
Journal, Akila Worksongs, Walk Tall Girl Productions and Ghenet Enterprises,
Ltd.
Morrison Photo: Courtesy of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders