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African-American Read-In (Virtual): Giants Among Us: Recognizing Black History Luminaries in Brevard County and Beyond
February 25, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
This was an online event zoomed from the Evans Library at Florida Institute of Technology. The keynote guest speaker was Sonya Mallard from the Harriet T. Moore Center.
Thirteen participants read or performed poetry, prose, and/or music selected for the occasion:
| Dr. Holly Miller | Dean of Libraries,
Evans Library |
Welcome and Occasion | |
| Dr. Ted Petersen | Undergraduate Communication Program Chair, School of Arts and Communication | Greetings and Introduction of Program Host | |
| Jeffery “J.D.” Gallop | Program Moderator, Florida Tech Graduate, Florida Today Criminal Justice Reporter | Program’s Purpose | |
| Ashauntie Reid (s) | Lift Every Voice and Sing | James Weldon Johnson | Black National Anthem |
| Torene Scott (s) | Juneteenth | Amena Brown | Poem |
| Dr. Felipa Chavez (f) | Their Eyes Were Watching God | Zora Neale Hurston | Book Excerpt |
| Joseph McNeil (c) | Melbourne’s Founders | Original Piece | Reading |
| Jeff Gallop | In Memoriam | Memorial Slides of Dr. Joni Oglesby and Augusta Williams | |
| Davonya Cheek (s) | This Is Not a Small Voice | Sonia Sanchez | Poem* |
| Jordin Chandler (a) | Let’s Talk Integration | Original Piece | Essay |
| Izzy Bryant (ls) | Appalachian Elegy | Bell hooks | |
| Dr. Gordon Patterson (f) | “Wind and the Water Woman” from Mules and Men | Zora Neale Hurston | Book Excerpt |
| Ajhani Swaby (s) | Redemption Song | Bob Marley | Poem |
| Marcia Hunt-Bentley (c) | Ballad of Harry Moore | Langston Hughes | Poem |
| Sonya Mallard (c) | Keynote | Speaker | Speech |
| Rebekah Pratt (s) | “Stand Up” | Cynthia Erivo | Song |
| Dr. Gordon Patterson (f) | Event’s Impact/Charge | Wrap-Up | |