walls turned sideways are bridges \;disrupts\, illuminates and reframes images and materials withi n a historical context in response to the social phenomenon surrounding "B lack Resistance\," which is the theme for Black History Month\, establishe d by the \;Association for the Study of African American Life and Hist ory. \;
\n\;The exhibition focuses on the evolution of radi cal community activist movements that became prominent in the late 1960s a nd early 1970s. Through organizations like the Black Panther Party\, The Y oung Lords Party\, \;Brown Berets\, the American Indian Movement and others\, young people became the vanguard for social change felt nationall y and globally.
\nIn addition to documentary photos\, the exhibition will include ephemera in the form of foreign books\, pamphlets\, vintage buttons\, pins\, historical mainstream newspapers\, flyers\, t-shirts\, vi nyl records and posters. This exhibition is curated by Marie Vickles\, Dir ector of Education at the Pé\;rez Art Museum Miami\, and william cor dova\, an interdisciplinary cultural practitioner and Guggenheim Museum Fe llow.
\nAccompanying the exhibition will be a series of free public programs. Additional information will be forthcoming.
\nAn \;ope ning reception \;featuring \;a meet-and-greet with the curators ta kes place at AARLCC from 6 to 8PM on Thursday\, February 2\, 2023. Registr ation required: https://broward.libnet.info/event/7760340
\n\nAbout the
African American Research Library and Cultural Center \;
The Broward County African American Research Librar
y and Cultural Center (AARLCC) \;is located in the Sistrunk commun
ity\, one of the oldest historically Black communities named for one of Fo
rt Lauderdale&rsquo\;s first Black physicians. Opening to the public on Oc
tober 26\, 2002\, AARLCC became the third public library of its kind in th
e United States dedicated to the study of Black history and culture. The 6
0\,000 square-foot Center serves as a repository of materials related to t
he local\, national\, and international voices of the African diaspora wit
h more than 85\,000 books\, manuscripts\, artifacts\, framed art\, print\,
photography\, audiovisual\, and documents held in our Adult Services Sect
ion and Special Collections. The Youth Services Section features a special
collection of Coretta Scott King Award books and the Ashley Bryan Art Col
lection from illustrators of African Descent. AARLCC also features a 5\,00
0 sq. ft. museum\, a 300-seat state-of-the-art theatre\, and a Computer Tr
aining Center.
