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Events

MAY

2 Saturday 2 p.m.

St. Phillip’s Episcopal Church Bicentennial Exhibition Opening
Join the Schomburg Center for the opening of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church Bicentennial Exhibition presenting the 200 year history of St. Philip’s, from 1809 to 2009. Notable church members include Rev. Peter Williams Jr., James McCune Smith, Elizabeth Jennings, and Thurgood Marshall.

Through August 30, 2009 Main Exhibition Hall

FILM SERIES

They Won’t Budge: Africans In Europe Film Series

April 25, May 9, 16, 30

The Schomburg Center presents a film series as a companion to the exhibition They Won’t Budge: Africans In Europe . The series will cover the African Diaspora in Europe . Screenings will be held on Saturdays starting at 4 p.m. Films will be followed by Q&As  with Dr. Maboula Soumahoro, professor of Black European Studies, Barnard and Columbia . Free Admission. First come, first served. Limited seats.

May 9, 4p.m. Black Dju & Otomo

May 16, 4p.m. Waalo Fendo & Names live Nowhere

May 30, 4p.m. The Glass Ceiling & Boma-Tervuren, The Voyage

Go to Schomburg Center.org for film details.

17 Sunday 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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