Activity Type:
Presentation
Presenter:
Greek Nationality Room Committee and the African Heritage Room Committee
Date:
Sunday, March 31, 2019 - 16:00
Event Status:
As Scheduled
Location:
Rodman Stree Missionary Baptist Church 6111 Rodman St., Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Contact Person:
Nick Giannoukakis
Contact Email:
ngiann1@pitt.edu
Cost:
Free to the public
The African-American and Greek communities are coming together with the Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church in poetry, song, and historical inspiration to celebrate the unsung heroes. women in the African-American and Greek-American communities, who challenged and responded to the hate and intolerance at the turn of last century leading to the historic events in Selma in 1965, Through unique and shared experiences, these everyday women heroes inspired their communities in different ways to "Serve One Another, Serve the People, Serve America, and Serve Humanity."
UCIS Unit:
Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs
Non-University Sponsors:
Rodman Street Missionary Baptist Church/The American Hellenic Foundation of Western PA