4777 Imperial Avenue San Diego
CA 92113
The evening will begin with heavy hors d’oeuvres at 5:30pm – 6:30pm.
The “Passing the Torch” program will begin at 6:45pm – 9:00pm immediately followed by a book signing.
Join professor Bernard Lafayette who was appointed by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the first national chairman of the Poor Peoples Movement, and coordinator of the Selma, Alabama voting rights movement
Program also features:
Heavy hors d’oeuvres
Student led expressions – connecting today’s social activism to that of the 1960’s
Spoken Word
Passing The Torch short film clip
Artistic expression of Ms. Amelia Boynton- the Matriarch of the voting rights movement
“In Peace and Freedom” book signing
Q & A
Gateway Educational Foundation & Institute works to preserve the rich history of the civil rights movement and honor the unsung heroes. We provide educational dialogues such as documentaries, films, passing the torch youth summits and assemblies, Kingian non-violence training workshops for adults and teens, effective black parenting classes to celebrate black heritage, and equip African American parents with culturally relevant parenting skills.
