Harry Belafonte shares headline with Obama Inauguration at BAM’s MLK celebration
With 2013’s Dr. Martin Luther King Day holiday coinciding with President Barack Obama’s inaugural ceremonies, Monday’s celebration is shaping up to be one of the biggest ever in Brooklyn. The day will be marked with tributes, remembrances and inauguration simulcasts, and community service throughout the borough.
One not-to-be missed event is BAM’s 27th annual “Tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.” It’s the largest celebration of Martin Luther King Day in New York City, and it starts at 10:30 a.m. at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in Fort Greene.
Presented by Borough President Marty Markowitz, BAM, and CUNY’s Medgar Evers College, this year’s tribute features a keynote address by legendary musician and humanitarian Harry Belafonte.