tidalflowart #tidal_flow_art #platformsproject2021 #mariaandonatou #artistsactivists #ecoart #athenscultural #environmentalart #αλυκήproject #tidalflowartists #platformsprojectbooth21 https://www.instagram.com/p/CP2RYubLuGr/?utm_medium=tumblr

🏆🎤🎶👏🏿✊🏿#ArtIsAWeapon @townhallnyc has established the #LenaHorne Prize to recognize #artistsactivists who are making social change. http://thetownhall.org/lenahorne ______________________ "History Speaks… #Music sheds light on injustice and invigorates social movements. Throughout history, artists have utilized their platforms to speak truth to power and to promote philanthropy and create social change. The Lena Horne Prize honors artists creating social impact with their platform and who inspire the next generation of change-makers... Lena Horne was a Legendary Brooklyn-born GRAMMY and TONY winning singer, dancer, and actress who performed on stage, in film, and on TV from the time she emerged as a starlet in the 1930’s until her death in 2010. Starting as a singer in the Cotton Club she then went on to be a movie star and pin-up for Black soldiers during WWII, and famous to a new generation for her performance of Glinda the Good Witch in The Wiz. In 1981, a highlight of her professional life, she won a TONY Award for her one woman play, Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music. Throughout her career, Lena fought for equality and justice. She sang at the first racially integrated night club, Café Society in New York City. During USO tours during WWII she refused to sing for a segregated audience. When officials wouldn’t move the African-American soldiers from the back row forward, she went to the back of the room to sing directly to them. In an industry affected by typecasting, playing a role based on gender and race stereotypes, Lena Horne told her own story. Lenawould not accept a role or singing opportunity if it portrayed her as a stereotype based on race or gender; she said, “I don’t have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I’d become.” Lena denied the stereotypical tropes and white-washing endemic in Hollywood, to portray stories that empowered her and those watching. She spoke at the historic March on Washington and worked with Eleanor Roosevelt to pass anti-lynching laws." Read more: http://thetownhall.org/lenahorneprize (Swipe ⬅️) 🎞 reposted from @mslenahorne #fanpage #TraScapades #ArtIsAWeapon #SocialImpact (at The Town Hall) https://www.instagram.com/p/B45Q6IdA_-z/?igshid=1arpkqyl2s0ow

#ArtIsAWeapon The @apollotheater celebrates the power of women and girls worldwide at the #WOWApollo Festival, May 4-7, 2017. This dynamic and diverse gathering of women activists, artists, creatives and thought leaders will entertain, "...empower and explore the issues affecting women and girls across social and cultural boundaries!" Program participants include @deedeebridgewater @gabby3shabby @tamikadmallory @msladyjustice1 #MaraBrockAkil @esperanzaspalding @carmenrodgers @katskornerco @mothstories and more. For tickets, details and full schedule: www.wowapollo.com #womensrights #activism #ArtistsActivists #AbbeyLincoln #WomansMarch #esperanzaspalding #tamikamallory #themoth #CarmenRodgers #RisikatOkedeyi #TraScapades #WomenOfTheWorld #Harlem #ArtIsAWeapon (at Apollo Theater)

#ArtIsAWeapon Repost from @kennedycenter: ArtChangeUS@Kennedy National Conversations launches TONIGHT, March 21 with a dialogue between @common and @chinakahodge. Their conversation will focus on the role of the artist in transforming times and how cultural movements propel social movements. @okayplayer and the Kennedy Center partner to livestream this interactive conversation on #FacebookLive and Okayplayer.com. #ArtChange #KennedyCenter #KCxCommon #ArtistsActivists #activism #SocialMovements #ArtsAndCulture