Tuesday, May 27th at 7PM
In partnership with NCORE
LIVING PROOF: DR. KHALID’S BLACK HISTORY MOBILE MUSEUM
Tony Wesley, 2024
Made You Look: H2O (Hip-Hop Odyssey)
LIVING PROOF: DR. KHALID’S BLACK HISTORY MOBILE MUSEUM is a short documentary centered on the development of the first mobile museum dedicated to Black history and the legacy of Dr. Khalid El-Hakim aka Dr. Khalid. Dr. Khalid has collected of over 10,000 original and rare artifacts of Black memorabilia dating from the trans-Atlantic slave trade era to Hip-Hop culture. He has been called the “Schomburg of the Hip-Hop generation” and has received national and international attention for his innovative work of exhibiting Black history outside of traditional museum spaces. He has embarked on a journey that spans 43 states, disseminating “our story” to more than 1,000 institutions. Dr. Khalid has also worked for over twenty years in the Hip-Hop industry as a manager and booking agent for artists such as The Last Poets, Proof of D12, Jessica Care Moore, and Professor Griff of Public Enemy. LIVING PROOF documents the difficult journey Dr. Khalid faced to recover artifacts, enter unfriendly communities, and coping with grief. This is an inspirational story of fearlessness, resilience, and living proof that Black history matters.
Q&A with Dr. Khalid El-Hakim
Tickets: $15 General Admission / $7 Reduced Price – link to purchase tickets.
