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Dr. Brenda Greene Sponsors Commemoration of Civil Rights Event with New York Historical Society

Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Executive Director, Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College (CUNY); and co-sponsor of opening reception of Stephen Somerstein's photo exhibit commemorating the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March, standing next to singer, songwriter, actor, and social activist Harry Belafonte, keynote speaker for the reception Photo: What's The 411 Networks Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Executive Director, Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College (CUNY); and co-sponsor of opening reception of Stephen Somerstein's photo exhibit commemorating the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March, standing next to singer, songwriter, actor, and social activist Harry Belafonte, keynote speaker for the reception

Dr. Greene: A Curator of Black Culture through Black Literature and Art

In this video, Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Executive Director, Center for Black Literature and Chair, English Department at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, discusses the crucial need for exhibits such as Stephen Somerstein's photo exhibit chronicling the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March.

The conversation with What's the 411 Book Editor Luvon Roberson was held at the opening reception for Stephen Somerstein's photo exhibit chronicling the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Civil Rights March at the New York Historical Society in New York City on January 15, 2015, the actual birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Center for Black Literature was a co-sponsor of the reception.