Name: AILEY
Start: 2022-06-25T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-06-25T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Auburn Avenue Research Library

AILEY

The Baton Foundation is an organization whose principal objective is to serve the emotional, cultural and intellectual needs of Black boys ages 10-15. The organization exists not only to expose Black boys to important cultural and historical information, but also to support and to help guide them socially and emotionally. Further, the organization exists to provide these same resources for the boys’ families and the communities from which they come.

The Baton Foundation, Inc.

An in-person film screening about the life, work and legacy of Alvin Ailey.

Auburn Avenue Research Library

<p>Alvin Ailey was a trailblazing pioneer who found salvation through dance. <em>AILEY</em> traces the full contours of this brilliant and enigmatic man whose search for the truth in movement resulted in enduring choreography that centers on the Black American experience with grace, strength, and unparalleled beauty. Told through Ailey’s own words and featuring evocative archival footage and interviews with those who intimately knew him, director Jamila Wignot weaves together a resonant biography of an elusive visionary. <a href="https://thebatonfoundation.org/event/ailey/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Read more here</a>.</p>

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