(VIRTUAL) Perceptions of Color #4: Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa

Program livestreamed at facebook.com/garlandcountylibrary and youtube.com/garlandcolibrary

Join Marsalis Weatherspoon and his guests in “Perceptions of Color,” a monthly series that intends to both celebrate and educate about all facets of the African American experience. Weatherspoon, a musician, speaker, and public servant, currently serves as President of the local NAACP branch, Hot Springs Branch #6013.

This program discusses the December holidays of Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa, from a Black perspective.

Marsalis Weatherspoon will lead the discussion and share his perspective on Christmas.

Guest Robin Washington talks about Hanukkah. The editor-at-large of the Forward, Robin Washington grew up in a Chicago family of Black and Jewish civil rights activists. He participated in sit-ins and protests when he was three years old — events he recalls fondly as “family outings.” A journalist and filmmaker, he has gone on to chronicle the movement in his acclaimed PBS documentary, “You Don’t Have to Ride Jim Crow!”

Guest Cicely Hicks will speak about Kwanzaa. Hicks is a native of Hot Springs, AR and a graduate of Lakeside High School.  Since completing her Bachelor of Science in Child & Family Studies at Baylor University, Cicely has worked in case management, social services, and mental health support roles with children and families in California, Texas, and Arkansas.