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Motown
Museum
to host
'Motown
Mic
Night:
The
Spoken
Word'
Grand
Fanale
Event
Motown
Museum
invites
the
public
to
attend
the May
19th
event
hosted
by
Sparrow
and One
Single
Rose
DETROIT
- Motown
Museum
announced
today
that it
will
host its
fourth
annual
Motown
Mic: The
Spoken
Word
grand
finale
event
hosted
by
renowned
poet
Sparrow,
and the
inaugural
Motown
Mic
winner
One
Single
Rose, at
8 p.m.
on
Friday,
May 19
at The
Garden
Theater
in
Detroit.
The
event,
which is
open to
the
public,
will
feature
performances
from the
local
poets
and
artists
that
were
selected
as
finalists
from a
series
of
spoken
word
events
hosted
by the
Museum
earlier
this
spring.
Robin R.
Terry,
CEO and
Chairwoman
of the
Board of
Trustees
of
Motown
Museum,
made the
announcement.
Motown
Mic: The
Spoken
Word
will
showcase
the
finalists
performing
an
original,
Motown-inspired
poetry
piece
with the
winner
being
selected
from a
panel of
judges.
The
winning
artist
will
receive
$1,000,
have
their
piece
published
on a
literary
broadside
and will
be
featured
on the
Motown
Museum
website
as the
2017
Motown
Mic: The
Spoken
Word
Artist
of the
Year.
“Motown
Mic has
been a
successful
programming
event
for us
for a
number
of years
and the
creativity
and
authentic
talent
we saw
this
year was
truly
outstanding,”
said
Terry.
“We hope
the
community
will
join us
to
experience
this
event
and
celebrate
Motown’s
rich
history
while
listening
to these
engaging
artists.”
Motown
Mic: The
Spoken
Word was
created
to pay
homage
to the
Black
Forum
Label—a
Motown
spoken
word
label
created
by Berry
Gordy
and the
Motown
Corporation
in the
‘70s as
a
platform
for
Black
expression
and
education.
The
label
served
to
capture
the
voices
of
African
American
poets
and
orators
such as
Langston
Hughes,
Stokely
Carmichael,
Elaine
Brown,
Ossie
Davis
and Dr.
Martin
Luther
King
Jr.,
whose
moving
and
inspirational
“I Have
A Dream”
speech
was
recorded
by the
label.
As
Motown
revolutionized
the
music
industry,
its
Black
Forum
Label
documented
the
social
consciousness
of a
generation—Motown
Mic: The
Spoken
Word is
a
continuation
of that
rich
legacy.
“This
event
has
become
one of
those
yearly
things
that
people
look
forward
to and
pay
attention
to,”
said
Omari
Barksdale,
2016
Motown
Mic: The
Spoken
Word
Artist
of the
Year.
“The
fact
that my
name is
now
connected
with the
culturally
and
internationally
respected
juggernaut
Motown,
is
something
that
reconnects
me to my
childhood
and the
pride of
my city
and
family."
Pre-sale
tickets
for the
event
are now
available
for $15
at
https://www.motownmuseum.org/about-the-museum/motownmic/
and
general
admission
is $20
at the
door.
Doors
will
open at
7:30
p.m.
About
Motown
Museum
Founded
in 1985
by
Esther
Gordy
Edwards,
Motown
Museum
is a
501(c)(3)
not for
profit,
tax-exempt
organization
in
Detroit.
The
Museum
is
committed
to
preserving,
protecting
and
presenting
the
Motown
story
through
authentic,
inspirational
and
educational
experiences.
For more
information,
visit
motownmuseum.org.
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