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Museum of the African Diaspora

January 17 - January 17, 2011

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685 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94105
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MoAD will celebrate the observance of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday as a National Day of Service, providing FREE admission to the museum and programs throughout the day. Activities include chalk drawing mural in front of the museum, “What is Your Dream?” Visionboard project in the MoAD Education Center. The ABBDJ Artist’s Collective will be making jewelry and selling their art in the Celebration Theatre on the 2nd Floor. Films about Dr. King and the Civil Rights Movement will show continuously in the Wells Fargo Heritage Center. 2-5pm MoAD will host a Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Fair with representatives from various HBCUs and Scholarmatch.org. 2-3pm in the MoAD Salon, HBCU Campus Tours will present "The 411 on HBCUs," information about the HBCUs and how to tour the various campuses. 3-4pm in the MoAD Salon, Ms. Rose Watson will make a presentation on her book, Purposeful Parenting: Strategies for Raising Children Who Achieve, followed by a booksigning. 4-5pm the Afro-Cuban rhythms of Bobi Cespedes, in the MoAD Salon. Join us at MoAD to help you explore “What is Your Dream?”, presented in conjunction with the San Francisco Arts Council and the Contemporary Jewish Museum. This day is made possible by a grant from the Clorox Foundation.