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Local Youth CD Celebrates Martin Luther King |
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Posted by Westchester.com
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Monday, 26 November 2007 |
 White Plains, NY - On Saturday, December 8 at 11:00 am, 15 young people from 5 Westchester communities will perform excerpts from a CD of their original hip-hop songs about Dr. Martin Luther King.
Calling themselves “H.ighly I.ntelligent P.eople H.ealing O.ur P.lanet,” the group will announce their newly-produced CD, which they hope will spark discussion among other youth in Westchester schools and community centers about possibilities for bringing positive change to their communities and the wider world.
The 15 young people are students of White Plains resident Cornell Carelock, an educator and hip-hop artist known as “Lord Judah.” Under the auspices of the Westchester Martin Luther King, Jr. Institute for Nonviolence, Mr. Carelock presented his students Dr. King’s Six Principles of Nonviolence (as compiled by the King Center in Atlanta), and gave six small groups the chance to create a song in response to what they read. The group’s name reflects Mr. Carelock’s and his students’ visions that hip-hop can be a way for young people who want to build a world without violence to express their hopes and dreams.
The event will take place beside the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King at the Westchester County Courthouse. The public is invited. For information call the Westchester Martin Luther King Institute at (914) 949-6555.
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