Purnell School will present Calvin Earl on Friday, January 12, 2007 at 7:30 P.M. in Purnell's Carney Center for the Performing Arts. Earl will perform as part of Purnell's Peace and Justice Weekend in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Calvin Earl presents the story of how the African people enslaved in America created an original music that enabled them to communicate with each other, teach their young, record their history and heal their pain. Mr. Earl provides insight into American history through African American music.
This program is offered through the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
