Majora Carter, president of the Majora Carter Group, will be the featured speaker for the Anacostia Community Museum’s 28th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Program Friday, Jan. 18, at 7 p.m.
Her topic “Home (town) Security” addresses “green” economic development in poor neighborhoods as an avenue to achieving environmental equality and economic security. Carter’s remarks will be followed by a dialogue with Jeffrey K. Stine, curator for environmental history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, at the program being held in the Baird Auditorium, Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue N.W.
The event includes a performance by Grammy-nominated progressive hip-hop artist, Christylez Bacon (CHRIS-styles). Admission is free, but seating is limited. To obtain more information or make reservations, the public may email [email protected] or call (202) 633-4875.