Tribute to Senator Avel Gordly on The Motif

Hosted by: 
Yugen
Produced by: 
KBOO
Program:: 
The Motif: Re-Imagine a Jazz Sensibility
Air date: 
Sat, 01/13/2018 - 2:00pm to 5:00pm
Join us for a moving tribute to former Senator Avel Louis Gordly.
 
Author of the book REMEMBERING THE POWER OF WORDS. Gordly is also the first African American woman elected to serve in the Oregon State Senate.
 
Music, poetry, and an exclusive interview with Sen. Gordly top of each hour (3pm, 4pm).
 
Every Saturday from 2:00pm to 5:00pm.
 
The Motif - Post modern representations of improvisation, across dramatic modes, and re-imagined spaces of diverse music genre. Hosted by The Motif, aka Yugen Kelsaw.

 

Topic tags: 
Activism, African American
Genre(s): 
Jazz

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