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A NOTE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Billie Holiday Theatre moved beyond=
bricks and mortar, as our community=E2=80=94home to the largest African Am=
erican community in the nation=E2=80=94was ravaged by the converging pandem=
ics of COVID-19 and ongoing racial injustices. We took to the streets with =
a canvas that stretched an entire city block and convened over 100 artists =
and community members, working together for close to two weeks to create th=
e first Black Lives Matter mural in NYC and NYS in collaboration with our C=
ouncil member Robert E. Cornegy. After 158 names were painted into the mura=
l, many of which were added as community members approached me with story a=
fter story of a family member or friend killed due to racially motivated vi=
olence, the community resanctified the ground of the Lenape Tribe (=E2=80=
=9CThe People=E2=80=9D); they consecrated it with song, dance, prayers, tea=
rs, vigils, flowers, sage, chanting, and they told us their stories. A few =
weeks after the mural was completed, vandals came in the night to destroy t=
he Black Lives Matter mural in Bed-Stuy with black oil-based paint that con=
tained poisonous hydrocarbons. A House Sparrow Fledgling landed on the shin=
y surface, a pool of black oil paint that must have looked like a pool of c=
ool water to that sparrow on that hot 95 degree Sunday. When I found him, h=
e was on his back with his tiny feet and beak in the air, his heart beating=
rapidly, and his feathers stuck in the pool of black oil paint. I was stun=
ned. I bent down on my knees and ever-so-slowly, perhaps slower than I hav=
e done anything in my life, I was able to release him from the sidewalk wit=
h all of his feathers intact and I held him in my hands, while whispering t=
o him over and over =E2=80=9Cyou must live.=E2=80=9D I removed the large cl=
umps of black oil paint and placed him in a box with holes and water. The s=
parrow flapped his wings and started to fly just a bit and we softly cheere=
d, believing =E2=80=9Che=E2=80=98s gonna be okay.=E2=80=9D The bird was tak=
en to NYC=E2=80=99s Wildlife Refuge and we were told that we did the right =
thing to bring him in and, yes, he was very much alive. Our community cam=
e together to save this one life and when the black paint was being thrown =
on the powerful yellow letters, our community stood around the mural and pu=
shed these forces back, limiting the intended damage. This is Bed-Stuy folk=
s and =E2=80=9Cif you don=E2=80=99t know, now you know.=E2=80=9D Between di=
scovering this sparrow and getting him to safety to be treated, we named hi=
m Billie. According to the ancient Egyptians, sparrows catch the souls of =
the recently deceased and carry them to heaven. I reflected on the names of=
the 158 Black women, men, and children killed from racially motivated viol=
ence in this country. Perhaps this sparrow caught the souls of our recently=
departed Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Dominique Fells and =
others and carried them to the heaven that our ancestors sang about as they=
dreamed of =E2=80=9Cgoin=E2=80=99 up yonder to be with their Lord.=E2=80=
=9D The symbolism of this creature both great and small was not lost on any=
of us. A symbol of simplicity and community. A symbol that even the smalle=
st of God=E2=80=99s creatures are to be protected; yet, here was this small=
creature, helpless to the vandalism of those who tried to destroy in the =
=E2=80=9Cname of Jesus.=E2=80=9D Today, I received an email from the Wildli=
fe Refuge about our Billie: =E2=80=9CI am very sorry to tell you that the H=
ouse Sparrow fledgling you brought to us passed away. We cleaned the oil pa=
int off of him, and gave him medical care, but he did not respond to treatm=
ent. I know this is not the outcome you were hoping for, but please know th=
at by bringing him in to us, you saved him from a great deal of future suff=
ering. In cases like this, the kindest and most humane thing we can do is a=
llow the animal to pass in peace and without pain, which would not have hap=
pened in the wild.=E2=80=9D I cannot help but to see this loss as a symbol =
of the precious human souls whose lives were and continue to be snuffed out=
at the hands, the knees, the forces that act from places of hate, ignoranc=
e, and ideologies of oppression and supremacy. I cannot help but to conside=
r that the Black Lives Matter mural is a symbol of change; a symbol of hope=
; a call to action to dismantle systems of injustice; and a sacred space to=
remember and to heal. In these moment of pause and reflection, I have be=
en reminded of the words of American philosopher. political activist, and p=
ublic intellectual Dr. Cornel West: =E2=80=9C[Art] invites us to stare terr=
orism, racism, and hatred in the face, transforming our wounds so that they=
reflect a deep love of truth, beauty, goodness, and the holy.=E2=80=9D RIP=
Billie. To Our Billie Family... Continue to stay safe, stay well and stay =
inspired. Ever-Forward, Dr. Indira Etwaroo =EF=BB=BF PS; Please watch The B=
illie's, Black Lives Matter mural video. We hope you find inspiration to co=
ntinue to stand against racial injustice and inequality. THE BILLIE | BED-S=
TUY THEATER HOME TO THE LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE NATION Th=
e AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre is artistic anchor =
to the largest African American community in the nation: Central Brooklyn a=
nd one of the last remaining theaters forged in the aesthetic and sociocult=
ural kiln of America=E2=80=99s Civil Rights/Black Arts Movements. Founded i=
n May 1972 by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, The Billie Holida=
y Theatre is a beacon for world class art rooted in racial justice in the h=
eart of Bed-Stuy: producing, presenting, and commissioning new and classic =
works and festivals in theater, dance, music, visual arts, and film; provid=
ing artistic and institutional residencies; and serving ages 3 to 103 with =
educational programming. For bold and daring artists and audiences from aro=
und the corner and around the world who look to The Billie as a rigorous ar=
tistic space that tackles racial injustices, presents new and unapologetic =
voices, and imagines a world where all people can flourish...welcome home. =
DONATE OUR PARTNERS The 2020 - 2021 season folds the community into world-c=
lass artistic experiences in the heart of Bed-stuy. The Billie Holiday Thea=
tre was founded in 1972 by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation whose=
partnership provides a vital platform for the sustainability of world-clas=
s arts and culture. Lead support for the 2019 - 2020 season provided by the=
Altman Foundation, the Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust, and Howa=
rd Gilman Foundation. The J. L. Greene Art Access Fund in The New York Comm=
unity Trust has partnered with The Billie Holiday Theatre to bring the perf=
orming arts to underrepresented audiences throughout New York. Our ability =
to tell stories that matter in the epicenter of the largest community of pe=
ople of African descent in the nation is made possible with support from ou=
r partners: The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Alliance of Residents Theatres=
/New York, The Laurie Tisch Illumination Fund, The Fan Fox and Leslie R. Sa=
muels Foundation, and Con Edison. Additional support provided by The Fund f=
or the City of New York, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, The Maurice Sendak Fo=
undation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, The Shubert Found=
ation, Srinija Srinivasan Fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, =
and John Golden Fund. The Billie Holiday Theatre, Inc. is a proud member =
of the Coalition of Theatres of Color (CTC). The 2019 - 2020 Season is made=
possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cu=
ltural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, with the support of Co=
mmissioner Gonzalo Casals, the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York =
with the support of Mayor Bill de Blasio, Office of the Brooklyn Borough Pr=
esident with the support of Brooklyn Borough President Eric L. Adams, New Y=
ork City Council (District 36) with the support of Councilmember Robert E. =
Cornegy, Majority Council, Majority Leader Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, and =
the support of Assembly member Tremaine Wright. The Billie Holiday Theatre=
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emics of COVID-19 and ongoing racial injustices. We took to the streets wit=
h a canvas that stretched an entire city block and convened over 100 artist=
s and community members, working together for close to two weeks to create =
the first Black Lives Matter mural in NYC and NYS in collaboration with our=
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story after story of a family member or friend killed due to racially motiv=
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be (“The People”); they consecrated it with song, dance, pray=
ers, tears, vigils, flowers, sage, chanting, and they told us their stories=
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eorgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;">A few weeks after the mural was com=
pleted, vandals came in the night to destroy the Black Lives Matter mural i=
n Bed-Stuy with black oil-based paint that contained poisonous hydrocarbons=
. A House Sparrow Fledgling landed on the shiny surface, a pool of black oi=
l paint that must have looked like a pool of cool water to that sparrow on =
that hot 95 degree Sunday. When I found him, he was on his back with his ti=
ny feet and beak in the air, his heart beating rapidly, and his feathers st=
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eorgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;">I bent down on my knees and ever-so=
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release him from the sidewalk with all of his feathers intact and I held h=
im in my hands, while whispering to him over and over “you must live=
.” I removed the large clumps of black oil paint and placed him in a=
box with holes and water. The sparrow flapped his wings and started to fly=
just a bit and we softly cheered, believing “he‘s gonna be o=
kay.” The bird was taken to NYC’s Wildlife Refuge and we were=
told that we did the right thing to bring him in and, yes, he was very muc=
h alive.
eorgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Our community came together to save=
this one life and when the black paint was being thrown on the powerful ye=
llow letters, our community stood around the mural and pushed these forces =
back, limiting the intended damage. This is Bed-Stuy folks and “if y=
ou don’t know, now you know.”
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d getting him to safety to be treated, we named him Billie. iv>
eorgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;">According to the ancient Egyptians,=
sparrows catch the souls of the recently deceased and carry them to heaven=
. I reflected on the names of the 158 Black women, men, and children killed=
from racially motivated violence in this country. Perhaps this sparrow cau=
ght the souls of our recently departed Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud=
Arbery, Dominique Fells and others and carried them to the heaven that our=
ancestors sang about as they dreamed of “goin’ up yonde=
r to be with their Lord.”
eorgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;">The symbolism of this creature both=
great and small was not lost on any of us. A symbol of simplicity and comm=
unity. A symbol that even the smallest of God’s creatures are to be =
protected; yet, here was this small creature, helpless to the vandalism of =
those who tried to destroy in the “name of Jesus.”v>
eorgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Today, I received an email from the=
Wildlife Refuge about our Billie:
eorgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;">“I am very sorry to tell you=
that the House Sparrow fledgling you brought to us passed away. We cleaned=
the oil paint off of him, and gave him medical care, but he did not respon=
d to treatment. I know this is not the outcome you were hoping for, but ple=
ase know that by bringing him in to us, you saved him from a great deal of =
future suffering. In cases like this, the kindest and most humane thing we =
can do is allow the animal to pass in peace and without pain, which would n=
ot have happened in the wild.”
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as a symbol of the precious human souls whose lives were and continue to be=
snuffed out at the hands, the knees, the forces that act from places of ha=
te, ignorance, and ideologies of oppression and supremacy. I cannot help bu=
t to consider that the Black Lives Matter mural is a symbol of change; a sy=
mbol of hope; a call to action to dismantle systems of injustice; and a sac=
red space to remember and to heal.
eorgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;">In these moment of pause and reflec=
tion, I have been reminded of the words of American philosopher. political =
activist, and public intellectual Dr. Cornel West:
eorgia, Times New Roman, Times, serif;">“[Art] invites us to stare t=
errorism, racism, and hatred in the face, transforming our wounds so that t=
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A NOTE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR The Billie Holiday Theatre moved beyond=
bricks and mortar, as our community=E2=80=94home to the largest African Am=
erican community in the nation=E2=80=94was ravaged by the converging pandem=
ics of COVID-19 and ongoing racial injustices. We took to the streets with =
a canvas that stretched an entire city block and convened over 100 artists =
and community members, working together for close to two weeks to create th=
e first Black Lives Matter mural in NYC and NYS in collaboration with our C=
ouncil member Robert E. Cornegy. After 158 names were painted into the mura=
l, many of which were added as community members approached me with story a=
fter story of a family member or friend killed due to racially motivated vi=
olence, the community resanctified the ground of the Lenape Tribe (=E2=80=
=9CThe People=E2=80=9D); they consecrated it with song, dance, prayers, tea=
rs, vigils, flowers, sage, chanting, and they told us their stories. A few =
weeks after the mural was completed, vandals came in the night to destroy t=
he Black Lives Matter mural in Bed-Stuy with black oil-based paint that con=
tained poisonous hydrocarbons. A House Sparrow Fledgling landed on the shin=
y surface, a pool of black oil paint that must have looked like a pool of c=
ool water to that sparrow on that hot 95 degree Sunday. When I found him, h=
e was on his back with his tiny feet and beak in the air, his heart beating=
rapidly, and his feathers stuck in the pool of black oil paint. I was stun=
ned. I bent down on my knees and ever-so-slowly, perhaps slower than I hav=
e done anything in my life, I was able to release him from the sidewalk wit=
h all of his feathers intact and I held him in my hands, while whispering t=
o him over and over =E2=80=9Cyou must live.=E2=80=9D I removed the large cl=
umps of black oil paint and placed him in a box with holes and water. The s=
parrow flapped his wings and started to fly just a bit and we softly cheere=
d, believing =E2=80=9Che=E2=80=98s gonna be okay.=E2=80=9D The bird was tak=
en to NYC=E2=80=99s Wildlife Refuge and we were told that we did the right =
thing to bring him in and, yes, he was very much alive. Our community cam=
e together to save this one life and when the black paint was being thrown =
on the powerful yellow letters, our community stood around the mural and pu=
shed these forces back, limiting the intended damage. This is Bed-Stuy folk=
s and =E2=80=9Cif you don=E2=80=99t know, now you know.=E2=80=9D Between di=
scovering this sparrow and getting him to safety to be treated, we named hi=
m Billie. According to the ancient Egyptians, sparrows catch the souls of =
the recently deceased and carry them to heaven. I reflected on the names of=
the 158 Black women, men, and children killed from racially motivated viol=
ence in this country. Perhaps this sparrow caught the souls of our recently=
departed Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Dominique Fells and =
others and carried them to the heaven that our ancestors sang about as they=
dreamed of =E2=80=9Cgoin=E2=80=99 up yonder to be with their Lord.=E2=80=
=9D The symbolism of this creature both great and small was not lost on any=
of us. A symbol of simplicity and community. A symbol that even the smalle=
st of God=E2=80=99s creatures are to be protected; yet, here was this small=
creature, helpless to the vandalism of those who tried to destroy in the =
=E2=80=9Cname of Jesus.=E2=80=9D Today, I received an email from the Wildli=
fe Refuge about our Billie: =E2=80=9CI am very sorry to tell you that the H=
ouse Sparrow fledgling you brought to us passed away. We cleaned the oil pa=
int off of him, and gave him medical care, but he did not respond to treatm=
ent. I know this is not the outcome you were hoping for, but please know th=
at by bringing him in to us, you saved him from a great deal of future suff=
ering. In cases like this, the kindest and most humane thing we can do is a=
llow the animal to pass in peace and without pain, which would not have hap=
pened in the wild.=E2=80=9D I cannot help but to see this loss as a symbol =
of the precious human souls whose lives were and continue to be snuffed out=
at the hands, the knees, the forces that act from places of hate, ignoranc=
e, and ideologies of oppression and supremacy. I cannot help but to conside=
r that the Black Lives Matter mural is a symbol of change; a symbol of hope=
; a call to action to dismantle systems of injustice; and a sacred space to=
remember and to heal. In these moment of pause and reflection, I have be=
en reminded of the words of American philosopher. political activist, and p=
ublic intellectual Dr. Cornel West: =E2=80=9C[Art] invites us to stare terr=
orism, racism, and hatred in the face, transforming our wounds so that they=
reflect a deep love of truth, beauty, goodness, and the holy.=E2=80=9D RIP=
Billie. To Our Billie Family... Continue to stay safe, stay well and stay =
inspired. Ever-Forward, Dr. Indira Etwaroo =EF=BB=BF PS; Please watch The B=
illie's, Black Lives Matter mural video. We hope you find inspiration to co=
ntinue to stand against racial injustice and inequality. THE BILLIE | BED-S=
TUY THEATER HOME TO THE LARGEST AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY IN THE NATION Th=
e AUDELCO and Obie Award-winning Billie Holiday Theatre is artistic anchor =
to the largest African American community in the nation: Central Brooklyn a=
nd one of the last remaining theaters forged in the aesthetic and sociocult=
ural kiln of America=E2=80=99s Civil Rights/Black Arts Movements. Founded i=
n May 1972 by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, The Billie Holida=
y Theatre is a beacon for world class art rooted in racial justice in the h=
eart of Bed-Stuy: producing, presenting, and commissioning new and classic =
works and festivals in theater, dance, music, visual arts, and film; provid=
ing artistic and institutional residencies; and serving ages 3 to 103 with =
educational programming. For bold and daring artists and audiences from aro=
und the corner and around the world who look to The Billie as a rigorous ar=
tistic space that tackles racial injustices, presents new and unapologetic =
voices, and imagines a world where all people can flourish...welcome home. =
DONATE OUR PARTNERS The 2020 - 2021 season folds the community into world-c=
lass artistic experiences in the heart of Bed-stuy. The Billie Holiday Thea=
tre was founded in 1972 by Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation whose=
partnership provides a vital platform for the sustainability of world-clas=
s arts and culture. Lead support for the 2019 - 2020 season provided by the=
Altman Foundation, the Ford Foundation, New York Community Trust, and Howa=
rd Gilman Foundation. The J. L. Greene Art Access Fund in The New York Comm=
unity Trust has partnered with The Billie Holiday Theatre to bring the perf=
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ople of African descent in the nation is made possible with support from ou=
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or the City of New York, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, The Maurice Sendak Fo=
undation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, Pinkerton Foundation, The Shubert Found=
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and John Golden Fund. The Billie Holiday Theatre, Inc. is a proud member =
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possible, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cu=
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Cornegy, Majority Council, Majority Leader Councilmember Laurie Cumbo, and =
the support of Assembly member Tremaine Wright. The Billie Holiday Theatre=
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ommunity of people of African descent in the nation is made possible with s=
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