Sweet Chariot conceived and directed for Monument Lab by Marissa Williamson.
(Dance choreography and bird headdress created by Noelle Lorraine Williams)
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Sweet Chariot is a video scavenger hunt through the city of Philadelphia. Use the Sweet Chariot App and Map to uncover hidden stories of the African American struggle for
freedom.
In this historical and revealing video, Newark artist and historian Noelle Lorraine Williams centers Newark's 19th-century Black women and connects them to Newark's 20th-century most transformative, urban, activist moments. This video is a part of the art installation "Stay: The Black Women of 19th-Century Newark" which is on view now at the historic Ballantine House at The Newark Museum of Art in Newark, NJ. The one-gallery exhibition includes art, artifacts, images, and silhouettes of nineteenth-century life. Visit The Newark Museum of Art https://newarkmuseumart.org/ to get visitor information. Visit Black Power! 19th Century www.blackpower19thcentury.com to learn more about the installation at the museum and other Black history projects connecting nineteenth-century activism to the present day by Noelle Lorraine Williams.
VIDEO
Newark's Hip Hop Spiritual Rebellion (Tomboy) after being teased for being a tomboy a young girl powerfully reclaims her identity, spiritual power and renames herself. A historical piece set in Newark, NJ USA her renaming is set within the context of a Black spiritual rebellion in the city that would give birth to Hip Hop Spiritual Rebellion.