Marathon Reading: "Let America Be America Again"

Where do we draw our strength in the wake of great change? Join artists, writers, performers, activists, and community members for a daylong reading of Langston Hughes’s prescient 1935 poem "Let America Be America Again." We invite you to use the Brooklyn Museum today, and always, as a source of inspiration, reflection, community building, wonder, and magic.

Free and open to the public. All are welcome. Readings take place every 30 minutes between 11 am and 6 pm.

Kick-off and libations by Queen GodIs

11 am Christopher Myers

11:30 am Jordan Casteel

11:45 am Sanford Biggers

12:00 pm Nkosi Nkululeko

12:30 pm Nona Faustine

1 pm Naima Ramos-Chapman

1:30 pm Shaun Leonardo

2 pm Steffani Jemison

2:30 pm Lauren Clark

3 pm Maia Cruz Palileo

3:30 pm Nicola Lopez

4 pm Gordon Hall

4:30 pm Elia Alba

5 pm Katherine Hubbard

5:30 pm A.K. Burns