The Sojourner Truth Community Theater Group
10:15am in Founders Hall - Act One: Dr. Martin Luther King and Rosa Parks
11:15am in west student lounge - Act Two: The March on Washington
12:15pm in west student lounge- Act Three: The Secret Meeting between Dr. King and Malcolm X
1:15pm in Founders Hall - Act Four: Dr. King in Memphis
Founded in Feburary 2010 by Talata Dorsey, the Sojourner Truth Community Theatre is a Saginaw-based organization that states as its mission: "We strive to express our talents and reflect our cultural perspectives via dramatic presentations, prose, poetry, and various other forms of artistic expression. We are committed to doing works that reflect our history and culture, along with current issues, mainly pertaining to the African American Community."
In July of 2010, The Sojourner Truth Theatre presented and original musical production A Tear for You, written by (Talata Dorsey and directed by Artistic Director, B. Wendell Parker.) The play deals with issues of domestic violence, drug addiction, recovery and economic challenges of a working-class family.
The Sojo Theatre is currently working on developing its Youth Theatre, (for youth age 10-18) a program designed to deter youths from violence, empower them with leadership skills, teach them basic theatrical skills including basic sewing, and basic carpentry. Its Saturday, puppet theatre for children ages 3-9. A program designed to make entertainment informative and educational.
Open Mic Poetry, Readings and Remembrances
10:45am in west student lounge
2:00pm in west student lounge
Excerpts from the Eyes on the Prize Movie
10:45am in east student lounge
11:45am in east student lounge
1:15pm in east student lounge
2:00pm in east student lounge
Campus March
1:45pm starting in Founders Hall
1:45pm in west student lounge
Musical by Prince Robertson and the NYCE Guys
2pm in west student lounge
Motivational Talk by Brian Pruitt
3pm in Founders Hall
Brian Pruitt is a popular inspirational speaker and life coach from Saginaw Township. Although at Central Michigan University he was a First Team All-American running back expected to play in the NFL, a neck injury making him at risk for paralysis forced him to reassess his goals. After earning his communications degree and discovering that people "could accomplish just about anything if they had the right perspective, took the right approach, lived by the right principles and walked through the appropriate process," he turned his passion toward public speaking. Since founding his own company in the mid-1990s, he has addressed youth and adult audiences throughout the North America. He is the author of
Power of Dad, which was inspired by many conversations Pruitt had with youth about their relationships with their fathers.