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In celebration and recognition of Black History Month, the Levy Senior Center Foundation recruited Akbar Imhotep, a professional storyteller based in Atlanta, to present his historical portrayal of Frederick Douglass as part of the Levy Lecture Series. The famed abolitionist, orator, writer, statesman and social reformer lived from 1818 to 1895.
Imhotep’s presentation will take place virtually on February 8 at 1 p.m. The public is welcome to attend this free event and may may register on the Foundation’s website.
Akbar Imhotep (Ock-Bar M-Hoe-Tep), a 2012 Governor’s Arts & Humanities Awardee, has been a professional storyteller since 1985 and has performed throughout Metro-Atlanta and the Southeast. For 19 years, he was storyteller-in-residence at the Wren’s Nests, and is currently a Wren’s Nest Rambler. For six years, he worked as a storyteller for Project Discovery at Zoo Atlanta. Before wearing the mantle and garments of a storyteller, he was a puppeteer-in-residence at the Center for Puppetry Arts and toured nationally with the Vagabond Marionettes.