Kings Theatre and Greenlight Bookstore Present RIGHTEOUS TROUBLEMAKERS: UNTOLD STORIES IN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENT IN AMERICA

On January 10, 2022 Kings Theatre and Greenlight Bookstore will welcome Rev. Al Sharpton to Brooklyn for the launch of his new book, Righteous Troublemakers: Untold Stories in the Social Justice Movement in America. Sharpton will discuss the up-close-and-personal lessons he's learned about the enduring strength of everyday people called to do extraordinary things, and the ongoing work that is necessary in the face of today's national reckoning on race in America.

The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson - one of the nation's most renowned professors, gifted writers, inspiring preachers, knowledgeable lecturers, and prominent media personalities. Dyson has written bestselling volumes on Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, 2Pac, Marvin Gaye, and Barack Obama. He is also the author of New York Times bestselling book, 'Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America.'

Tickets are on sale now at https://bit.ly/3oC3Fp0. All tickets purchased come with a copy of Righteous Troublemakers, to be picked up at the event.

In the summer of 2020, Reverend Al Sharpton stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, preparing to give the keynote address of the Get Your Knee Off Our Necks Commitment March. He noticed an older man in the crowd wearing a button from Dr. King's 1963 march. The man told Sharpton that he had, in fact, been to the original March on Washington. "And," he said, "I'll keep coming back until we see justice."

While the mainstream media may know the major names of the movement, there are countless lesser-known heroes like this man who "keep coming back," fighting the good fight to advance equal justice for all. Whether working in civil rights, women's rights, LGBTQIA rights, or in environmental justice, they heed the call when no one else is listening, often risking their lives and livelihoods in the process.