By Madeline Goldstein, Boulder Resident
At the foothills of the Rockies, 30 miles northwest of the state capitol, is a little mountain town of 107,125 people called Boulder. Nothing much happens there if you disregard the second-largest 10k race in the US or the fifth largest road race in the world. But, above all, there is one thing the people of Boulder know how to do: celebrate the cultures of the world. The city is home to an array of European Ethnic and is said to be: Embarrassingly Homogeneous. That’s why I started my event: Flowe clarified: “I wanted to add to the diversity of the city’s celebrations.” Flowe was talking about an annual event he launched in 2018: The Martin Luther King Day Talent Showcase of Boulder.
“The fact that Martin Luther King Jr. stood for us all, and the fact that Boulder is home to so many ethnic groups and yet there is a void in African American representation in the community, tells me this event needs to be called The Martin Luther King Day Talent Showcase of Boulder. This way, people will know we are here, we honor our heroes, and we are part of the community.”
Kenneth Flowe is an Alumni of Savannah State University Class of 1989 and current resident of Boulder, CO. Reach him at Kenneth@BoulderSpeakers.com or 720-317-7230.
The 2020 Martin Luther King Day Talent Showcase of Boulder is appropriate and open to the public. Suggested Donation: $22.00 This organization is funded in part by grants from the City of Boulder’s Boulder Arts Commission and the Human Relations Commission.
More information at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2020-martin-luther-king-day-talent-showcase-tickets-72877176597?aff=ebdssbdestsearch