Dorthaan Kirk
one of the honorees
at this year’s
Clara Lemlich Awards
first lady of Jazz
window of Rashaan Roland Kirk
beautiful energetic
one of those voices
you want to
listen to forever
gravelly familiar
song Dorthaan
excellent telephone talker
today when I asked
her what her aging advice
might be she said:
don’t give up smoking.
Here’s the ceremony information:
The Lemlich Awards celebrate incredible women whose many decades of brilliant activism have made real and lasting change in the world.
The Awards Ceremony will be at the Museum of the City of New York
Monday May 13 4 - 5:30pm
In person and live-streamed
Join us to celebrate the 2024 honorees -
Priscilla Bassett, civil rights activist ▪ Muriel Fox, feminist leader and author ▪ Dorthaan Kirk, champion of jazz ▪ Theodora Lacey, integrating schools and housing ▪ Estella Vasquez, labor organizer extraordinaire
Stories about our extraordinary honorees from 2011 - 2023 available at LaborArts.org/Lemlich.
RSVP - info@LaborArts.org
Let us know whether you will join in person or online
My grandmother gave up smoking at 90. She just lost her taste for it.
Camel non-filters.
Widow?