A Meditation Of A Powerful Legacy: George Floyd A Night of Music, Slam Poetry, and Spoken Word will be an elegant semi-formal night of Slam Poetry and Spoken Word competition; Spoken Word artists will compete for cash prizes based on multiple rounds of judged competition.

The event will begin at 7 PM at The Unity Center of Peace located at 8800 Seawell School Road Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27514, and will conclude at 10 PM.

The host will be renowned Spoken Word artist Johnny Lee Chapman and music will be provided by the talented K97.5 DJ Brian Dawson. Spoken Word and Poetry has often been seen as an art form of radical, raw, artistic expression and on October 1, 2021 eight artists will come together to share original pieces of how the death of George Floyd touched their lives in a significant way. The event will also include musical performances by award-winning artists Taborah Adams and Ike Floyd.

This event will be one of many fundraising events for the building of the physical location of the George Floyd Memorial Center located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The George Floyd Memorial Center will be a multicultural center located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The Center will house the Museum of Urbanistic Art, featuring permanent and temporary art displays. Art showings, art auctions, and youth art classes will highlight many of the features of this part of the Center.

The planned construction will include multidimensional event spaces, classrooms, meeting/conference rooms, and a full-service food prep and serving area. The George Floyd Memorial Center will serve as the Flagship for Change by honoring George and showing the way towards peace and unity in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Interested event attendees are encouraged to purchase tickets ahead of the event at and visit GeorgeFloydMC.Org to learn more about the aims of the Center