The assignment for the art competition was to present a piece that reflected on the progress of the Civil Rights Movement in the decades since MLK's work. What was really interesting/inspiring was how much of the artwork dealt with not just the state of Blacks, but of all races, religions and orientations.
The ceremony included two performances by students from the Harlem School of the Arts. Between the artwork and the performers, there was some amazing stuff presented. I kept having to remind myself that these were elementary, middle and high school kids dancing and singing and painting, etc. - which made the work 'RULL' impressive, rather than simply 'really' impressive.
Curators made several references to works form the American Wing throughout the ceremony, so I decided to take a walkthrough afterwards and as a bonus I've included some of those HDR's.