Late Night Marquette hosted an open mic for peace event last Thursday night. A video package of the evening’s events will be coming soon. My partner in crime for coverage of this occasion was Jahi Brown.
The event opened with several musicians performing with their voices and guitars. The atmosphere was somber and welcoming. One particular performance captured the audience’s attention during the first portion of the show – a student courageously took on Elton John’s legendary song Rocket Man. A brief intermission took place and the group of 25 students gathered together had a chance to mingle. The second half of the show saw a few more musical performances, one by Marquette’s only all female a cappella group The Meladies. The night changed dramatically after The Meladies performance when five spoken word performers took over the mic. One of the speakers performed an original piece titled Love as an Introvert that had the crowd laughing and thinking at the same time. Two race related performances in particular evoked reactions from the audience. A young lady read an original poem using a letter to her future daughter as the mode of storytelling. A young man performed rap lyrics he had written. Both of these performances were greeted with standing ovations and provoked plenty of thought. Jahi and I will create two video packages for this event. One will be general coverage of the event itself and the other will be about one of the performers, Miguel Sanchez. He spoke candidly about his experiences in the Milwaukee area as the son of immigrant parents. Keep your eyes peeled for these two packages that will be online sometime on Wednesday.
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