In a collaboration between the Paul Robeson Theater and The Imagine Project, there will be a celebration of the life of a real Brooklyn heroine, Dr. Josephine English, one of the first African American women to practice OB/GYN in New York State.

An advocate for the health care of men and women of color, Dr. English was granted a license from the New York State Department of Health to develop a free-standing ambulatory surgical center in Bed-Stuy. She is also responsible for a senior citizen center in that neighborhood.

“Community is the answer to helping the children and each other. It is community development that is going to change the world. We have to change it for ourselves. We have to make the community work for us and we have to work for the community,” Dr. English said.

Reserve ahead for tickets to this celebration, on December 18, at 6PM at the Paul Robeson Theater (40 Greene Avenue), which will honor Dr English’s contribution to the women and children of Brooklyn. There live performance of new songs and special holiday material by young actors from NYC Homeless Shelters, many of whom created the original material they will be performing.

These young actors will also perform several pieces from the Off Broadway show “IMAGINE. Time Out New York gave it four starts and wrote: “A must see for youngsters, their families and all who care about the beauty and magic of childhood.”