<p><img class="lazyload" decoding="async" width="1920" height="800" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4.png" alt="" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4.png 1920w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4-300x125.png 300w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4-1024x427.png 1024w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4-768x320.png 768w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4-1536x640.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px"><noscript><img class="lazyload" decoding="async" width="1920" height="800" src="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4.png" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4.png 1920w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4-300x125.png 300w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4-1024x427.png 1024w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4-768x320.png 768w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Charles-Burnett-4-1536x640.png 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px"></noscript></p><h2>scroll to explore</h2><p><a href="#art" role="button"><br> JUMP TO VIRTUAL GALLERY EXHIBIT<br> </a><br> <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-king-in-paradise-virtual-gallery-exhibit-tickets-417998794647?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=escb" target="_blank" role="button" rel="noopener"><br> get your ticket to the Preview Event<br> </a><br> <img class="lazyload" decoding="async" width="4372" height="3271" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage.png" alt="" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage.png 4372w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-300x224.png 300w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-1024x766.png 1024w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-768x575.png 768w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-1536x1149.png 1536w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-2048x1532.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 4372px) 100vw, 4372px"><noscript><img class="lazyload" decoding="async" width="4372" height="3271" src="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage.png" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage.png 4372w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-300x224.png 300w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-1024x766.png 1024w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-768x575.png 768w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-1536x1149.png 1536w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/new-foliage-2048x1532.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 4372px) 100vw, 4372px"></noscript></p><h2>A KING IN PARADISE is a multidimensional project that explores the untold journey of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s five days in Hawaii during September 1959, from a multi-generational point of view.</h2><p><img class="lazyload" decoding="async" width="1920" height="1528" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" 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rel="noopener"><br> Get your ticket now<br> </a><br> <img class="lazyload" decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/blurred-edges2.png" alt="" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/blurred-edges2.png 512w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/blurred-edges2-300x300.png 300w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/blurred-edges2-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px"><noscript><img class="lazyload" decoding="async" width="512" height="512" src="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/blurred-edges2.png" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/blurred-edges2.png 512w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/blurred-edges2-300x300.png 300w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/blurred-edges2-150x150.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px"></noscript></p><h2>MLK Virtual Gallery Exhibit</h2><h2>A King in Paradise Virtual Gallery Exhibit fully immerses the audience in the stories as they come to life through the wonders of Virtual Reality (VR).</h2><h2>Our VR Team has built an art gallery to host these stories from Black folks in Hawaii. Guest eventually will be able to visit this gallery via VR Headset (VR) or via their laptops/phones (AR). Each of the corners of the room will be dedicated to (3) major locations that MLK visited in 1959.</h2><p><img class="lazyload" decoding="async" width="3840" height="2160" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" data-src="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg.png" alt="" loading="lazy" data-srcset="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg.png 3840w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-300x169.png 300w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-1024x576.png 1024w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-768x432.png 768w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-1536x864.png 1536w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-2048x1152.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px"><noscript><img class="lazyload" decoding="async" width="3840" height="2160" src="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg.png" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg.png 3840w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-300x169.png 300w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-1024x576.png 1024w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-768x432.png 768w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-1536x864.png 1536w, https://akinginparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/VR-Art-Galleryimg-2048x1152.png 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 3840px) 100vw, 3840px"></noscript></p><h2>There are three frames hung in each corner of the room that represent the past, present and future. The audience can walk up to these frames and hear these amazing stories about Black Identity and the influence of space and place.</h2><h2>Our Mission is to present counter-narratives that challenges established thoughts on what it means to be Black in America. 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