Roberts Markland LLP To Support “Southern Glory” Gallery Exhibition With IYO Collective, The MAG & BET+ During Black History Month

02/07/2023

HOUSTON, TX February 2nd, 2023—Roberts Markland LLP, a personal injury law firm based in Houston, TX, are patrons and supporters of Southern Glory, a month-long art exhibit designed to support the release of NAACP Image Award-nominated film Memory Builds The Monument created by award-winning film director & multi-platinum Grammy nominated music producer Isaac Yowman.

“Roberts Markland is a strong supporter of expanding and increasing visible platforms to our local art community,” stated Sean Roberts, partner, Roberts Markland LLP. “We extend our congratulations to IYO Visuals and the MAG for their dedication to showcasing Houston as a diverse and worldwide mecca for the arts.”

Yowman developed the film to highlight the iconic musical venue Club Matinee founded in 1936 in the Historic Fifth Ward, located on the northeast edge of downtown Houston, that featured musical legends such as Ray Charles, James Brown, Aretha Franklin, Sam Cooke, Little Richard and B. B. King during the days of segregation.

The documentary premiered as an Official Selection at SXSW, won nearly a dozen film festivals globally and was acquired by Paramount, debuting as Memory Builds The Monument on BET during Black History Month and now streaming on BET+.

Southen Glory opens its door’s to the viewing public Sunday, February 5th – March 31st 2023, at The MAG located in downtown Houston.

For more information about the gallery exhibit, please visit: The MAG Downtown

For more information on the film please visit: Memory Builds The Monument

About Roberts Markland, LLP

Roberts Markland LLP, is a personal injury trial law firm specializing in representing plaintiffs catastrophically injured by the negligence or recklessness of others. Led by attorneys Sean Roberts and Clive Markland and based in Houston, TX with offices in Denver, CO and New Orleans, LA. The firm is known for obtaining record-setting jury verdicts and notable settlements for the firm’s clients.