Due to COVID-19, the library has cancelled all events through April 30th. We are hoping to reschedule this event for fall if things calm down. In this More Than a Single Story conversation, traditional healers from the African American, Hmong, Native American, and Somali communities will respond to questions youth representatives from each community have...
More Than a Single Story is a series of programs that takes place at different venues across the Twin Cities. Founded and curated by writer Carolyn Holbrook, the program strives to break down the stereotyping of people of color by celebrating their diverse voices and experiences. In this More Than a Single Story discussion, writers,...
BIPOC healers discuss the traumas of 2020 and the role their healing methods play in communities of color – from the changing needs of clients due to COVID-19 to the murder of George Floyd.
Watch Here: Crossing Generational & Racial Lines This panel presents two generations of collaborations between African American and Asian American male literary artists. The intersections between these four artists explore how poetry and literary culture can form new relationships and understandings and new forms of dialogue between their respective communities. This panel will discuss what...
In this More Than a Single Story conversation, arts activist Tess Montgomery will explore the intersections between financial independence and historical trauma on people of color and how it affects them in their daily lives as parents, as children of parents who have struggled financially, and as workers and artists today during the pandemic. Featuring...
In Toni Morrison’s first novel “The Bluest Eye,” her character Pecola Breedlove faces unspeakable troubles in her young life and believes her problems will go away if only she had blue eyes. For years, women of color have been writing about how American beauty standards affect them, and for years, the beauty industry has been...
In this More Than a Single Story conversation, we will engage with Haitian authors Beaudelaine Pierre, Gabrielle Civil, Valerie Deus, Marie Cerat and Jaira Placide on the themes in Pierre’s new book “You May Have the Suitcase Now,” a collection of essays that explores home and exile, and all that we carry with us in...
After the uprisings for George Floyd and Daunte Wright, sharing knowledge inter-generationally is more important than ever. Join us for monthly conversations where young arts leaders will join our elders in conversation about their histories of significant milestones in Minnesota’s Black literary history. On Wednesday, Oct. 20, Alanna Morris-Van Tassel will join Arleta Little and...
After the uprisings for George Floyd and Daunte Wright, sharing knowledge inter-generationally is more important than ever. Join us for monthly conversations where young arts leaders will join our elders...
Join us for an In the Eye of the Beholder event at Sun Ray Library in St. Paul, on December 12, 2021. This event features Carolyn Holbrook, Najah Davis, Saymoukda...
