Latest Past Events

Embracing Our Roots: Rooted and Rising with Dr. John S. Wright & Davu Underwood Seru

Elmer L. Andersen Library 222 21st Ave S, Minneapolis

Embracing Our Roots consists of monthly conversations where young arts leaders will join our elders in conversation about their histories of significant milestones in Minnesota’s literary history within their community. The series started with a collaboration between More Than a Single Story, Black Table Arts and In Black Ink to highlight conversations between Black artists across generations. *This is an...

Embracing Our Roots: Rooted and Rising with Dr. Haki Madhubuti and Chaun Webber

Elmer L. Andersen Library 222 21st Ave S, Minneapolis

Join Dr. Haki Madhubuti and Chaun Webster in a conversation about self-determination in Black writing, publishing and distribution. Elder Madhubuti a widely published author and poet, and is the founder of Third World Press, the oldest Black Publishing house in the world. Chaun Webster is also a widely published poet and graphic artist. This event...

EMBRACING OUR ROOTS: ROOTED AND RISING- A conversation with Dr. Yolanda Williams & PaviElle French

2106 S 4th St Minneapolis, MN 55455 2106 S 4th St, Minneapolis

*This is an in-person event* Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/embracing-our-roots-rooted-and-rising-a-conversation-with-dr-yolanda-will-tickets-958655222577?aff=oddtdtcreator Panelist bios: Rev. Yolanda Y. Williams, Ph.D., is a performer, educator, scholar, and pastor. Yolanda performed soprano and mezzo-soprano repertoire with Vocalessence, the Rochester Symphony, La Choeur Symphonique de Fribourg, Lundi Sept Heures, Ensemble de Cuivres Jurassien, the Montreux Symphony, and the Israel Philharmonic. Her worldwide performances...