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Writer to Writer: A conversation between Mary Moore Easter and Christopher P. Lehman
*This is a virtual event* Register Here Panelist Bios: Mary Moore Easter is the author of a memoir The Way She Wants to Get There and four books of poetry including Free Papers, inspired by the testimony of Eliza Winston. She was the Founder and Director of Carleton College's dance program. In 2022, Carleton College named their new studios in...
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Embracing Our Roots: Rooted and Rising with Dr. Haki Madhubuti and Chaun Webber
Elmer L. Andersen Library 222 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJoin 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...
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An Afternoon with Jason Reynolds
Guthrie Theatre 818 South 2nd Street, Minneapolis, United StatesMore Than a Single Story is excited to be bringing Jason Reynolds, #1 bestselling children’s and Young Adult author and MacArthur Genius, to the Twin Cities for a stimulating conversation with our own Shannon Gibney and two 15-year-old readers, Boisey Corvah and Asher Parks. Minneapolis Poet Laureate, Junauda Petrus will open with a poem. Reynolds...
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Songs For Our Fathers: Fathers Shaping the World
Rondo Community Library 461 Dale St N, St. Paul, MN, United StatesFathers shape the world. Through their love, labor, lessons and sometimes through their absence, they leave a legacy that lives on in us. Join More Than a Single Story and The Friends of the Saint Paul Library for a series of 2 panels that aim to bridge cultural, racial, and generational divides as...
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Songs For Our Fathers: The Glory That is Fatherhood
Rondo Community Library 461 Dale St N, St. Paul, MN, United StatesFathers shape the world. Through their love, labor, lessons and sometimes through their absence, they leave a legacy that lives on in us. Join More Than a Single Story and The Friends of the Saint Paul Library for a series of 2 panels that aim to bridge cultural, racial, and generational divides as single...
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Writer to Writer Queer Voices: Curators, Past and Present
Quatrefoil Library 1220 E Lake st, Minneapolis, United StatesWriter to Writer is a series featuring conversations between BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) writers. Queer Births & Queer Battles: A Panel Discussion with Queer Voices Curators The four curators of Queer Voices, past and present, have been honored to celebrate the queer literary community of Minnesota and create space for all voices...
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Writer to Writer with Marian Hassan and Ahmed Ismail Yusuf
Writer to Writer is a series featuring conversations between BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color) writers. In Somali pastoral tradition, a genre of writing that depicts an idealized rural life, language is the richest possession – carried like water, full of poetry, memory, and heritage. Join Somali American writers Marian Hassan and Ahmed Ismail...
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Our Stories Ourselves with Crown Shepard
Our Stories, Ourselves (OSO) is our legacy series which include a panel discussion and related writing workshops led by BIPOC writers. Each cluster of OSO events are shaped around a...
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Embracing Our Roots: Rooted and Rising with Dr. John S. Wright & Davu Underwood Seru
Elmer L. Andersen Library 222 21st Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesEmbracing 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...