More Than A Single Story

Finding Courage in a Time of Darkness
2018-04-18 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Minneapolis Central Library, 300 Nicollet Mall, Saint Paul, MN, 55401, United States
In this conversation, Carolyn Holbrook will talk with Lana Barkawi, Arleta Little, Jessica Lopez Lyman, Anh-Hoa Thi Nguyen and Susan Mona Power about where and how they find strength and courage in the difficult times we are living in. Mother Theresa once said “I do not agree with the big way of doing things. To us, what matters is an individual.” These women will explore large and small ways they have find courage when they need it in their own and others writing, and ways that they give courage to others, often while struggling to maintain their own center. Opening Poem: Sagirah Shahid

Bamboozled.. Again
2018-04-08 14:00 - 16:00 | Loft Literary Center, 1101 Washington Ave., Minneapolis, MN, 55415, United States
As Kevin Young points out in Bunk, his new book of essays, it’s no secret that communities of color have been plagued with hoaxes, humbugs and much fake news ever since Cristobal Colon (aka Christopher Columbus) invaded these shores, causing fearfulness which resulted in deep seated racism. In this More Than a Single Story conversation, Carolyn Holbrook will explore with Sharon Day, Kathryn Haddad, Ed Bok Lee, Alexs Pate and Tlahtoki Xochimeh the past and present ways our communities have been tricked, lied to and misaligned through literature, news, and government policies. We will discuss the effects these hoaxes have had on our communities over many generations and the writing that is coming out of the current political climate. Opening poem by Gabriella Anais Deal Marquez

Rituals and Cultural Stories That Sustain Us
2018-03-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Wisdom Ways Center for Spirituality, 1890 Randolph St., Saint Paul, MN, 55105, United States
In this More Than a Single Story conversation, Carolyn Holbrook will talk with African American poet/choreographer/memoirist, Mary Moore Easter, Hmong memoirist, Mai Neng Moua, Mexican/American memoirist/playwright Vanesa Ramos and Arab/Jewish poet Jna Shelomith about how rituals and ancestral stories carry us, and how our own writing reflects those stories. Opening Poem by Isela Gomez
