Toni Morrison’s concept of rememory, first introduced in her novel Beloved, captures the influence of the past, both physical and in feeling, on the present. Morrison interacts with and utilizes the past in her writing to comment and reflect on… Read moreMorrison’s Re/Memory: A Material Recollection of a Collective Mental Landscape
For today’s blog, I’m going to try something new. If you wouldn’t mind, I’m going to ask you to please close your eyes and plug in your headphones to whatever device you’re reading this on. Do you feel the spark… Read more30-minute Interview with Danez Smith 📝
This past Friday, November 1st, I attended the Diversity Symposium. I went to session 3: Crafting A New Vibe: How the Zero Proof Movement Maximizes Inclusion & Belonging. Initially, I did not know what the session was going to entail,… Read moreDiversity Symposium: Crafting a New Vibe
On Thursday, October 24th, I attended the The Right To Be (Seen), Part 3 film screening. Four films were shown: Elia Mouatamid’s Maka, Laila Petrone’s The Power of the Smile, Giuseppe Briganre’s Unknown, and Nadia Kibout’s Veiled Wings. The first… Read moreThe Right to Be (Seen) 🇮🇹
The world today is transforming in real-time, with everything from Artificial Intelligence (AI) breakthroughs to ongoing Middle Eastern conflicts underscoring that change is both constant and unavoidable. Last Tuesday, October 22, stand-up comedian, director, author, producer, and father W. Kamau… Read moreA Talk with W. Kamau Bell
In collaboration with the Bucknell University Press, The Griot Institute hosted a reading and Q/A with Dr. Mel Michelle Lewis, Vice President for People, Justice, and Cultural Affairs at American Rivers and author of the new Griot Book Series publication,… Read moreBiomythography Bayou: A Griot Book Series Publication 📚
