“No matter what you do to us, you could never take my joy away from me.” In honor of Black Women’s History events, the film screening in my mother’s garden was organized. Here is a …
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The Pieces I am: Campus Theatre Film Screening
The Griot Institute recently hosted a film screening at the Campus Theatre in our downtown Lewisburg. The Pieces I Am is a documentary about renowned Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni …
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LaToya Hobbs – “An Embodiment of Joy, Rest and Renewal”
LaToya Hobbs is an artist, wife, and mother of two from Little Rock, AR, currently living and working in Baltimore, MD. Her exhibition record includes national and internation venues, her work is …
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Moradewun Adejunmobi: “Joy and Pleasure Matters: African Pop Culture”
Moradewun Adejunmobi is a Professor at the University of California, Davis in the African American and African Studies Department. She also makes significant contributions to the French and …
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Stomp Out: Celebrating the History of the Divine 9
As the curtains close on another spectacular Black Art Fest, we find ourselves reflecting on the culmination of this vibrant celebration of culture, creativity, and community. The grand finale, Stomp …
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Ayana Ife Lecture
On February 21st, The Griot Institute welcomed Iyana Ife as a speaker for one of the spring series talks. Ayana Ife is a modest fashion designer with over fifteen years of experience dressing women of …