A Conversation Across Mediums (Part 1), by Shanta Lee Some say that pop music artist Prince lived it. Others say Octavia Butler was the early scribe of it. Artists like Sun Ra manifested it through sound. The “it” in question is Afrofuturism. You may have heard the phrase or you may have some idea of
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This episode features Arisa White, an associate professor of English and Creative Writing at Colby College. As the creator of the Beautiful Things Project, Arisa curates poetic collaborations that are rooted in Black queer women’s ways of knowing. Arisa is also working on an opera. Please enjoy her sharing of her artistic endeavors and her
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The Golden Crown Literary Awards are presented every year during the Annual Conference and recognize excellence in women-loving-women and sapphic literature.
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As the creator of the Beautiful Things Project, Arisa curates poetic collaborations that are rooted in Black queer women’s ways of knowing. She is a Cave Canem fellow and serves on the board of directors for Foglifter and Nomadic Press, as well as the Community Advisory Board for Maine Writers & Publishers Alliance. Arisa is
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Biddy Mason Speaks Up will now be included in the New York City Department of Education’s Universal Mosaic Curriculum. 6,175 copies of the book was purchased for NYC students! As a forever New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn, this brings me so much joy.
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Each year a group of teachers, librarians, writers and others interested in children’s literature meets to determine the new FOCAL winner. The winning author is presented with the award — a unique puppet representing a character from their award-winning book which has been created for them by Carol Onofrio and is now being created by
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I am part of the amazing roster of speakers over at The Shipman Agency. They are now representing me for all speaking engagements. Check out my page at https://www.theshipmanagency.com/arisa-white.
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This current exhibition at the Maine Historical Society is on view until December 31, 2021, and it examines the roots of social justice topics and aims to stimulate civic engagement and foster dialogue among Mainers on race and equity through a physical exhibition and a virtual program series. As a part of this exhibition, I
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