Category: Writing

Itching to travel but don't have someone to go with? Does the mere thought of traveling alone send you running into the attic? It may be time you give the empowering art of flying solo a go.

Meet Zetta Elliott, PhD - educator and feminist writer. She's won several awards for her books for young readers. A tireless advocate for greater diversity and equity in publishing, Zetta says, "I write predominantly about black children because I grew up believing I was invisible in the real world, and it hurt just as much to discover that I was also invisible in the realm of the imaginary." This conversation is important and eye-opening.

Co-founded by Melissa Silverstein, the festival announced a partnership with online screenplay resource The Black List (blcklst.com). More ...

Believe it or not, only 26.4% of college presidents are women. VenidaChenault, PhD, is one of them. A member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi and Kickapoo tribes, she is the President of Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. For more than 117 years, American Indians and Alaska Natives have been sending their children to Haskell, the premier tribal university in the United States. Join us for a fascinating, eye-opening and much needed conversation.

'Freak the Language' documents the work of NYC poet and dramatist David Mills who once resided in Langston Hughes' landmark Harlem home, inspiring him to create original prose which, say Quinby and co-producer Sam Hampton, "illuminate how black lives matter." More...