Talking Peace Radio taping: Poetry Month ft. Jillian Hanesworth

Featuring Jillian Hanesworth, Buffalo’s Poet Laureate and author of The Revolution Will Rhyme; with Shaina Merchant, WNYPC Office Manager and poetry afficianado; Deidra EmEl, WNYPC Executive Director and arts instigator; and Vicki Ross, WNYPC Community Coordinator.

Discussion:

• values we bring
• Poetry and Activism
• Poetry and Healing – for individuals; for the community
• The origins of The Revolution Will Rhyme, with remarks by Dr. Cornel West
• plans and hopes for the future
• ways people can make, promote, and get involved in poetry

The show is taped for just under an hour by Think Twice Radio: Home of the Future (thanks to Richard Wicka, our wonderful producer). The Zoom recording, livestreamed on Facebook during the taping, will air on WBNY 91.3FM on the following Monday at 1pm EST. After airing, you can also find the video archived on the WNY Peace Center YouTube channel.

Frederick Douglass – The Story, The Man, The Legend

With the realization that untold stories leave voids in history, it becomes an inherent necessity for African Americans to possess the ideology that they have an Ancestorial Obligation to not only learn their history but to share it with their youth. Realizing that in order for youth to have a fair chance of succeeding at life, they must be able to read at grade level by the 3rd or 4th grade, and also realizing that presenting local and/or national iconic figures to our youth who “look like them” in the form of books, plays or art work it may encourage them to want to read more therefore learning more. The structure of this, three (3) scene play “Frederick Douglass the Story” was done in an attempt to achieve this goal.

Admission is Pay What You Wish. This program is also available to view through Facebook Live.

Due to the COVID-19, events may be canceled or rescheduled. Before attending, please check the Museum’s website Events page (https://buffalohistory.org/events-list/) to confirm the status of an event.

AAPF: Her Dream Deferred

At the end of each March, in honor of Women’s History Month and the UN’s International Decade for People of African Descent, AAPF hosts #HerDreamDeferred, a weeklong series of activities focused on elevating the crisis facing Black women and girls.

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AAPF has hosted Her Dream Deferred to amplify the voices and narratives of Black women and girls. The week long programming challenges the narrative by hosting dialogues that not only speak to the harms that women and girls of color face but also the tools to dismantle those structural barriers that plague them in their homes, schools, and communities.

Monday, March 28th: the first event— a community screening of the documentary ON THESE GROUNDS and a talkback with the film’s producers, participants, and youth activists? We’ll start the screening at 5pm ET, and the talkback will begin immediately after, at 6pm ET. The talkback discussion will feature Vivian Anderson (documentary participant and founder of Every Black Girl), Niya Kenny (documentary participant and member of Every Black Girl), Shandrea Murphy-Washington (AAPF) and Alexa Harmon-Thomas (Represent Justice). The conversation will provide an opportunity for us to center Black women’s voices as they share their responses to the documentary and their own personal testimonies of police violence, punishment and pushout in schools. Register Here And check out the schedule for the rest of the week: Schedule and Registration

Tuesday, March 29 Aftershock This event, co-sponsored by the National Birth Equity Collaborative, features a film screening of Aftershock followed by a talk-back with filmmakers Tonya Lewis Lee and Paula Eiselet, as well as documentary participants Omari Maynard, Shawnee Benton Gibson, and Bruce McIntyer. Screening: 6:30 pm ET Talkback: 8:00 pm ET Register Here Wednesday, March 30 A Labor of Love: Cultivating Restorative Spaces for Women Activists, Healers, & Caregivers Her Dream Deferred’s A Labor of Love event we will cultivate a ritual space for Black women to reflect on a praxis of love and healing. This event will feature conversations with wellness practitioners, followed by breakout rooms that invite participants to practice stillness, lead healing conversations, and teach journaling as a means of self care. Event: 8:00 pm ET This event will feature the following guests/facilitators: Chloe Louvouezo, author and podcastor of Life I Swear | co-founder of Open Door Concept Shawna Murray-Browne, LCSW-C, Principal Consultant at Kindred Wellness LLC, Author of Return to Presence, Mind-Body Medicine Practitioner Imani Samuels, founder of HURU Isis Rae Goulbourne, Intuitive Business Coach Dr. Leslie Nwoke, Physician and Emotional Intelligence Speaker Anana Harris Parris, founder and CEO of the Self Care Agency, LLC Register Here Friday, April 1 In Our Mother’s Garden This event features a film screening of In Our Mother’s Garden, followed by a live interview with filmmaker Shantrelle P. Lewis. Screening: 4:30 pm ET Talkback: 6:00 pm ET Register Here We look forward to seeing you all week long at Her Dream Deferred