In partnership with Richard Raw Productions LLC, this ground breaking symposium will feature a conversation with scholars, artists, and social activists. They will discuss the Black Arts Movement and the Delaware art scene. Participants will walk away with action-based ways to fuel a social renaissance in their community.
Networking: 5:30 p.m. | Presentation begins at 6:00 p.m.
Panelists:
- James Wyatt, local visual artist
- Deverick Murray, social activist and poet from Baltimore, MD, current MA studies focused on the Black Arts Movement
- Brooklynn Hitchens, studying for PhD in Sociology at Rutgers University with a focus on Wilmington residents
- Colette Gaiter, Associate Professor at University of Delaware, Art and Visual Communications
Moderator: Yassar Payne, Associate Professor of Black American Studies at the University of Delaware
