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SUMMARY:Grand Performances: Black Voices Poetry Night
DESCRIPTION:FRIDAY- California Plaza\nGet ready to be moved and inspired at the “Black Voices Poetry Night\,” hosted by the talented Shonda Buchanan on Friday\, August 25\, 2023\, from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM. This empowering event celebrates the richness and diversity of Black voices through the art of poetry. Join us for an evening filled with captivating performances that explore the African American experience\, culture\, and identity. \n\n\n\nIn ‘Return the White Breath to Its Black Body: Poets Speak On Black Lives Matter\,’ Black voices take center stage during this special Friday evening Grand Performances poetry showcase hosted by award-winning author Shonda Buchanan. \nSchedule: \n\n\n6:00 pm – DJ \n\n\n6:30 pm – GP greeting and announcements \n\n\n7:00 pm – poetry night begins \n\n\n9:00 pm – evening ends \n\n\nFor Location\, Parking & FAQ\, click here \n\n\n\n\n\n\n \nShonda Buchanan \nAward-winning author and educator\, Shonda Buchanan has freelanced for the Los Angeles Times\, the LA Weekly\, AWP’s The Writer’s Chronicle\, Indian Country Today\, Westways Magazine\, Sisters of AARP\, and The International Review of African American Art. Shonda is also published in Tab Journal\, Inlandia Institute’s The Black Experience Anthology\, the Mississippi Review\, Urban Voices: 51 Poems from 51 American Poets\, Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire\, Art Meets Literature: An Undying Love Affair\, Phati’tude Literary Magazine\, Red Ink\, Strange Cargo: An Emerging Voices Anthology\, Step into a World: A Global Anthology of New Black Literature\, Arise! Magazine\, Def Jam Poetry’s Bum Rush the Page\, Geography of Rage: Remembering the Los Angeles Riots of 1992 and Rivendell. \n \nShonda has served as a judge for multiple writing and grants contests including the Poetry Foundation\, the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs\, CavanKerry Press\, Library of Virginia’s Poetry Book Awards\, North Carolina Arts Council Poetry Fellowship\, the George Floyd Youth Justice Poetry Contest\, the Amanda Gorman Youth Poetry Contest\, the Virginia Commission for the Arts Fiction Contest\, the Metrorail Public Art Project Poetry Contest and NAACP ACT So Poetry Contest. \n\n\n\n\nWebsite: https://shondabuchanan.com/ \n\n\n\n\n\nAdditional Upcoming Performances Include:\n \n  \nFor additional information\, visit the website @ \ngrandperformances.org/events\n \n  \nFind more
URL:https://www.free2funla.com/event/grand-performances-black-voices-poetry-night/
LOCATION:CALIFORNIA PLAZA at South Grand Ave\, 350 S. Grand Ave\, Los Angeles\, CA\, 90071\, United States
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