Liberation Through Literature: Black Women Writing for Self-Knowledge and Self-Love invites you to unlearn the self-hate that misogyny and anti-blackness can produce and to build your toolbox for healing. In this 4-part series, we’ll honor our black female ancestors, read texts by legends like Zora Neale Hurston and Toni Morrison, and hear from newer folks like Tressie McMillan-Cottom and ourselves. This is a writing workshop, but prepare for critique of literary devices and revision only as it serves to clarify your lived experience to you. Participants will be encouraged to read their work out loud so we can recognize common experiences, increase our confidence, diminish shame, and build community. Every session builds on the previous one, and the more we can all get together, the more we can grow from each other, so attending every session is strongly suggested.
April 12 & 26, 2020 6-7:30 p.m.
May 11 & 25, 2020 6-7:30 p.m.
$15 for a single class. $90 for the series