The Power of the Word: An Evening of Black Women's Storytelling Part 2

The NYPR Archive Collections | Jan 1, 2000

Panel Discussion: The Power of the Word: An Evening of Black
Women's Storytelling Part 2.

From the NYPL Public Programs Brochure for Winter/Spring, 1988:

Pamphlet: "What has storytelling meant to generations of American black women?...The Library presents an evening of stories about the power of language, with Paule Marshall, coordinator and moderator; Augusta Baker, Karen Fields, Ntozake Shange, and Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor. Accompanies the "Women of Courage" photo exhibit.


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