Dec 2, 2018
Maxine Mimms was born on March 4, 1928, in Newport News, Virginia, to Isabella DeBerry Buie and Benson Ebenezer Buie. Influenced by her grandparents' love for Marcus Garvey and educational lectures by Howard Thurman and other black leaders at nearby Hampton University, Mimms attended Booker T. Washington School and...
Nov 25, 2018
Gabriel Teodros is a musician and writer from South Seattle who first made a mark with the group Abyssinian Creole, and reached an international audience with his critically-acclaimed solo debut Lovework. Over the ten years since he has set stages on fire all across the US, Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Ethiopia and South Africa;...
Nov 14, 2018
This mini-deep end was produced by our intern Aisha Al Amin. Aisha, Eyerusalem, and Damme took a field trip into the Black Imagination of Natasha Marin, Imani Sims, Rachel Ferguson, and Amber Flame. This experiential art exhibit debuted on January 27, 2018 in Core Gallery.
Nov 11, 2018
Jordan Chaney is a spoken word poet, author, public speaker, teacher, mentor, and all-around creative residing in Eastern Washington’s wine country.
Awarded the 2017 Commitment to Diversity award by AACCES, Jordan also guest speaks at colleges on race, politics, and social justice.
He is the author of WOLF seven poems...
Nov 4, 2018
Join us for a chat with comedian Howie Echo-Hawk. Howie is an enrolled member of the Pawnee Nation (Kitkehaki band), and a member of the Mentasta Athabaskan Upper Ahtna people. The youngest of 8 siblings (5 sisters and 2 brothers), he comes from the Echo-Hawk family on his dad's side, and the Kelly family on his...