LITERATURE
December 14, 2021 at 7 PM
Well-Read Black Girl (online)
WRBG provides a vital space for Black women readers and writers to connect and grow in conversation. Since launching in 2015, WRBG has steadily grown into a thriving online community of 109K passionate Instagram followers. Our goal is to showcase the universality of Black women through literature. Through reading our community addresses racial inequity in publishing and pays homage to the literary legacies of Black women writers like Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Maya Angelou.
Quail Ridge Books
North Hills
4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
quailridgebooks.com
January 15, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Donny Washington: Storyteller
Admission: $5.00
A highly animated performer, Donna Washington has been entertaining, educating, and inspiring audiences with her vocal pyrotechnics, elastic face, and deep characterizations that bring folklore, literary tales, and personal narratives to life for a long time. She is an internationally known, multiple award-winning storyteller, spoken word recording artist and author. Donna has been called a “walking Disney movie,” and told she was “better than TV.”
The Carolina Theatre of Durham
309 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-3030
carolinatheatre.org
December 14, 2021 at 7 PM
Well-Read Black Girl (online)
WRBG provides a vital space for Black women readers and writers to connect and grow in conversation. Since launching in 2015, WRBG has steadily grown into a thriving online community of 109K passionate Instagram followers. Our goal is to showcase the universality of Black women through literature. Through reading our community addresses racial inequity in publishing and pays homage to the literary legacies of Black women writers like Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, and Maya Angelou.
Quail Ridge Books
North Hills
4209-100 Lassiter Mill Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
quailridgebooks.com
January 15, 2022 at 11:00 AM
Donny Washington: Storyteller
Admission: $5.00
A highly animated performer, Donna Washington has been entertaining, educating, and inspiring audiences with her vocal pyrotechnics, elastic face, and deep characterizations that bring folklore, literary tales, and personal narratives to life for a long time. She is an internationally known, multiple award-winning storyteller, spoken word recording artist and author. Donna has been called a “walking Disney movie,” and told she was “better than TV.”
The Carolina Theatre of Durham
309 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701
(919) 560-3030
carolinatheatre.org
Rofhiwa is a black owned independent book café in Durham, NC. Rofhiwa strives to reflect the expansiveness of the black imagination. We value books as repositories for collective knowledge. We endeavor to foster a spirit of heightened engagement by curating a living, active, and affective collection of books that capture the dexterity of black writers across classic and contemporary works. Owner/Proprietor: Tumi Makhubele (Founder) Naledi Yaziyo (Curator)
Store Hours: Mon – Sat. 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. (closed on Sundays)
406 S Driver Street, Durham, NC 27703
(919) 391-8945
rofhiwabooks.com