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24 Sep, 5 tweets, 2 min read
The 31st Annual Black Master Storytelling Festival titled “Black Joy: Stories Celebrating Hope, Resilience and Love” is being held virtually this year. unicornriot.ninja/2021/celebrati…
Continuing the legacy of carrying on Black culture & traditions through storytelling, elders Nothando & Vusumuzi Zulu with the Black Storytellers Alliance organize a yearly festival that draws master storytellers from across the US. Our coverage from 2016: unicornriot.ninja/2016/black-sto…
After storytelling performances during the 2018 festival, we spoke with six of the master Black storytellers including festival director Vusumuzi Zulu, who said that storytelling is "one of the most powerful ways to transmit culture." See the videos here: unicornriot.ninja/2019/sharing-b…
The 2019 Black Master Storytelling Festival was themed "Strength of Our Youth, Wisdom of Our Elders." unicornriot.ninja/2019/28-years-…
The 31st Annual Black Master Storytellers Festival has started today.

School concerts are held today virtually from 1p-1:45p (LIVE now) for K-5 grades and 2p-2:45p for 6th grade & up.

The family fun event will be held 6p-7:30p tonight & tomorrow night. unicornriot.ninja/2021/celebrati…

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