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Dramatizing the Black Experience

Vivian J.O. Barnes, Inda Craig-Galván, and Dave Harris

In the wake of the pandemic, the George Floyd protests, and the country’s ongoing efforts to reconcile its racist past…

Freeman’s: Change

Featuring Rick Bass, Lana Bastašić, and Lina Mounzer

Writer and Editor Extraordinaire, John Freeman returns to ALOUD in celebration of the latest installment of his acclaimed literary journal,…

Better not Bitter, Living in Pursuit of Racial Justice

Yusef Salaam

Writer and activist, Yusef Salaam, a member of the Exonerated Five will join ALOUD with his memoir, Better, Not Bitter, whose story of resilience and strength…

Ian Manuel on the Power of Poetry

Ian Manuel

To kick off our fall season and our theme of resilience, author Ian Manuel will return to ALOUD to discuss…

Erosion: Essays of Undoing

Terry Tempest Williams

“Each of us finds our identity within the communities we call home,” writes Terry Tempest Williams in Erosion, a galvanizing…