"A Wa Na Wari project" - title page. "Wa Na Wari is a center for Black art and culture in Seattle's historically redlined Central District neighborhood, housed in a 5th generation Black-owned home. Their mission is to reclaim space that has been lost due to gentrification, and to imagine what a new community model would look like with equity and art as its center." -- Jacket.
Contents:
Foreword -- Anaïs Maviel -- Amir George -- Christina Sharpe -- Kamari Bright -- Thione Diop -- Rachael F. -- Christina Gibson -- Aricka Foreman -- Mary Edwards -- Okanomodé -- JusMomi -- Anastacia-Reneé -- Rell Be Free -- Larry Mizell Jr. -- Walis Johnson.
Summary:
"This anthology is a poly-vocal, visually stunning answer to the question, What are the sounds of community and how they are handed down? A home for Black art and culture in Seattle's Central District, with this anthology Wa Na Wari makes a home for the essays, poetry, scores, scripts and silences of the Black poets, musicians, artists and scholars assembled by editors Rachel Kessler and Elisheba Johnson to wonder about the time-traveling, place-making power of sound. Contributors: Anastacia-Reneé, Kamari Bright, Thione Diop, Mary Edwards, Rachael F., Aricka Foreman, Rell Be Free, Amir George, Chantal Gibson, Walis Johnson, JusMoni, Anaïs Maviel, Larry Mizell Jr., Okanomodé, and Christina Sharpe" -- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.