Tayari's Blog: 24th Annual Celebration of Black Writing

Posted by TayariJones on May 6, 2008 11:34 AM
Filed under The Writing Life

Just a heads up for those of you in Philly. I'm going to be participating in the 24th Annual Celebration of Black Writing in Philadelphia. May 22-24.

I'm on a panel called "Violence In Our Communities" along with Sapphire, Nathan McCall, W. Marvin Dulaney, Solomon Jones, Chuck “D”. My child of the 80's heart is going pitter-pat. I am dying dying to ask Chuck D (would I call him "Mister D?") what he thinks about his former co-revolutionary, Flavor Flav. Do I dare? Will be able to keep from bellowing "Bass! How low can you go?" (That was my jam, freshman year.) And Sapphire! I was crazy about her when I was in college.

Oh, and also, I am giving a panel called "Opportunities For Writers." It's basically what we do here. I want to get the word out to writers about opportunities like artists colonies, workshops, grants, etc.

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Comment #1, by Tara Betts [TypeKey Profile Page]

I wish I had known about this sooner! I hope you have a great time and that it happens around the same time annually. :o)

May 6, 2008 04:14 PM

Comment #2, by Michael Fischer [TypeKey Profile Page]

Funny Chuck D/FF story:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlhzKUx2nI4

May 6, 2008 10:54 PM

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