Embracing our Roots:Rooted & Rising with Mary Moore Easter & Leslie Parker

Sat Feb 28 2026 at 01:00 pm to 03:00 pm UTC-06:00

222 21st Ave S | Minneapolis

More Than a Single Story
Publisher/HostMore Than a Single Story
Embracing our Roots:Rooted & Rising with Mary Moore Easter & Leslie Parker
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Embracing Our Roots connects young arts leaders with elders to reflect on cultural milestones that have shaped Minnesota’s history.
About this Event

Join poet/dancer/choreographer, Mary Moore Easter and dancer/choreographer, Leslie Parker as they reflect on their experiences and perspectives on Minnesota’s Black dance community. Their insights on topics such as African dance forms, street dance in Rondo and in Minneapolis neighborhoods as well as modern and contemporary dance companies, will illustrate the many ways dance has helped shape identity for African American communities over the decades. Embracing our Roots: Rooted and Rising is a partnership between More Than a Single Story, The Givens Collection of African American Literature and Life, and the In Black Ink publishing arts initiative. Pertinent materials from the Givens Collection will be on display.

Embracing Our Roots consists of conversations where young arts leaders will join our elders in conversation about their histories of significant milestones in Minnesota’s history within their community. The series is a collaboration between More Than a Single Story, The Givens Collection of Literature and Life, and to highlight conversations between Black artists across generations.

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222 21st Ave S, 222 21st Avenue South, Minneapolis, United States

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