n-WORD Conference: African- American Writers' Alliance 35th Anniversary

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Info: 9th Anthology Reveal and AAWA 35th Anniversary Celebration! AAWA Members will read from anthologies and published works to celebrate the 35th Anniversary! Doors open at 3:30 PM

Info: 9 am - 10:00 am: Meet and Greet (Pre- chat)
10:15-11:45 am: Rajnii Eddins, Keynote speaker/Welcome and Activation
11:45 am- 12:15 pm: Dr. Georgia McDade
12:15 pm-1:15 pm: Lunch
1:15-3:00: Workshops: Character development Workshop 1: w/ Helen Collier and Melanie Mitchell, Level Up: Creativity for Resistance Ryk Good Workshop 2, Expressive Writing with Mary Elizabeth Himes Workshop 3 , Self-Care is Community Care w/NaKeesa Frazier-Jennings Workshop 4, Writing Yourself Into History w/ Delores Davis Workshop 5
3:15-5:00: N-Word Explained Panel: Dr. McDade, Helen J. Collier, Vivian Phillips, Sharon Sobers-Outlaw(Rajnii: prompter)
5:00-5:45 pm: Q/A
6:00-7 PM (dinner)

Info: 1:00 PM: Delbert Art Exhibit
1:30-3:00: Elizabeth Stordeur Pryor (attending virtually), a prolific historian and writer who specializes in 19th-century U.S. history and race. She is also the daughter of comedian and actor, late and great Richard Pryor (attending virtually): Discussion about her writing journey, the N-word, and her new book: Something We Said
3:15 PM- 5:15 PM: Four Women Talking (Jaye Ware, Minnie Collins, Helen Collier, and Jo Ervin) Panel Discussion and Q and A
5: 15 PM: Unity healing circle and closing

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