Master storyteller Antonio Rocha as he tells a traditional tale from Brazil featuring some party animals who dance all night for a full moon party in the sky! But how will they all get there? And how long will they dance? And how will they get back? Join Antonio for a fun, interactive tale and […]
weGuitars Over Guns mentor Starve Marve brings you into the studio and unveils the secrets of music production. Using free downloadable apps, this workshop focuses on electronic music production, writing songs using sampling/mashups. At the end of the workshop, a new song will be created and kids will have the tools to create songs on […]
You'd be surprised how quickly our curious little ones can get burned at home – from reaching out to touch hot objects in the kitchen to briefly being left alone in the tub. This song keeps the “hot spots” around the home top of mind so you can help keep your little ones safe and […]
Future of Democracy X Miami Book Fair: Artistry has been interwoven into demanding social justice throughout American history. John Murillo, author of Kontemporary Amerikan Poetry, joins Knight Foundation’s Sam Gill to speak of his own personal account of weaving artistry and equality, how his poetry reflects the poor treatment of Black and Latino people in America, and an artist’s role […]
Future of Democracy X Miami Book Fair: Knight Foundation’s Sam Gill unwraps a lesser-known truth of American history with Candacy Taylor, author of Overground Railroad: The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America. Taylor shares her historical expertise on what the “Green Book” meant for Black Americans and how the concept of sundown towns have evolved in […]
Future of Democracy X Miami Book Fair: As we tread the depths of one of the most intense periods of political unrest this country has ever seen, Knight Foundation’s Sam Gill discusses The Man Who Ran Washington: The Life and Times of James A. Baker III with its authors, Susan Glasser and Peter Baker. The two political journalists share their thoughts on how […]
Future of Democracy X Miami Book Fair: American farms have always been a backbone of this country. Sarah Frey, author of The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life – and Saved an American Farm, shares her thoughts on what can be done to support rural communities and the critical impact of American farms – bowed but […]
Future of Democracy X Miami Book Fair: Now more than ever, Americans are gazing across a vast political divide. But what about those in the middle? Political pundit P.J. O’Rourke, author of A Cry from the Far Middle: Dispatches from a Divided Land, dissects that viewpoint with Knight Foundation’s Sam Gill. This program is part of The Future of Democracy […]
Future of Democracy X Miami Book Fair: Poet Nikki Finney sits down with Knight Foundation’s Sam Gill for a candid discussion of Love Child’s Hotbed of Occasional Poetry: Poems and Artifacts, an intimate reflection on what her poetry and work mean to her, and what Black artistry means to our democracy. This program is part of The Future of Democracy X Miami […]
Future of Democracy X Miami Book Fair: Join Knight Foundation’s Sam Gill as he sits down with Doris Weatherford to discuss Victory for the Vote: The Fight for Women's Suffrage and the Century that Followed. Coming on the heels of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, it’s an extremely timely topic – and one with present-day insights. This program is […]
Writer and musician Mikel Jollett's memoir, Hollywood Park, sings the song of a remarkable arc of a life that started with poverty, addiction, and emotional abuse, and yet, improbably, led to Stanford University and the former on-air columnist for NPR’s “All Things Considered” finding his voice. Joining him is Hamilton Cain, author of the memoir This Boy's […]
About Oba William King: Oba is a small town storyteller-sharing the art of storytelling as though it were a sacred gift. A member of the National Association of Black Storytellers, recent presenter at the Kennedy Center, The National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee. Oba is a Traditional Folk Arts fellowship recipient from the Illinois Arts […]