December 2017 Meeting
You are invited to share an evening with your favorite poems
and to discover new perspectives.
Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice presents “The Word: Poetry and Prose on Family, Faith and Freedom,” This free program celebrates the feast of African-American poetry and prose from the 18thCentury to the present, beginning with Phyllis Wheatley and concluding with The Twin Poets Laureate of Delaware. It is a joint program of the Alliance’s Education Committee and its Book Group.
“The beauty and the power of African American poetry is so vast, it cannot be contained in our short program of a little more than an hour,” says Dr. Aimee Wiest, Adjunct Professor of Literature at Delaware State and a member of the Alliance’s Education Committee, and moderator of the Alliance’s Book Group, which meets monthly to discuss literature ranging from Ralph Ellison’s The Invisible Man to Chris Lebron’s The Making of Black Lives Matter: A Brief History of an Idea. “What an adventure in poetry, prose, history, and philosophy; I have been so enriched as I explore the perspectives of voices speaking for the cause of the humankind” says Kathleen Baker, Chair of the Alliance’s Education Committee Chair, who assisted in creating “The Word” as a tribute to a strong, creative, and resilient people.
All are welcome!!
Donors of clothing to benefit neighbors served by the Community Resource Center and The Way Home are welcome to drop off their donations at the poetry program. The link to more information about the clothing drive is below.
Further information about the Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is at SDARJ.org.
The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice usually meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 7 pm, at the Trinity Faith Christian Center at 15516 New Road in Lewes. Our program and business meetings are open to the public. Come to our meetings to learn about racial justice issues, and find out how you may want to become involved with SDARJ.
