Danielle Daniel presents: I Am Woman — Voices of the Elders
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Stories of love, sorrow, resilience, and triumph
Singer Jamela Pettiford; master storytellers Nothando Zulu, and Beverly Cottman; Radio DJ Dee Henry Williams; poet Waheedah Shabazz, and performing artist Danielle Daniel present I Am Woman — Voices of the Elders.
A healing celebration giving a platform to elder African American women’s voices, I Am Woman celebrates stories of love, sorrow, resilience, and the triumph of the African American woman experience.
I Am Woman is a creative collaboration of music, dance, poetry, stories, and skits chronicling African American women’s journey through conditions of cruelties so horrible, so bizarre, that chronicling African American women have had to re-invent themselves to survive.
They had to find safety and sanctity inside themselves. They had to laugh at the impossible, fight for what they believed to be right, pray for the wicked, nurse the wounded, feed the hungry, and motivate and inspire generations abandoned by society, project producers said.
“We have had to keep on dreaming of a world not only better for ourselves but for future generations to come—a world where character and ability matter—not color or gender. African American women have survived so many broken promises and pain yet made significant contributions to America. I Am Woman celebrates the love, the sorrow, the tragedy and triumph, a combination of humor, funk and pizzazz,” the producers said.
The event is free but donations are accepted for future projects for Elders Women Voices.
Tables are available for the community to leave flyers, brochures and business cards.
“The event is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.”