Arts and Lifestyle
Celebrating the richness of Southern Black storytelling
By Freda Freeman, Correspondent
Poet laureates Glenis Redmond, left, Jaki Shelton Green, Asiah Mae, and Donovan Livingston.
DURHAM – This year’s Griot & Grey Owl Black Southern Writers Conference celebrated the heritage of Southern Black storytelling based in the Carolinas. The annual three-day conference, held Nov. 7-9 in Durham, brought together a community of poets, writers, children’s books authors, illustrators and artists. This year’s attendance of about 500 more than doubled last year’s…