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December 12

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Angles & Archives

Join our Founding Executive Director, Dr. Kelli Morgan, as she hosts “Angles & Archives,” the first in a series of in-person community dialogues about the importance of preserving Black cultural heritage in Detroit. Developed in partnership with The Black Canon, the focus of the first program in the series, and Someday Gallery & Bakehouse, our host venue. The series […]

January 29

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Angles & Archives: The Artists Edition

Join our Founding Executive Director, Dr. Kelli Morgan, for Angles & Archives: The Artists Edition the second installment in an engaging series of in-person community dialogues dedicated to preserving Black cultural heritage in Detroit. This event, developed in collaboration with Someday Gallery & Bakehouse, invites curators, archivists, artists, cultural preservationists, and the public to explore how Black Detroiters have […]

March 14

7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

Angles & Archives: Detroit Arts & Culture Edition

Concentrating on representation, visibility, and access, our panelists will discuss the challenges and triumphs of Black artists & Arts administrators navigating traditional and alternative spaces in Detroit. Rooted in our mission to support Black artists throughout the Midwest, this series provides a platform to envision a path forward that genuinely prioritizes & celebrates our communities. […]

September 21

3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Angles & Archives: Culinary Edition

Angles & Archives returns with a panel discussion featuring three of the city’s most exciting female chefs – Chef Ederique, Chef Jantae, and Chef Franchesca. Moderated by Dr. Kelli Morgan, the conversation will highlight elements of design within each chef’s practice.

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Eldzier Cortor: A Dialogue Between Friends

The Black Chicago Renaissance (1930sтАУ1950s) was a chorus of voicesтАФpainters, printmakers, writers, poets, and playwrightsтАФeach weaving stories of Black life with brushstrokes and verse. Eldzier Cortor stood among them, his art in conversation with the imagery of Margaret Burroughs, Elizabeth Catlett, and Charles White, as well as the prose of Margaret Walker and Gwendolyn Brooks.

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