2024 Schedule
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Wednesday, Nov. 20
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Thursday, Nov. 21
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Friday, Nov. 22
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Saturday, Nov. 23
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Full Schedule
- 6:30pm: Fruit of the Tree: Literary Lineage of Black Arts Movement and Kalamu Ya Salaam
ACC Theater Stage
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- Kalamu ya Salaam
- Marian Denise Moore
- Jarvis DeBerry
- Abram Himelstein
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- 12:00: Doors Open
- 12:15-1:45: Literature and Lunch: Walkin’ Blues with Kalamu ya Salaam and C. Leigh McInnis
ACC Lobby Stage
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- Kalamu ya Salaam
- C. Leigh McInnis
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- 2:00-3:15: New Orleans Crime Fiction
ACC Theater Stage
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- Michael Allen Zell
- Danny Cherry
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- 3:30-4:45: Saudades
ACC Theater Stage
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- Amy Serrano
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- 5:00-6:15: It’s a Family Affair
ACC Theater Stage
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- Peter Cooley
- Nicole Cooley
- Ryan “Shaggadelic Batiste”
- Michael Batiste
- Kayla Min Andrews–Moderator
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- 6:30-7:45: Reading for Justice
ACC Theater Stage
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- Mac Marquis
- Kellie Gann
- Megan Holt
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- 12:00pm–Doors open
- 12:15-1:45pm: Literature & Lunch: Patty Friedmann Writing Competition Reading
ACC Lobby Stage
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- Gus Berg
- Dalton
- Ahja Hawkins
- Ariadne Blayde
- Jacob Budenz
- Carolyn Hembree–Judge
- Leah Myers–Judge
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- 2:00-3:15: Black Photography in New Orleans
ACC Theater Stage
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- Eric Waters
- Kalamu Ya Salaam
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- 3:30-:5:30: Time
ACC Theater Stage
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- Fox Richardson
- Rob Richardson
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- 3:30-:5:30: Know Your (Copy)Rights
ACC Lobby
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- Bri Whetstone
- Alysha Rooks
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- 6:00-7:30: Poetic Reflections on “Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration”
ACC Theater Stage
Sponsored by the Historic New Orleans Collection
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- Alison Pelegrin
- Kelly Harris-DeBerry
- Karisma Price
- Christopher Louis Romaguera
- Mona Lisa Saloy
- Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley
- Stacey Balkun
- Gian Francisco Smith
- Akeem Olaj
- Skye Jackson
- Jessica Kinnison
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- 8:30-Til: We Are One: The Collective Fashion & Spirit of Frankie Beverly
Whiskey & Sticks
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- Torrence Taylor
- Kristina Kay Robinson
- Akilah Toney
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- 12:00pm–Doors open
- 12:15-1:45pm: Literature & Lunch: Po’Boys & Poets
ACC Lobby Stage
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- Stacey Balkun–emcee/curator
- Leona Sevick
- Charles Garrett
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- 2:00-3:15: How Women Made Music
ACC Theater Stage
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- Alison Fensterstock
- Melissa Weber
- Gwendolyn Thompkins
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- 3:30-5:00: It’s My Debut!
ACC Theater Stage
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- Tamela Gordon
- Annell Lopez
- Michelle Nicholson
- Vanessa Saunders
- Sheila Sundar
- Ery Shin
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- 5:15-6:00: 7th Ward Tony
ACC Theater Stage
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- Fernando Rivera
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- 6:15-7:45: Diasporic Revelry: Baby Dolls and Carnival Arts from New Orleans to Trinidad
ACC Theater Stage
Sponsored by Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
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- Kim Vaz-DeVille
- Amanda McIntyre
- Micah Theodore
- Paula Hamilton
Wednesday, Nov. 20
- 6:30pm: Fruit of the Tree: Literary Lineage of Black Arts Movement and Kalamu Ya Salaam
ACC Theater Stage
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- Kalamu ya Salaam
- Marian Denise Moore
- Jarvis DeBerry
- Abram Himelstein
Thursday, Nov. 21
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- 12:00: Doors Open
- 12:15-1:45: Literature and Lunch: Walkin’ Blues with Kalamu ya Salaam and C. Leigh McInnis
ACC Lobby Stage
-
-
- Kalamu ya Salaam
- C. Leigh McInnis
-
- 2:00-3:15: New Orleans Crime Fiction
ACC Theater Stage
-
-
- Michael Allen Zell
- Danny Cherry
-
- 3:30-4:45: Saudades
ACC Theater Stage
-
-
- Amy Serrano
-
- 5:00-6:15: It’s a Family Affair
ACC Theater Stage
-
-
- Peter Cooley
- Nicole Cooley
- Ryan “Shaggadelic Batiste”
- Michael Batiste
- Kayla Min Andrews–Moderator
-
- 6:30-7:45: Reading for Justice
ACC Theater Stage
-
- Mac Marquis
- Kellie Gann
- Megan Holt
Friday, Nov. 22
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- 12:00pm–Doors open
- 12:15-1:45pm: Literature & Lunch: Patty Friedmann Writing Competition Reading
ACC Lobby Stage
-
-
- Gus Berg
- Dalton
- Ahja Hawkins
- Ariadne Blayde
- Jacob Budenz
- Carolyn Hembree–Judge
- Leah Myers–Judge
-
- 2:00-3:15: Black Photography in New Orleans
ACC Theater Stage
-
-
- Eric Waters
- Kalamu Ya Salaam
-
- 3:30-:5:30: Time
ACC Theater Stage
-
-
- Fox Richardson
- Rob Richardson
-
- 3:30-:5:30: Know Your (Copy)Rights
ACC Lobby
-
-
- Bri Whetstone
- Alysha Rooks
-
- 6:00-7:30: Poetic Reflections on “Captive State: Louisiana and the Making of Mass Incarceration”
ACC Theater Stage
Sponsored by the Historic New Orleans Collection
-
-
- Alison Pelegrin
- Kelly Harris-DeBerry
- Karisma Price
- Christopher Louis Romaguera
- Mona Lisa Saloy
- Sha’Condria “iCon” Sibley
- Stacey Balkun
- Gian Francisco Smith
- Akeem Olaj
- Skye Jackson
- Jessica Kinnison
-
- 8:30-Til: We Are One: The Collective Fashion & Spirit of Frankie Beverly
Whiskey & Sticks
-
- Torrence Taylor
- Kristina Kay Robinson
- Akilah Toney
Saturday, Nov. 23
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- 12:00pm–Doors open
- 12:15-1:45pm: Literature & Lunch: Po’Boys & Poets
ACC Lobby Stage
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-
- Stacey Balkun–emcee/curator
- Leona Sevick
- Charles Garrett
-
- 2:00-3:15: How Women Made Music
ACC Theater Stage
-
-
- Alison Fensterstock
- Melissa Weber
- Gwendolyn Thompkins
-
- 3:30-5:00: It’s My Debut!
ACC Theater Stage
-
-
- Tamela Gordon
- Annell Lopez
- Michelle Nicholson
- Vanessa Saunders
- Sheila Sundar
- Ery Shin
-
- 5:15-6:00: 7th Ward Tony
ACC Theater Stage
-
-
- Fernando Rivera
-
- 6:15-7:45: Diasporic Revelry: Baby Dolls and Carnival Arts from New Orleans to Trinidad
ACC Theater Stage
Sponsored by Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities
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- Kim Vaz-DeVille
- Amanda McIntyre
- Micah Theodore
- Paula Hamilton