Morgan Parker: A Reading by the 2019 Arons Poet

Morgan Parker is the author of the poetry collections Magical Negro (Tin House 2019), There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé (Tin House 2017), and Other People’s Comfort Keeps Me Up At Night (Switchback Books 2015). Her debut young adult novel Who Put This Song On? will be released by Delacorte Press on September 24, 2019. A debut book of nonfiction is forthcoming from One World / Random House. Parker received her Bachelors in Anthropology and Creative Writing from Columbia University and her MFA in Poetry from NYU.

Justice for Marielle

An event demanding justice for Afro-Brazilian politician and activist Marielle Franco, who was assassinated one year ago on March 14, 2018

Performances by Michaela Harrison, Joy Clark, and Diane Ghogomu.

Screening of "Mar de Elas" by Ana Beatriz Silva.

Messages from Afro-Brazilian women activists and from Sister project Justice for Marielle in Buenos Aires.

Women Making Waves

* Welcome reception the evening before in the Goldring Woldenberg Business Complex

Our conference theme this year, The Power of Engagement, was inspired by the incredible philanthropic work of Mrs. Gayle Benson, our 2019 keynote speaker. 

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