30th Annual Black Master Storytelling Festival
Signifyin' & Testifyin'
Featured Story Tellers
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Daily Line Up
* ASL for all daily line up activities will be provided by
Sister Jamillah Hollman and Sister Rosalinda Estrada-Alvarez.
Saturday, April 10, 2021 – 6 PM (CDT):
- Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice & Sing – Brothers Ghana M’Baye, Joshua Gillespie & Atiba Kwabena Wilson
- Sister Beverly Cottman – Libation – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Danielle Daniel – Mistress of Ceremony – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Mama Koku – Master Storyteller – Atlanta, GA
- LaZya Smith – Youth Storyteller – Minneapolis, MN
- Brother Oba William King – Master Storyteller – Dallas, TX
- Brother Len Cabral – Master Storyteller – Cranston, RI
- Sister Kathy Culmer – Master Storyteller – Houston, TX
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, April 17, 2021 – 6 PM (CDT):
- Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice & Sing – Brothers Ghana M’Baye, Joshua Gillespie & Atiba Kwabena Wilson
- Sister Beverly Cottman – Libation – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Danielle Daniel – Mistress of Ceremony – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Brother Atiba Kwabena Wilson – Master Jali – Harlem, NY
- Brother Chiagoziem Anigbogu – Storyteller – St. Paul, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalist – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Toni Simmons – Master Storyteller – Houston, TX
- Brother Dylan Pritchett – Master Storyteller – Newport News, VA
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, April 25, 2021 – 4 PM (CDT):
- Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice & Sing – Brothers Ghana M’Baye, Joshua Gillespie & Atiba Kwabena Wilson
- Sister Beverly Cottman – Libation – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Danielle Daniel – Mistress of Ceremony – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Brother David Hurst – Storyteller – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Valerie Tutson – Master Storyteller – Providence, RI
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Brother Joshua Gilespie – Storyteller – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Nothando Zulu – Master Storyteller – Minneapolis, MN
Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB) awards Black Storytellers Alliance a year 2021 Creative Support for
Organizations grant.
Black Storytellers Alliance (BSA) is pleased to announce that we have received this grant to support our 12-week class on the Art of Oral Storytelling from an African/African American Perspective. The class is scheduled to begin in May 2021.
“This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Boards, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund.”
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors!
- Minnesota State Arts Board (MSAB)
- Metropolitan Regional Arts Council (MRAC)
- Breck School
- Hennepin County Libraries
- Jeanne Burns & Liz Oppenheimer
- Edwin Clarke
- Makeda Zulu-Gillespie
- Proverbs Fellowship Church
- National Association of Black Storytellers, Inc. (NABS)
- Nicole Tabor
- Carl Smith
- Aruba Health & Emotional Healing, PA
- Hazel Tanner
- Sarah French
- iDream TV
- Robert J. Jones Urban Research & Outreach-Engagement Center (UROC)
- Perpich Center for Arts Education
- Ames Elks Lodge
- Division of Race and Equity – City of Minneapolis – City Coordinator’s Office
- Vusumuzi & Nothando Zulu
- Minnesota Humanities Society
- North Point Health & Wellness Center
- KMOJ Radio
- KFAI Radio
- Macalester College