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Dear Friends,
Happy Black History Month! On Monday, February 8, join Shaping the Past fellow Alisha B. Wormsley, along with artist and activist Ayanah Moor, in building a kite bearing a message you'd like to let fly in the sky. Alisha B. Wormsley's current major project There Are Black People in the Future is inspired by Afrofuturist artists and writers who highlight the need for Black people to claim their place. Through the inscription and utterance of the words, "There are Black People in the Future," Wormsley's project addresses systematic oppression of Black communities through space and time by reassuring the presence of Black bodies.
On February 17, the Radical Diversity discussion series continues in Washington, DC. This time, Mohamed Amjahid and Max Czollek speak with Dr. Imani Woody and Ruby Corado about LGBTQI+ / SGL housing and related issues for the community, such as homelessness, social isolation, economic insecurity, health issues, and age discrimination.
Looking for new books to add to your reading list this spring? You're in luck – the Goethe Book Club continues on March 16 with Olga Grjasnowa's novel All Russians Love Birch Trees.
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