Join us for dynamic conversations, activations, and performances by leading artists and scholars to mark the first anniversary of Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room. Engage with the ideas, histories, and practices presented in the exhibition, including the themes of Home, Flight, and Storytelling.
See the full program at: https://engage.metmuseum.org/events/education/met-speaks/fy23/before-yesterday-we-could-fly-a-creative-convening-on-afrofuturism/
Participants include:
Rena Anakwe
artist, performer, healer
Hannah Beachler
production designer
Michelle Commander
Deputy Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Cynthia Copeland
historian
John Jennings
author and illustrator
Roberto Lugo
artist
Alexander Manevitz
Assistant Professor of History, Baruch College, City University of New York
Moor Mother
songwriter, composer, vocalist, poet, and educator
Jenn Nkiru
artist and director
Tourmaline
artist
Afrofuturist Teen Council Members
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