Celebrate Black Media Storytellers with Us
The stories of African griots have sustained West Africans for thousands of years. The stories of Middle Passage survivors, whose progeny endured centuries of enslavement, emboldened those who fought the American Civil War. And their stories inspired those who again demanded equal status under the law during the civil rights era and who continue that struggle today. Anyone who studies Black history, listens to our music, reads our literature, observes our artistry, and watches how we move should know that we are a people with long, powerful storytelling traditions.