Black Liberation is inevitable. It is literally the expectation of history. White underdevelopment has gone to such great lengths to keep us down because its leaders know that if given the room to activate our full potential, no one, absolutely no one would be able to keep us subjugated. The fight we’ve been fighting for the last 400 years has culminated in this year of unprecedented transformation. It’s only up for us from here.
Well it is time to arise. To take our rightful place in history, and NOIR FEST (Dec 5-12) will be the place where those who dream of Liberation will become those who feel Liberation and then become those who live it. Join us for an unprecedented intersection of artists, visionaries, musicians, healers. We will dance, we will pray, we will collectively visualize a Liberated Black future through our films, our meditations and our Hundred Year Plan.
Topics to be covered at NOIR FEST
I. Radical Self Love
Black Alchemy as Technology (Keynote by Sonya Renee Taylor)
II. New Nigeria
Socialists, Feminists and the other Youth voices working towards a Liberated Nigeria in 2023
III. The Treasury of Black Art
Intersection of visual artists and art investors forging a Liberated Black future through Black creativity)
IV. The Divine Feminine–Power in the Age of the Black Woman
Featuring a very special, very powerful musical guest
V. For the Artists–Making (R)Evolution Irresistible
Featuring roundtable with Residue filmmaker, Merawi Gerima, and the film’s cast and crew as well as Michael Dennis, founder of Reelblack.
VI. Movement is Medicine
Curated Black sounds and the films that bring them into our collective memory
VII. The Hundred Year Plan
A work session and manifestation roundtable featuring key voices in Black Liberation worldwide.
Are you ready?
All this, not to mention we’ll have meditations, reiki and a DJ battle. See more details on the event here.
I can barely contain my excitement, and I can hardly believe I get to have the honor of bringing this powerful community together. Join me and my team from Dec 5-12 for what will surely be a life-changing event. Get tickets here. You can also join us in presenting this historic event! Become a sponsor or volunteer.
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PS: People often ask me about allyship, wondering whether non-Blacks are welcome at NOIR FEST. My answer is always that if you love Black people, are happy to see Black people thriving and centered, that you won’t take up space at NOIR FEST, you’ll be welcome.
Featured image: Portrait by Natalia Agatte
