Join DSDT for a work-in-progress showing of Deborah Slater’s latest project, titled In the Presence of Absence. The event will include performances and discussion with Deborah Slater.

“The forces that unite us are intrinsic and greater than the superimposed influences that keep us apart.” Kwame Nkrumah, Africa Must Unite, 1963.

This conversation series was part of Afro Urban Society’s Onye Ozi project, a social discourse and creative experience exploring the complexities of African / Black identity and relationships in the United States. Over six weeks, participants engaged in diaspora dialogues on issues relating to identity, immigration, and the evolving dynamics of Blackness. The sessions were guided by Tammy Johnson and writer and director, Michael French.

Crosscurrents host, Hana Baba talks to Tammy about the six part diaspora series that she facilitated.

Featured Guest on Art Off Pause, on Colored Criticisms livestream series, #ArtOffPause on July 1, 2020 at 1pm ET / 10am PT.