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Video: In the City Artist Talk—Nyara Williams

For her In the City Artist Talk, Nyara Williams shared her stories and experiences depicting new realities of Black identity and liberation through her body of work, "Birth of a Legend." During this event, she was joined by exhibit curator, De Nichols, to dive deeper into the processes of developing photographic works featured in the Memories of Black Presence exhibit.

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New Exhibit—In the City: Memories of Black Presence

The Griot Museum of Black History and Harvard University Commonwealth Project are pleased to present In the City: Memories of Black Presence, a new virtual group exhibition and series of online programming that center the visual perspectives of six St. Louis photographers and filmmakers who were selected for the 2020 Harvard In the City fellowship. The online exhibition will open on Friday, March 26, 2021, via the new Griot Museum website (thegriotmuseum.com), and it will run online through Friday, May 28, 2021.

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Growing Griot

In collaboration with Washington University Professor Adrienne Davis, Kemper Museum Academic Programs Coordinator Rochelle Caruthers, and social impact designer, De Nichols, The Griot Museum of Black History seeks to initiate Growing Griot, a community-centered design and learning framework that investigates the feasibility of reimagining its purpose, redeveloping its building and grounds, and deepening its social power in contemporary St. Louis. This initiative is part of a multi-faceted, long-term vision that builds upon previously initiated and ongoing internal capacity-building activities.  Its primary goals include three scopes of work: community engagement, Team Griot, and facility planning. 

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