Black History is Black Horror | Virtual Real Talk

“Black history is Black horror” according to novelist and Scholar Tananarive Due. Black audiences and creators have a unique perspective on horror; Black horror is not just a subgenre, it is a rethinking of what horror means. Jordan Peele's 2017 hit Get Out turned Black horror from an underground niche into a commercially viable genre. Separate from cinema, Black history could be thought of as Black horror. This Real Talk will address the way the horror genre reflects and connects with Black history.

GUEST PANEL:

Hank Byrd, Award-Winning filmmaker and writer

Nicole Jocleen, Filmmaker and writer

Jay Ridley, Award-winning filmmaker and documentarian

HOST: Autumn Brown Ph.D. Candidate, Social Foundations of Education OSU, Graduate Research Asst., Oklahoma Oral History Research Program OSU, Member of Tri-City Collective

Presented by The Woody Guthrie Center, Tri-City Collective, Tulsa Artist Fellowship, and the Black Wall Street Times. Real Talk is a series of curated live conversations on issues and topics of critical import to marginalized communities, including, but not limited to: People of Color, LGBTQA and Economically Disadvantaged Citizens. Providing a voice and platform for often voiceless people is at the heart of the series.