Focus: Black Oklahoma Fundraiser - Tulsa Oklahoma
Focus: Black Oklahoma Fundraiser - Tulsa Oklahoma
Focus: Black Oklahoma Fundraiser - Tulsa Oklahoma
Focus: Black Oklahoma Fundraiser - Tulsa Oklahoma
What Comes Next for Opal Writing Workshop
Mon, Jul 25
|ahha Tulsa
July 25-29 | 9:30 am-3:30 pm | Lunch Provided A free summer writing workshop giving high school students the opportunity to research their school and/or community “namesake(s)” and origins as a catalyst for creating a piece of critical, place-based writing.
Time & Location
Jul 25, 2022, 9:30 AM CDT – Jul 30, 2022, 3:30 PM CDT
ahha Tulsa, 101 E Archer St, Tulsa, OK 74103, USA
Guests
About
Have you ever wanted to write a children's book? Here's your chance to get an up close look and opportunity to do just that. This workshop focuses on extending the story of "Opal's Greenwood Oasis; a children's book by Quraysh Ali Lansana.
Professor Q will lead students on a writing adventure were participants will imagine the rest of Opal’s life and write about the future of the Brown family and the Greenwood District. This is a great opportunity to forge a deeper connection to this Historic District and write about the legacy of this Namesake.
Workshop is limited to 20 students
Quraysh Ali Lansana is a poet, author and educator. He is author of nine poetry books, three textbooks, four
children's books, editor of eight anthologies, and coauthor of a book of pedagogy. He is Tulsa Artist Fellow,
Executive Director for the Center for Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation and…