Big Idea Talks: Blacknificent

When: Thursday, February 1st, 2024
Time: 6:30-8:00pm
Where: Walla Walla Public Library

The Walla Walla Public Library is thrilled to present Big Idea Talks: Blacknificent in partnership with The Listeners Project: Queremos Escucharte. This Big Idea Talk features local guest author Anyla Dior McDonald as she speaks about her experiences growing up in Walla Walla as a black youth and her motivations for writing her most recent work, "Black Joy & Black Tribulations: Poems, Short Stories and Essays."

Anyla describes her work as "...centered around Black Joy, Black Trauma, and Black Excellence. The intention of my book is to empower and encourage others to love and celebrate their Blackness."  She has published creative fiction, nonfiction, essays and more in publications such as Tumbleweird and lead discussions with The Listeners Project: Queremos Escucharte in advocation of black youth and restorative justice.

Big Idea Talks: Blacknificent will hold a reception with refreshments at 6:30pm followed by the talk at 6:45pm. Copies of her book "Black Joy & Black Tribulations: Poems, Short Stories, and Essays" will be available for purchase at the event.