U-Nite: Black & Bold feat. The Coco Comb Project by Dr. Tonya M. Shell

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U-Nite: Black & Bold feat. The Coco Comb Project by Dr. Tonya M. Shell

Barry Art Museum is proud to celebrate Black History Month with U-Nite: Black & Bold feat. The Coco Comb Project: Rooted in HAIRitage & Culture by Dr. Tonya M. Shell (Poetikk Justice)

  • Renowned Visual Artist, Clayton Singleton of Clayton Singleton Fine Art
  • The Dawn is Ours: Amanda Gorman Textiles from South Africa
  • Performances featuring the Norfolk State University Dance Theatre
  • Spoken Word Performances, “Beyond the Roots” featuring Poetikk Justice

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Hosted by:

Dr. Tonya M. Shell -Spoken Word Artist, Adjunct Professor Old Dominion University, Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice, and Women’s & Gender Studies and Program Director (Campus Prevention & Response) Norfolk State University & Co-Advisor NSU Dance Theatre

In collaboration with Norfolk State University Dance Theatre Company under the direction of Artistic Director and Professor of Dance, Valerie A. Winborne

and Dr. Jennifer Fish, Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Old Dominion University