Walidah Interviewed By Scholastic Kids Press Corps
Scholastic Kids Press Corps wrote a piece on Walidah and her writing:
http://kpcnotebook.scholastic.com/post/writing-her-way-more-just-world
Listen to Walidah's UMass Amherst Sci Fi Speech
Walidah did a presentation at UMass Amherst Nov. 13, 2018 entitled “All Organizing is Science Fiction,” focused on sci fi and social change. The event was part of the Another World is Possible Feinberg Series. You can listen to it on Soundcloud here:
Article on Walidah's PSU MLK Tribute Keynote
The Portland State University Vanguard ran a story about Walidah's Jan. 22, 2018 PSU MLK Tribute keynote - Afrofuturism and the Legacy of Race in Oregon:
https://psuvanguard.com/walidah-imarisha-returns-home-to-psu/
Walidah to be Portland State 2018 MLK Tribute Speaker
Walidah will be the 2018 MLK Tribute speaker at Portland State University. The last three were Janet Mock, the founders of Black Lives Matter, and Angela Davis.
The tribute will be Jan. 22nd at 7 pm, and is titled "Afrofuturism and the Possibilities for Oregon."
It is free and open to the public but tickets are required.
Walidah Featured in CBS Documentary
Walidah Imarisha was interviewed for the CBS News documentary on race and Portland "Portland | Race Against the Past," which aired nationally Oct. 30, 2017.
You can watch it here, and read the accompanying article:
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/portland-race-against-the-past-white-supremacy/
Poem - Androids Dream of Electronic Freedom
Bend Bulletin Article about Angels with Dirty Faces
Audio for Oregon Black History Timeline
Listen to the audio version of the timeline here
