ITSQWERE’S MIGHTY REAL 2021

An afternoon of Black poetry and literature, read by the award-winning writers themselves. Mighty Real: Black Voices In Conversation was Sunday, November 7 at 12 p.m. PST. Comedian Sampson McCormick emceed the virtual event benefitting Oakland LGBTQ Center.

 
 

BENEFITTING Oakland LGBTQ Center

Proceeds from Mighty Real 2021 ticket sales benefitted Oakland LGBTQ Community Center, a multi-ethnic, intergenerational, all-inclusive, multi-service nonprofit community center, led and founded by African Americans. Learn More >>

Meet the ARTISTS

Robert Jones, Jr., author of the instant New York Times bestselling novel, The Prophets; poet, dyke, hip-hop feminist Porsha Olayiwola and more join Mighty Real 2021. Comedian Sampson McCormick hosts.

 
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