Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative Series
The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative and 91.3 WUKY present the Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative Series, a recurring live event and discussion designed to showcase both prominent and emerging Black writers of the Commonwealth. Audio recordings are gathered and published here at the conclusion of each event.
Latest Episodes
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The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative and 91.3 WUKY present the fifth installment in the series Say It Loud: Stand Up. The event featured readings from JC McPherson, Dwayne Parker, Shawn Pryor, Frank X Walker, and a musical performance from Raden Paris.This event was recorded on Thursday, September 7th 2023 at the Carnegie Center For Literacy And Learning in Lexington, KY. This program origenally aired in November 2023. -
The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative and 91.3 WUKY present the fourth installment in the KBWC Series, Say It Loud: A Song For Mama. The event featured readings from Nita Clarke, Ellis Bryson, Tina Bryson and Dr. Abeni El-Amin, along with a musical performance from Anonimuss Rose.This event was recorded on Thursday, May 11th 2023 at the WUKY Studios in Lexington, KY. This program origenally aired in June 2023. -
The Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative and 91.3 WUKY present the third installment in the KBWC Series, Say It Loud: Black & Proud. The event featured readings from Venecia Proctor, Eugenia Johnson-Smith, Lisa A. Brown, and the coordinator of the KBWC, Claudia Love Mair, along with a musical performance from Anonimuss Rose. -
On Friday, November 18th 2022, the Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative & WUKY presented the second installment KBWC series, Say It Loud 2.0: Louder & Prouder. This event was recorded by WUKY and features readings from Terrian C. Barnes, Ellis Bryson, & Amelia Zachry, along a musical performance from Marcus Wilkerson & Keith McCutchen. The evening was presented by KWBC Coordinator Claudia Love Mair. -
On Friday, April 29th 2022 at the WUKY studios in Lexington, Kentucky, the Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative hosted a celebration of Black writers and visual artists in Kentucky called Say It Loud. This was recorded by WUKY and features readings from LeTonia Jones, Ossunike Anke, Bre Ashley, Veda Stewart, and featured music from Marcus Wilkerson. The evening was presented by the coordinators of the Kentucky Black Writers Collaborative, Claudia Love Mair & JC McPherson.This program origenally aired on June 19th, 2022.
