In 1948, James Baldwin moved to France in search of the space to develop as a cultural thinker and writer that evaded him in this country. The contributions he made fighting for civil rights, justice and Black cultural radicalism-in addition to those of Maya Angelou, Malcolm X, Nina Simone, Stuart Hall and many others--inspired us to launch a year-long inquiry and cultural think tank entitled The Fire Next Time: A Call and Response (#TFNTOakland). Join us on September 22 from 1-5pm for BONJOUR: A Day Party + Fundraiser to raise critical funds for the project and celebrate this rich legacy of art and resistance!

Created by poet, author, artist Yvonne "Fly" Onakeme Etaghene, this talk and presentation is a celebration and honoring of the magical artwork and activism of Queer Africans within and outside of Africa and will center the ways Queer African liberation movements are using media to share their stories, create safe spaces, organize as well as build intra-African collaboration and global allyship.