Storytellers

Meet our featured guests who will share their stories through spoken word, song, dance, and activism. Our digital component allows festival goers to join us in spirit, even when they can't join in person. Digital performances include ASL & Spanish Language Interpretation.

Josephus Thompson III

Digital Storyteller/Spoken Word Griot 

Carrington Kay

In-Person & Digital Band/Musical Griot

Kuumba African Dance Co.

In-Person & Digital/Dance Griot

Fred Motley

 In-Person & Digital Storyteller/Word & Song Griot

The Emerald Fox

Digital Storyteller/ Mental Wellness & Health Griot 

Tyris Jones

In-Personl/ Spoken Word Griot

Tammy Tillotson

In-Person/Spoken Word Griot 

 

 

 

Little River Cloggers

In-Person Dance Griot 


Honorees

2023 Honorees

Bo M. Motley, PhD

 

Karen Williamson

 

Ebony B. Guy

 

Anne Gravely Moore

 

Kristen and Rick Barker

 

2022 Honorees

Karice Luck

Evelyn Riley

Traci J. Deshazor

Corey Williams

Edith Madera Yepez 

David Worrell

Gayle Breakley

Clyde McCoy Jr