The Night of the Griots: Family, Community, Inspiration, Hope

WHQR | By Mary Bradley

Published October 18, 2018 at 8:49 AM EDT

WHQR is proud to host “The Night of The Griots: Family, Community, Inspiration, Hope” in the newly renovated MC Erny Gallery October 25, 2018 from 7-8:30pm. Primarily concerned with preserving oral tradition, a griot is a West African storyteller. Speakers from the National Association of Black Storytellers will share narratives of family, community, inspiration, and hope.

The speakers include:

Madafo Lloyd Wilson
Mitch “Gran’ Daddy Junebug” Capel
Joyce Grear

This is a family friendly event and is free and open to the public, though we ask that you please RSVP to griot@whqr.org.

Tags

Mary Bradley

Mary Bradley moved to Wilmington from Los Angeles, CA in May 2007 with her husband Frank and twin baby daughters, Maggie and Kate. In California, Mary had been Drive Director and the producer of Elvis Mitchell's nationally syndicated public radio interview program "The Treatment" for public radio station KCRW for ten years. Mary was raised in Rhode Island and graduated from Boston University. Mary recently served as President of the Board of Directors of the Association of Fundraising Professionals Cape Fear Chapter.

See stories by Mary Bradley