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After
twenty-two years of snow, blizzards, cold weather, and writers booked elsewhere, the annual Celebration of Black Writing will
move into the sun. The new date: Memorial Day Weekend May 25-26, 2007. According to Founder and Executive
Director, Lorene Cary, moving the Celebration of Black Writing into spring is important.
“It's up to us, as a black organization,
to help spread out the reading, writing--and celebration--of black literature throughout the year. Moving the CBW weekend
to May is a start.”
The
two-day festival will kick off at the Church of the Advocate, Friday, May 25, with a posthumous Lifetime Achievement
Tribute to Pulitzer prize-winning playwright, the late August Wilson.
Then
on Saturday, May 26, all-day activities featuring: an outdoor book fair; lively panel discussions; free writing
workshops; and children and youth programs, such as storytelling, spoken word performances and more. The festival
will take place on Cecil B. Moore Avenue @ Temple University's Main Campus.
Mission Statement
Art Sanctuary, located in North
Philadelphia, uses the power of black art to transform individuals, unite groups of people, and enrich and draw
inspiration from the inner city. We invite established and aspiring
artists to help create excellent lectures, performances, and educational
programs.
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Our Sponsors:
Julia & Lois G. Brodsky Foundation
Citizens Bank Foundation
City of Philadelphia Commerce Department
Dietrich Foundation
Douty Foundation
Dry Family Charitable Foundation
Evelev Family Foundation
Samuel S. Fels Fund
Phoebe W. Haas Charitable Trust "A"
The Allen Hilles Fund
Independence Foundation
IXIS North America, Inc.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Lincoln Financial Group Foundation
Lomax Family Foundation
New York Times Foundation
William Penn Foundation
Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
PECO, An Exelon Company
Philadelphia Cultural Fund
The Seybert Institution
Starbucks Foundation
Stockton Rush Bartol
Verizon Foundation c/o Cybergrants
Wachovia Foundation
Henrietta Tower Wurts
Memorial
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