Big Idea Talks: Blacknificent, February 1, 2024 6:30 p.m. at Walla Walla Public Library

Walla Walla Public Library invites all community members to meet local author Anyla Dior McDonald as she shares her personal stories and the experiences that motivated her to become a writer and advocate for black youth and restorative justice in the education system, Thursday, February 1, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the Walla Walla Public Library, 238 E. Alder Street in Walla Walla, in partnership with The Listeners Project: Queremos Escucharte.
Anyla Dior McDonald will speak about her experiences growing up in Walla Walla as a black youth and her motivations for writing her most recent work, “Black Joy & Black Tribulations: Poems, Short Stories and Essays.” Anyla describes her work as “…centered around Black Joy, Black Trauma, and Black Excellence. The intention of my book is to empower and encourage others to love and celebrate their Blackness.” She has published creative fiction, nonfiction, essays and more in publications such as Tumbleweird and led discussions with The Listeners Project: Queremos Escucharte in advocacy of black youth and restorative justice. Her interview with The Listeners Project: Queremos Escucharte is available at https://arminda.whitman.edu/islandora/anyla-dior-mcdonald-interview-tia-kramer-and-jara-moreno-arostegui-0

Big Idea Talks: Blacknificent will being with a reception and refreshments at 6:30pm, followed by the talk at 6:45pm. Copies of Anyla’s book, “Black Joy & Black Tribulations: Poems, Short Stories, and Essays” will be available for purchase at the event.

Please do not attend this event if you are feeling unwell or have any symptoms of illness.

For more event information, please visit the library’s calendar at www.wallawallapubliclibrary.org/calendar, follow our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/WWPL99362/ , or call 509-527-4550.

Questions? Contact Liz George, Young Peoples Librarian, at [email protected], or 509-524-4431.