Author to write Duluth lynching story from Black perspective
Karen Nance has access to documents from her ancestors, Duluth activists who lived within four blocks of the site of the 1920 public death of Elias Clayton, Elmer Jackson and Isaac McGhie. Written By: Christa Lawler | ×
Karen Nance speaks at a news conference at the Clayton, Jackson, McGhie Memorial on Monday, April 5, 2021. Her family was active in the formation of Duluth s chapter of the NAACP. Nance is writing a book on that time, using hundreds of pages of journals, which includes their account of the Duluth lynchings. (Steve Kuchera / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
Rogier Gregoire speaks during a 2016 town hall meeting in Duluth. Gregoire will lead a virtual discussion Tuesday, Feb. 23, on the the Clayton Jackson McGhie Memorial. (Steve Kuchera / File / skuchera@duluthnews.com)
“He reminds us of the history and how it has shaped local society, which can also contribute to the future we make,” she said.
An FDLTCC student ambassador suggested Johnson reach out to Duluth company DanSan Creatives, where Simmons works, and ask them to collaborate on an event.
DanSan works to empower youth and community members through diverse narratives and art forms, according to its website.
Simmons works as an artist and collaborator with the company, specializing in public speaking and poetry. He also works as an assistant professor of biomedicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School in Duluth.
Courtesy of Nina Martine Robinson
Emma Deaner, percussionist of the Superior Siren project, is looking forward to This Moment in Time, a live-streamed concert by artists of Duluth, Minn.-based DanSan Creatives, will feature eight musicians whose work spans neo-soul, hip-hop, rap and spoken word.
DanSan Creatives is a collective of artists working in music, spoken word and visual storytelling, with the goal of empowering youth and diversifying narratives.
Deaner appreciates the recording venue, the Sacred Heart Music Center in Duluth, a former church-turned performance space. She said it has “such great acoustics, and with all of their voices filling that sanctuary, I’m sure it’s going to make for a really beautiful experience.”
This week s top picks in local arts and entertainment. Written By: Christa Lawler | ×
Music + poetry from Sacred Heart
“This Moment in Time” is a collaboration between DanSan Creatives and Tall Rocks Design a night of music and poetry from local artists beamed to you from the stage at Sacred Heart Music Center.
Daniel Oyinloye (Tyler Schank / tschank@duluthnews.com)
The lineup includes AfroGeode, Ntsang, Charles Obije, Royalty, Logik in 3rd Person, Nesian, Seyi Oyinloye and JayGee.
The event will stream on Sacred Heart’s YouTube page and dansancreatives.org/concert. Donations accepted.
Surprise! It s Manheat
Among the more unpredictable ways to end 2020: a new Manheat album that dropped seemingly out of nowhere and on to Bandcamp. “Blood Booze and Babyteeth” doesn’t give you a chance to settle in for a listen it just rams right into you and tells you to “leave your nonsense to yourself.”