On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Valerie Tutson, executive director of the Rhode Island Black Storytellers, talks about the trap of “trauma stories” and training a new generation of storytellers.
For three weeks out of the year, Rhode Islanders are afforded the opportunity to celebrate an art so fundamental to the human experience that one might forget it’s an art at all: storytelling. …
This morning on The Rhode Show we welcomed Valerie Tutson and Marlon Carey of Rhode Island Black Storytellers to discuss Funda Fest 26. Funda is a Zulu word that means “to learn” spoken by the people in South Africa. The two-week-long festival celebrates black storytelling, welcoming everyone to learn more about their history, values, and […]
On January 15, the Providence Children's Museum is hosting two performances of MLK: Amazing Grace. In this interactive play, award-winning storytellers