TruArtSpeaks

Sunday Dinner (Q1 of 2022 ) Hosted by Danez Smith
2022-02-27 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Zoom, Online
Sunday Dinner is a quarterly cultural gathering space for Black Minnesotans to convene, break bread, dialogue, and build collective power.

About this event

This joy-centered and multifaceted event offers Black Minnesotans a space amongst themselves to discuss the current social circumstance within the community, their role in it, and what can be done to improve the social circumstance for Black folx. There will be music, breakout rooms for small group conversations, performances, prize giveaways, and more.
Hosted by Danez Smith, our first Sunday Dinner of 2022 invites us to a Lorde style Kitchen Table talk conversation centering on the opportunities that we have to work together to create a healthier social circumstance for Black people in Minnesota. What can we do? What do we want to see? What are the resources that we have already?
In addition to these critical conversations, we invite all attendees to lean into Sunday Dinner, Black History Month, and all who came before us by preparing a dish that has been passed down to you by a loved one.
Can’t wait to build with you. For questions, please contact info@truartspeaks.org – thank you!

Sunday Dinner!
2021-08-29 15:00 - 18:00
Sunday Dinner is a quarterly cultural gathering space for Black Minnesotans to convene, break bread, dialogue and build collective power through the ritual of Sunday Dinners. This joy centered and multifaceted event will walk you through the creation of a dish that Black people made famous in America, Macaroni & Cheese. Or, to be more specific, Queen Drea’s famous, “Black & Cheese!” We encourage you to plan ahead, pick up groceries if you’re interested in making this dish alongside Queen Drea and add any other sides or main dishes to your personal experience in your home kitchen!
To register, view the ingredient list and learn more, visit the registration page here.

Echo Monthly Writing Circle
2021-06-03 17:30 - 18:30
A free, all ages, monthly writing circle from 5:30-6:30p CST every first Thursday of the month, just before Re-Verb Open Mic!

Sunday Dinner
2021-05-23 12:00 - 15:00
Sunday Dinner is a quarterly cultural gathering space for Black Minnesotans to convene, break bread, dialogue and build collective power through the ritual of Sunday Dinners. This joy centered and multifaceted event will offers meal subsidy and delivery (while supplies last), music, breakout rooms for small group conversations, performances and more.
The start of this decade has rendered us somehwat unable to connect with our broader community- Sunday Dinner is designed to bridge that gap and make space for continued connection with our loved ones. Be prepared to show your face, prepare and show your meal (unless opting for food delivery, in that event you would just showcase your meal) and to listen, laugh, learn and lend ideas alongside other members of the Black community in Minnesota.
This iteration of Sunday Dinner is powered by TruArtSpeaks in partnership with the Healing Justice Foundation and Time of Reckoning and presents a unique opportunity for us to take some of our kitchen table talk back to elected officials and policy makers so that they can make change on behalf of our community and what we desire. If you would like to lend your voice, you can opt into a breakout room with the intention of doing so. If not, you can hang back in the main room for guided community conversation and music and more.
Sounds by DJ Digie
