In the Rector’s Forum at 10 a.m. on Pentecost Sunday, May 23, poetry will be offered to honor the one year anniversary of George Floyd’s murder. The poets will speak to themes associated with Blackness, grief, injustice, hope, trauma, pride, resilience, and collective purpose. You don’t want to miss this act of creative boldness, commemoration of George Floyd, and celebration of Black lives.

Michael Nelder is poet, TedX speaker, and author of Birth of Light – Poetry on a Pathway to Self Acceptance. Currently he serves as Director of Hope for LA, an organization that seeks to end homelessness, love foster youth, and lift up families in need. To purchase Birth of Light, please click on this link: https://www.amazon.com/Birth-Light-Poems-Pathway-Acceptance/dp/1735671002.

Dr. Michael Datcher is author of the acclaimed Ferguson-area novel AMERICUS and the Pulitzer Prize-nominated ANIMATING BLACK AND BROWN LIBERATION: A Theory of American Literatures.

Dr. Natalie J. Graham is Chair of African American Studies at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF) and Director of the Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation. She is an award-winning author and performer who has toured nationally with her collection of poems, Begin with a Failed Body. Instead of attendees purchasing my book, if possible, I’d love to encourage them to donate to the Institute of Black Intellectual Innovation: http://hss.fullerton.edu/ibii/donate/.

Jayden Anderson is a multi-talented artist who expresses himself in visual arts, acting, and hip hop dancing. He is a high school junior at California School of the Arts-San Gabriel Valley.

Danielle Byrd is an actress and nationally competing poet, dedicated to sharing the truth through storytelling.

Join us for the Forum at 10 a.m., and then our 11:15 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. services on our Live Stream page: https://allsaints-pas.org/live-stream/.