Join us for a day of opportunities to engage with local Black history. Share your own history through craft activities led by Debra Harris-Branham and Brenetta Ward. Learn about local Black history organizations and the work theyre doing. Get assistance with your Black genealogy research. Hear stories recorded by the Seattle Black Spatial Histories Institute. Revist Central District history with Revere XR. The day culminates at the crossroads of Black art and Black memory with a dance performance by Cipher Goings.
- Seattle,
- WA
- Community Focus: Black American
Sited in a fifth-generation, Black-owned home, Wa Na Wari is an immersive community art project that reclaims Black cultural space and makes a statement about the importance of Black land ownership in gentrified communities. Our mission is to create space for Black ownership, possibility, and belonging through art, historic preservation, and connection. Referred to as a “container for Black joy,” Wa Na Wari incubates and amplifies Black art and belonging while providing a safe space for organizing and movement building. By renting a house from a vulnerable Black homeowner, and giving that space back to the Black community, Wa Na Wari is an active model for how Black art and culture can combat gentrification and displacement.
