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Black August & HAAFF at HoMA: Ta-Nehisi Coates in Conversation

  • Doris Duke Theatre (entrance on Kīnaʻu) 900 South Beretania Street Honolulu, HI, 96814 United States (map)

Presented by the Honolulu Museum of Art and the Honolulu African American Film Festival

Sponsored by the Pōpolo Project

RESCHEDULED TO TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 DUE TO HURRICANE LANE

Join us for a moderated conversation with award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates to connect the threads between the African-American experience in North America and the cultural politics and history of Hawai‘i. Moderated by Dr. Akiemi Glenn—founder and curator of the Pōpolo Project—the discussion will explore the liabilities and boons for better understanding the intersection between the experience of Blackness in the Pacific and the experience of Blackness in the continental United States.

Ticket holders, learn more about refunds and other options for this rescheduled event here.

Earlier Event: August 31
Black August People's Feast