Living Black Worlds: Author Talk & Book Discussion

Schedule

Fri Feb 27 2026 at 05:30 pm to 07:30 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Phoenix Center for the Arts | Phoenix, AZ

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Pull up for an intimate book convo with Arianne Edmonds and community voices—real talk, good vibes and Black storytelling with care.
About this Event

Join Black River Life and Phoenix Center for the Arts for an intimate author meet-up and book conversation as part of the two-day Black History Month celebration titled "Living Black Worlds."

We’ll be gathering on Fri., Feb. 27 in the Black Box Theater with writer Arianne Edmonds to talk about her powerful book, We Now Belong to Ourselves—a story of family, identity, belonging and claiming Black dignity on our own terms.

Hear directly from the author, ask questions, share reflections and sit in community with local voices including—

Cloves Campbell (Arizona Informant)

Retha Hill (NABJ Hall of Fame Journalism Pioneer)

Carla Lyndale Bishop (ASU Poitier Film School)

This event is free and open to the public. Get the full Living Black Worlds event schedule at www.blackriver.life/livingblackworlds.

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Phoenix Center for the Arts, 1202 North 3rd Street, Phoenix, United States

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