Unbought & Unbossed: Black Female Oratory | EWH Tea Talks 2026
Schedule
Sun, 15 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
222 Court Street , Portsmouth, NH, United States, New Hampshire 03801 | Portsmouth, NH
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From the stirring voices of Sojourner Truth, Ida B. Wells, and Fannie Lou Hamer to contemporary trailblazers like Amanda Gorman and Imani Perry, Black women have advanced truth-telling through the power of speech. This discussion celebrates their rhetorical brilliance, unflinching advocacy, and unique ability to weave personal experience with collective struggle in the ongoing fight for justice and equality.Learn more here: https://blackheritagetrailnh.org/events/tea-talk-26-3
African American oratory has long been a transformative force in U.S. history, serving as both cultural expression and a tool of resistance that is still needed today. Inspired by Senator Cory Booker’s historic speech in Congress—the longest ever delivered in its chambers—BHTNH’s 2026 Tea Talk Series will honor the enduring legacy of African American speech as both art and activism.
Rooted in African storytelling traditions, Black voices have shaped the nation’s conscience—from church pulpits to legislative halls, from local communities to global stages. This series of community dialogues will illuminate the power, poetry, and persistence of African American oratory to inspire social reform and build a more democratic Union.
Honoring the spoken word tradition, this year’s series opens with a poem recited by a guest poet.
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