The 28th Annual Black Master Storytelling Festival, “Signifyin’ & Testifyin’,” runs for three days. This year’s theme is "Strength of Our Youth, Wisdom of Our Elders."

It is free, family-friendly and open to public. Voice of Culture Dance & Drum Troupe provides the opening for the Grand Finale, with this year’s featured Master Tellers:

• Janice Curtis Greene - Baltimore, Maryland

• Dylan Pritchett - Richmond, Virginia

• Mama Koku - Atlanta, Georgia

• Atiba Kwabena Wilson - Harlem, New York

• Oceana James - Harlem, New York

• Toni Simmons - Fort Worth, Texas

• Oba William King - Dallas, Texas

• Auntie Beverly - Minneapolis, Minnesota

More information about the storytellers can be found on the Black Storytellers Alliance website: https://www.blackstorytellers.com/