Join the Aya Collective for the launch of our first anthology, Let the Black Women Say Ase’. Asé is a word of affirmation, of agreement, that the storytellers in this anthology give to each other. Rather than solely looking for that affirmation from the outside world, the storytellers gather together to share and bear witnessContinue reading “Let the Black Women Say Ase’”
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Let the Black Women Say Ase’
The Aya Collective MN is an organization for Black women that focuses on deepening our writing practice by centering our spirituality and building community. Formerly called the Kinky Curly Theological Collective, the Aya Collective offers writing workshops, coaching opportunities, and collaborative projects where participants have been coming together to share ideas since 2018. This year,Continue reading “Let the Black Women Say Ase’”
KCTC’s 3rd Annual Gathering: Creating Spaces for Ourselves
Black women often spend our lives living in boxes that someone else designed to control and confine us. This conference will unpack what it means for Black women to define for ourselves how we will show up in the world by centering our spirituality and culture, cultivating opportunities, and finding belonging. The gathering will featureContinue reading “KCTC’s 3rd Annual Gathering: Creating Spaces for Ourselves”
Talking Back
After four dynamic sessions, the Kinky Curly Theological Collective’s Talking Back series has come to a close. A huge thanks goes out to the presenters – Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde, Ife Olatunji, and Dr. Crystal Moten and to Sister Arleta Little for opening each of the sessions with a grounding meditation. Check out the videos from eachContinue reading “Talking Back”
Black Women and Identity: The Beauty in Community
Oppression will have you believing that you are the only one who experiences life the way you do. Oppression will have you feeling as if you are the only one who keeps making the same mistakes, the only one who feels held in place while the rest of the world passes you by. It willContinue reading “Black Women and Identity: The Beauty in Community”
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