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Davida Ingram<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"4776:303684;a\"><strong><em>How might we respond to our time?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"4776:303684;a\">Join the Center for Healing and Liberation in partnership with Town Hall Seattle for a powerful evening of conversation and reflection with Resmaa Menakem, celebrated author of <em>My Grandmother\u2019s Hands,<\/em>\u00a0Bayo Akomolafe, internationally respected philosopher and poet, and Orland Bishop, visionary teacher and spiritual guide, renowned for his work in mentoring youth and cultivating cross-cultural healing.<\/p>\n<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"4776:303684;a\">Resmaa, Bayo, and Orland will share insights from their collaborative project,\u00a0<em>Three Black Men: A Journey into the Magical Otherwise<\/em>. In 2023, they traced the transatlantic slave route in reverse, gathering with communities in Los Angeles (US), Salvador (Brazil), and Accra (Ghana). In each place, they convened with groups to share the forefront of their work and collectively explore Black identity, ancestral connection, and emerging possibilities for healing and action.<\/p>\n<p>A new feature documentary film, <em>Three Black Men<\/em> (directed &amp; produced by Sienna McLean-LoGreco, executive produced by Victoria Santos, produced by Kurt Schemper), takes audiences on that journey. The film invites viewers to join the three men as they directly face the pain and promise of our world, and uncover the shining thread that connects ancestral power, contemporary justice movements, and not-yet-imagined futures<\/p>\n<p>Our moderator for the evening will be C. Davida Ingram, an award-winning interdisciplinary artist and civic leader based in Seattle, whose art celebrates community portraiture while meditating on liberation.<\/p>\n<p data-aura-rendered-by=\"4776:303684;a\">This evening\u2019s conversation will reflect on both the journey and the film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Healing, Liberation, and the Journey of Three Black Men: Resmaa Menakem, Bayo Akomolafe, and Orland Bishop<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>With Sienna McLean LoGreco, Victoria Santos, and moderator C. 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