This week, Donna and Orlando held the final book club meeting of 2024 with celebrated poet, author, and cultural arts curator, jessica Care moore to discuss her impactful work, “We Want Our Bodies Back.”
An award-winning poet, recording artist, book publisher, activist, cultural arts curator, and filmmaker, jessica is executive producer and founder of Black WOMEN Rock! - Daughters of Betty, a 20-year-old rock & roll institution, concert and empowerment weekend, and she is the founder of the literacy driven 501c3, The Moore Art House. Her nonprofit organization in Detroit dedicated to elevating literacy through the arts in neighborhoods and schools.
Jessica's publishing house, Moore Black Press, has published poets including Saul Williams, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, asha bandele, and Danny Simmons, and in 2024 is preparing to publish their first poetry and spoken word audiobooks through an imprint deal with HarperCollins.
To learn more about jessica Care moore, click here!
12/03/24 • 64 min
Authentically Detroit - Book Club: We Want Our Bodies Back with jessica Care moore
Transcript
Up next . Authentically , detroit welcomes Jessica Caremore , the author of we Want Our Bodies Back for a live book club discussion at the Stoudemire . Keep it locked . Authentically Detroit starts after these messages .
Speaker 2Founded in 2021 , the Stoudemire is a membership-based community recreation and wellness center centrally located on the eas
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