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Theresa Okokon

Voices for Resistance presents: Celebrating One’s Roots, a reading and conversation with Theresa Okokon

Voices for Resistance presents: Celebrating One’s Roots, a reading and conversation with Theresa Okokon

Voices for Resistance presents: Celebrating [Being True to] One’s Roots, a reading and conversation with Theresa Okokon, storyteller, co-host of Stories from the Stage, and Pushcart Prize nominated essayist. Theresa will read selections from her writings and share stories of grief, identity, and courage. Nicole Young-Martin, founder and host of Black Writers Read, will shepherd

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“You can only become accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.”

— Maya Angelou

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