In Search
A Book & Supper Club for BlackGirls
It all started when…
Inspired by The Sisterhood (1977), a gathering of our literary foremothers founded in New York City by Alice Walker and June Jordan. The writers met to discuss the Black Woman's role in literature, sharing words, dreams, laughs and food.
In Search…
We continue the conversation, among good food and good company, in search of the oft overlooked Black Women, honoring and sharing their stories. We invite you to the table with us for this monthly book club.
Each month we will partner with one of our favorite sisterfriends and community partners to delve into the world Black women writers create. For each event, OMK will share a recipe that guests are welcome to make and remix at home.
We'll each bring a plate, pull up to Zoom and discuss how the words of these women impact us today.
Members of The Sisterhood, 1977, a writing collective/circle founded by Alice Walker and June Jordan in NYC. Front row, left to right: Nana Maynard*, Ntozake Shange, Audreen Ballard*; back row, left to right: Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor, Alice Walker, Audrey Edwards*, Toni Morrison and June Jordan. Image courtesy of Emory University’s Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives and Rare Book Library.
*Some of the faces in the photo are easily identified. Mamas Vertamae, Alice and Ntozake, Aunties Toni and June. But there have been some who may have been misidentified / misnamed. The woman usually identified as Louise Meriwether is in-fact Audreen Ballard, formerly executive editor at both Essence and Lear's magazines and strong proponent of self-care (note the fabulous fur she wears). Thank you to Kali Grosvenor for helping us identify her, uplifting her story.
It’s important in this work that we properly name these women, giving credit where credit is due, and not allowing stories to be forgotten or rewritten. We will continue to investigate the faces here, consulting our elders and historians to make sure that each of these Sisters are properly named. We remain in search of their stories.
