On Saturday, March 20th from 7 PM, join Kente & Silk and friends By the Fireside for a vibrant night of words, music, and socializing. Together we will set the stage alight with some of the best writers, artists, and poets in and around Beijing. Again, Kente & Silk collaborate with the extraordinary, Mystic, to respond to the misrepresentation of Africans and the African diaspora with poetic justice. Join us for a beautiful night of Afrocentric poetry, spoken word, storytelling, and song to celebrate African representation and African women.

By the Fireside brings you treasured African traditions of fireside-style storytelling, poetry, spoken word, live music performances, and more. Kente & Silk and a whole host of creative talent will celebrate African influencers, cultures and identity, through the ages with poetry, songs and stories. Don't miss this educating and entertaining night to address the wrong African representation we see today from problematic media representations of whitewashing to blackface. Black Livity China's CEO, Runako Celina, will also share a special video presentation about their ground-breaking piece "Racism with Chinese characteristics"

To find out more and purchase tickets, click here.