Reworking & Saving Black History

Reworking Black Histories
Free Virtual Writing Workshop

Join Lucky Jefferson, Kyrie Mason, and Zuri Arman for a free 1.5-hour virtual writing workshop designed for writers interested in reworking history. 

History is often presented as a fixed narrative, but what happens when we challenge traditional storytelling and uncover perspectives that have been erased, distorted, or forgotten? This workshop invites participants to explore African American and African history through a critical and creative lens, reworking familiar stories to reveal new angles.

Through open discussion and creative exercises, we’ll examine archival gaps, historical myths, and uncanny truths—reimagining the past to better understand the present.

Perfect for writers, artists, educators, and anyone interested in interrogating dominant narratives, Reworking History is an opportunity to challenge assumptions, honor hidden histories, and craft new possibilities for how we understand our collective past.

Who Should Attend: Anyone passionate about history, storytelling, cultural preservation, and community dialogue. No prior experience required—just an open mind and curiosity to explore history in new ways.

Date: Wednesday, July 9th
Time: 5PM-6:30PM CT / 6-7:30PM ET
Location: Virtual (Zoom link provided upon registration)

Kyrie is an instructor at North Carolina A&T where he teaches courses on African American and African history. A poet and essayist as well, Kyrie’s work is animated by the gaps between genre, media and lived experience. In his free time, he likes to read manga, cook and hang out with his son.

Zuri Arman is a writer and cultural organizer from Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Africana Studies at Brown University, and the co-founder and editor of (de)cypher: dark notes on the culture, a journal and porous thought space bridging politics, art, and black studies (cypheringwhile.black; @darkdecypher).