| Awele Makeba - Teller of All Tales Awele is an internationally acclaimed actor, emerging playwright, storyteller & educator. She does not merely tell a tale with words. She sings, dances, gestures through her movement and transports her listeners to a time in history when African Americans where struggling for equality. One of the foremost storytellers, Awele has performed all across the United States as well as Canada, Australia, Russia, Taiwan, France and South Africa. Programs include: Breaking the Chains: Slavery, Resistance & The Underground Railroad (Grades 8-11) Oral histories that chronicle slaves' and abolitionists' bravery, endurance and resilience in their struggle for freedom. The Days When the Animals Talked: (Grades K-4) Fables, Myths, Tall Tales & Tricksters I'm not Getting Off Until Jim Crow Gets Off: Teens & Women Activists in the Montgomery Bus Boycott Four oral histories presented through a talking timeline that explores the Montgomery Bus Boycott and its significance in the advancing democracy in the United States Readin' & Writin': Literacy Changed My Life: ( Grades 5-8 & 9-12) Historical African American narratives from slavery to contemporary times that illuminate the importance of reading the word and understanding the world to shape one's destiny Standing UP for Want's Right (Different stories for Grade 3-5, 6-8 & 9-12) Young people who shaped history Trailblazers: African Americans in the California Goldrush (Grades 4-8) Meet James Beckworth, fur trader and trader; Sylvia Stark, former slave and teen pioneer; Mifflin Gibbs, abolitionist and co-organizer of the Colored Conventions in 1855, 1856 & 1857; and Biddy Mason who was born into slavery, emancipated in 1856 in California & became the wealthiest woman in CA by the end of the century. Cost – 2 performances $750 * |
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