Join us for dynamic conversations, activations, and performances by leading artists and scholars to mark the first anniversary of Before Yesterday We Could Fly: An Afrofuturist Period Room. Engage with the ideas, histories, and practices presented in the exhibition, including the themes of Home, Flight, and Storytelling.

See the full program at: https://engage.metmuseum.org/events/education/met-speaks/fy23/before-yesterday-we-could-fly-a-creative-convening-on-afrofuturism/

Participants include:

Rena Anakwe
artist, performer, healer

Hannah Beachler
production designer

Michelle Commander
Deputy Director of Research and Strategic Initiatives, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Cynthia Copeland
historian

John Jennings
author and illustrator

Roberto Lugo
artist

Alexander Manevitz
Assistant Professor of History, Baruch College, City University of New York

Moor Mother
songwriter, composer, vocalist, poet, and educator

Jenn Nkiru
artist and director

Tourmaline
artist

Afrofuturist Teen Council Members