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B.L.A.C.K. Lawrence will host a presentation on Sunday, Sept. 20 to highlight past and current Kansas artists.

To celebrate a decade of arts advocacy, B.L.A.C.K. Lawrence will host a free presentation on Sunday, bringing together contemporary Black Kansas creators and the legacies of historical Black artists and writers from the region.

The presentation, “Unveiling Stories: A Black Creative History Project,” will be held on Sunday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Holcom Park Recreation Center, 2700 W. 27th St. Three local artists will pair themselves with three historic artists from Kansas who share mediums, themes and creative philosophies, according to a press release from B.L.A.C.K. (Black Literature & Arts Collective Kansas) Lawrence.

The three artists presenting on Sunday include:

• Alex Kimball Williams, who will explore the intersection of community organizing and performance art. Williams will demonstrate how her work combines research and synthesizers and how it directly influences public policy. She will connect her practice to the legacy of Kansas City native Nora Holt – a Harlem Renaissance pianist, scholar, music critic, and co-founder of the National Association of Negro Musicians.

• Brother Tai Amri, who will present poetic explorations and connect his literary work on class, race and spirituality to the historic legacy of Langston Hughes and the visionary creators behind FIRE!! A Quarterly Devoted to the Younger Negro Artists. This was a literary journal published in 1926 founded by Harlem Renaissance luminaries Wallace Thurman, Langston Hughes, Gwendolyn Bennett, Richard Bruce, Zora Neale Hurston, Aaron Douglas, and John Davis.

• Leah Evans, who will share her visual approach to photography and link her work to the multimedia legacy of Kansas-born photographer, filmmaker, and author Gordon Parks. Evans will explore Parks’ unique creative philosophy and how his visual storytelling addresses social issues that persist today.

“As we enter our tenth year of organizing as a collective, it is an honor to celebrate with our supporters, members, and community partners,” the release said. “Bringing artists together and educating our community about Black art and literary history remains central to our mission.”