On Soul of a Nation's opening day, The Broad presented a day of enriching conversations, artist talks and poetry, which featured Soul of a Nation artists Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell, Gerald Williams, Mel Edwards, as well as gallerist Dale Davis; curators Thelma Golden, Naima Keith, and Isabelle Lutterodt; scholars Kellie Jones and Phyllis Jackson; poet Kamau Daáood; and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay in conversation with Darren Walker, president of the Ford Foundation.
Co-organized by UC Irvine professors Bridget R. Cooks and Frank B. Wilderson III.
Soul of a Nation Symposium | Bridget Cooks, Thelma Golden, Kellie Jones, Naima Keith
Soul of a Nation Symposium | Bridget Cooks, Thelma Golden, Kellie Jones, Naima Keith
Soul of a Nation Symposium | Phyllis Jackson and Frank Wilderson
Soul of A Nation Symposium | Kamau Daáood
Soul of A Nation Symposium | Ava DuVernay and Darren Walker
Photography Credit: Timothy Norris