Dr. Kitty Oliver joins us at the Library in the Cordingley Room on August 29 from 7 to 8 pm for her presentation titled “New Stories of Race and Change: Bridging Cultures and Generations.”

This entertaining, inspirational multimedia program blends memoir, music, video interviews, and research to go beyond the news headlines and into the lives and hearts of everyday people dealing with the complexities of race and ethnic relations in the U.S. Drawing on her landmark Race and Change Oral Histories archive of native-born and immigrant voices.

Dr. Kitty Oliver is an official Race and Change scholar, writer, and performing artist who does presentations nationally using stories and music to entertain, inspire, and build bridges across cultures and generations. She is founder of the landmark cross-cultural Race and Change Initiative oral history archive that is part of the American Folklife Center’s Civil Rights Project.

You can find more information about Dr. Oliver on her website! She also has a music video for her song “Don’t Put Your Dreams Away,” which you can watch below!