Black Arts and Cultural Center Part Two: A conversation with Sidney Ellis, Kim Guess, and Yolanda Lavender

In Part Two, Sidney Ellis, Yolanda Lavender, and Kim Guess discuss the following topics with interviewer JB Brown: Each of their beginnings with the Black Arts and Cultural Center; The Black Arts and Cultural Center and Black Arts Festival being visible in the city of Kalamazoo, and the influence that had on younger residents such as Kimberly; Reflections as former Executive Directors of the Black Arts and Cultural Center from Sidney and Yolanda; Community impact and opportunities for Black artist in the city; The expansion of programs and partnerships under the BACC; Face Off Theatre; Intentional location changes of the Black Arts Festival; How unity and collaboration has sustained the work of the Center.

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ScholarWorks - WMU (Western Michigan University)
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2025-06-12
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Race, History, and American Society
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Black Arts and Cultural Center Part Two: A conversation with Sidney Ellis, Kim Guess, and Yolanda Lavender

Kim Guess, Yolanda Lavender, Sidney Ellis
ScholarWorks - WMU (Western Michigan University)
Race, History, and American Society
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Black Arts and Cultural Center Part Two: A conversation with Sidney Ellis, Kim Guess, and Yolanda Lavender

Kim Guess, Yolanda Lavender, Sidney Ellis
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In Part Two, Sidney Ellis, Yolanda Lavender, and Kim Guess discuss the following topics with interviewer JB Brown: Each of their beginnings with the Black Arts and Cultural Center; The Black Arts and Cultural Center and Black Arts Festival being visible in the city of Kalamazoo, and the influence that had on younger residents such as Kimberly; Reflections as former Executive Directors of the Black Arts and Cultural Center from Sidney and Yolanda; Community impact and opportunities for Black artist in the city; The expansion of programs and partnerships under the BACC; Face Off Theatre; Intentional location changes of the Black Arts Festival; How unity and collaboration has sustained the work of the Center.

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