The 30th Annual Black Master Storytelling Festival Signifyin’ & Testifyin’ is coming soon to Minneapolis, Minnesota. Come and join us for a free festival of storytelling, song and dance from a traditional African / African American perspective. This is a family friendly event that will be both educational and entertaining. This years festival will have a large variety of storytellers from across the United States spanning three days.
Featured Story Tellers
![Beverly Cottman NO](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Beverly-Cottman-NO-300x225.png)
![Len Cabral](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Len-Cabral-300x225.png)
![Chiagoziem Anigbogu](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chiagoziem-Anigbogu-300x225.png)
![Chiagoziem Anigbogu](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chiagoziem-Anigbogu-300x225.png)
![Chiagoziem Anigbogu](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chiagoziem-Anigbogu-300x225.png)
![Atiba Kwabena Wilson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Atiba-Kwabena-Wilson-300x225.jpg)
![Atiba Kwabena Wilson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Atiba-Kwabena-Wilson-300x225.jpg)
![Atiba Kwabena Wilson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Atiba-Kwabena-Wilson-300x225.jpg)
![Brother Ghana M'Baye](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Brother-Hana-MBaye-300x225.jpg)
![Brother Ghana M'Baye](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Brother-Hana-MBaye-300x225.jpg)
![Brother Ghana M'Baye](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Brother-Hana-MBaye-300x225.jpg)
![Dylan Pritchett](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dylan-Pritchett-Preferred-300x225.jpg)
![Dylan Pritchett](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dylan-Pritchett-Preferred-300x225.jpg)
![Dylan Pritchett](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dylan-Pritchett-Preferred-300x225.jpg)
![Gwen Matthews](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Gwne-Matthews-Preferred-300x225.png)
![Gwen Matthews](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Gwne-Matthews-Preferred-300x225.png)
![Jamillah Hollman](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Jamillah-Hollman-1-300x225.jpg)
![Jamillah Hollman](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Jamillah-Hollman-1-300x225.jpg)
![Mama Koku](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mama-Koku-prederred-300x225.jpg)
![Mama Koku](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mama-Koku-prederred-300x225.jpg)
![Oba William King](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Oba-William-King-1-300x214.png)
![Oba William King](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Oba-William-King-1-300x214.png)
![Valerie Tutson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Valerie-Tutson-300x225.png)
![Valerie Tutson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Valerie-Tutson-300x225.png)
![Toni Simmons](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Toni-Simmons-300x225.jpg)
![Toni Simmons](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Toni-Simmons-300x225.jpg)
![Kathy Culmer](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kathy-Culmer-300x225.jpg)
![Kathy Culmer](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kathy-Culmer-300x225.jpg)
![LaZya Smith](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/LaZya-Smith-300x225.jpg)
![LaZya Smith](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/LaZya-Smith-300x225.jpg)
![David Hurst](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/David-Hurst-300x225.jpg)
![David Hurst](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/David-Hurst-300x225.jpg)
![Robert Eddie Robinson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Robert-Eddie-Robinson-300x225.jpg)
![Robert Eddie Robinson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Robert-Eddie-Robinson-300x225.jpg)
![Danielle Daniel](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Danielle-Daniel-300x225.png)
![Danielle Daniel](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Danielle-Daniel-300x225.png)
![Beverly Cottman NO](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Beverly-Cottman-NO-300x225.png)
![Beverly Cottman NO](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Beverly-Cottman-NO-300x225.png)
![Len Cabral](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Len-Cabral-300x225.png)
![Len Cabral](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Len-Cabral-300x225.png)
![Len Cabral](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Len-Cabral-300x225.png)
![Chiagoziem Anigbogu](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chiagoziem-Anigbogu-300x225.png)
![Chiagoziem Anigbogu](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chiagoziem-Anigbogu-300x225.png)
![Chiagoziem Anigbogu](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Chiagoziem-Anigbogu-300x225.png)
![Atiba Kwabena Wilson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Atiba-Kwabena-Wilson-300x225.jpg)
![Atiba Kwabena Wilson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Atiba-Kwabena-Wilson-300x225.jpg)
![Atiba Kwabena Wilson](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Atiba-Kwabena-Wilson-300x225.jpg)
![Brother Ghana M'Baye](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Brother-Hana-MBaye-300x225.jpg)
![Brother Ghana M'Baye](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Brother-Hana-MBaye-300x225.jpg)
![Brother Ghana M'Baye](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Brother-Hana-MBaye-300x225.jpg)
![Dylan Pritchett](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dylan-Pritchett-Preferred-300x225.jpg)
![Dylan Pritchett](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dylan-Pritchett-Preferred-300x225.jpg)
![Dylan Pritchett](https://blackstorytellers.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Dylan-Pritchett-Preferred-300x225.jpg)
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Daily Line Up
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* ASL for all daily line up activities will be provided by Sister Jamillah Hollman and Sister Rosalinda Estrada-Alvarez.
Link here for access:
Saturday, April 10, 2021 – 6 PM (CDT):
- Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice & Sing – Brothers Ghana M’Baye, Joshua Gillespie & Atiba Kwabena Wilson
- Sister Beverly Cottman – Libation – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Danielle Daniel – Mistress of Ceremony – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Mama Koku – Master Storyteller – Atlanta, GA
- LaZya Smith – Youth Storyteller – Minneapolis, MN
- Brother Oba William King – Master Storyteller – Dallas, TX
- Brother Len Cabral – Master Storyteller – Cranston, RI
- Sister Kathy Culmer – Master Storyteller – Dallas, TX
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
Saturday, April 17, 2021 – 6 PM (CDT):
- Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice & Sing – Brothers Ghana M’Baye, Joshua Gillespie & Atiba Kwabena Wilson
- Sister Beverly Cottman – Libation – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Danielle Daniel – Mistress of Ceremony – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Brother Atiba Kwabena Wilson – Master Jali – Harlem, NY
- Brother Chiagoziem Anigbogu – Storyteller – St. Paul, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalist – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Toni Simmons – Master Storyteller – Dallas, TX
- Brother Dylan Pritchett – Master Storyteller – Newport News, VA
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, April 25, 2021 – 4 PM (CDT):
- Black National Anthem: Lift Every Voice & Sing – Brothers Ghana M’Baye, Joshua Gillespie & Atiba Kwabena Wilson
- Sister Beverly Cottman – Libation – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Danielle Daniel – Mistress of Ceremony – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Brother David Hurst – Storyteller – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Valerie Tutson – Master Storyteller – Providence, RI
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Brother Joshua Gilespie – Storyteller – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Gwen Matthews & Brother Robert “Eddie” Robinson – Vocalists – Minneapolis, MN
- Sister Nothando Zulu – Master Storyteller – Minneapolis, MN