Sweet Potato Comfort Pie

Ninth annual dr. martin luther king jr. holiday of servicejanuary 15, 2023annual event celebrating dr. martin luther king jr. and creating beloved community through presentations, the arts, facilitated conversation, and more. Reflections for 9th annual mlk jr. programfebruary 19, 2023those who attended our dr. martin luther king jr. holiday of service re-convene to discuss who they honored with a Pie, and their community heros. Headscarf story circle tea gatheringmarch 4, 2023a special story circle dedicated to the complexity, history and beauty of the headscarf. Rose service scholar cohort mentorship programapril 1, 2023black youth/elders connect to explore identity, current events, and career options. Youth are connected to their culture and potential career paths, elders are mentored in technology and current event viewpoints from youth. Character values: upholding our beloved community photo exhibitseptember 1 - october 13, 2023showing of our original photo exhibit, character values: upholding our beloved community. On display in the lobby of the breck school, this exhibit features portraits of community heroes, with brief, poetic biographies that tell their stories. Kumbayah: the juneteenth storyjune 16, 2023minneapolis, mn performance of an orginal play by Sweet Potato Comfort Pie founder, rose mcgee. Kumbayah: the juneteenth story tells the history of the origins of juneteenth, and events around the deliberate witholding of emancipation.3rd annual juneteenth jubilee: Sweet Potato Pie showcasejune 10, 2023 - breck schoolparticipants celebrate this cultural food tradition of the black community by entering their Sweet Potato Comfort Pie. Winners receive awards, and tell the stories of their unique Sweet Potato Comfort Pie recipe. Local bipoc leaders participate as tasters/judges. Kumbayah: the juneteenth storyjune 16, 2023 at breck schooljune 19, 2023 at st. peter high schooljune 22, 2023 at mayo cici presentation hall theaterjune 24, 2023 at parmount center for the artsperfromance of an original play by Sweet Potato Comfort Pie founder, rose mcgee. Kumbayah: the juneteenth story tells the history of the origins of juneteenth, and events around the deliberate witholding of emancipation. U of mn hub residency labjuly 22, 2023a special event that explorered the play kumbayah the juneteenth story following the recent performances across minnesotsa. Book launch "can't nobody make a Sweet Potato Pie like our mama"august 5, 2023black women's health retreataugust 25-28, 2023this annual event gathers black women leadership for rest, renewal and rejuvenation. Let freedom ring with university of mnaugust 28, 2023sweet Potato Comfort Pie will be joined commemorative events hosted by the university of mn in honor of the 60th anniversary of the march on Washington for jobs & freedom. Character values: upholding our beloved community at the larson galleryseptember 1 - october 13, 2023showing of our original photo exhibit, character values: upholding our beloved community. On display at the university of Minnesota's larson gallery this exhibit is part of a special exhibit put on by the college of liberal arts, entitled the dream initiative "seeks to reinvigorate purposes set forth by the march on Washington for jobs and freedom" in celebration of the 60th anniversary of the march which is 8/28/23.rose speaks: there is a balm in gilead conferenceseptember 12-14, 2023an event hosted by the city of birmingham, Alabama to commemorate sixty years since the birmingham campaign for civil and human rights. The goal of the confrence is to open doors of communication that will help foster healing for those victims direcly and indirectly as well as the community as we unpack a legacy of hurt and shame. Baketivism with rose!november 15, 2023opportunity to learn the history of Sweet Potato Comfort Pie and how to make one.