Coletivo Narrativas e Poéticas Negras promotes Black literature in Belo Horizonte

The Coletivo Narrativas e Poéticas Negras is conducting a series of educational and cultural activities in Belo Horizonte to promote Black literature. The project includes workshops, debates, and conversation circles scheduled to run until November 17.

Founded by former Literature students from UFMG—Djeinaba Kane Ba, Samuel Nascimento, and Ygor Gohan—the collective aims to make discussions regarding Black literature more accessible. The program features decentralized activities covering topics such as creative writing, audiovisual production, slam poetry, and Black literary memory.

The schedule includes six in-person workshops, two online sessions, and two in-person conversation circles, alongside outreach actions in local public schools. One specific workshop, ‘Literatura e musicalização’ (Literature and Musicalization), led by educator Djeinaba Kane Ba, explores the relationship between oral traditions, song, and ancestral knowledge.