Featured Reading & Open Mic: Word Revolutions - Ancestral Verses on the Cosmic Mic featuring Porsha Olayiwola
Mar 12, 2026 7:00 - 9:30 pm
The Red Herring Restaurant, 1209 W. Oregon St., Urbana, IL 61801
- Sponsor
- Women's Resources Center, Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, Gender and Sexuality Resource Center; Student Success Inclusion and Belonging
- Speaker
- Porsha Olayiwola & Students
- Cost
- Free
- Registration
- Performer Sign-up for Open Mic
- Contact
- Chris Schlarb
- cschlarb@illinois.edu
- Phone
- 217-300-1482
- Originating Calendar
- Women's History Month
Ignite the night! Join us for an electrifying celebration of community voice within the Black Fantastic. Witness a powerful featured set by Porsha Olayiwola, channeling ancestral wisdom and futuristic visions through her groundbreaking Queer, Black poetics. Then, the mic opens! Your voice joins the living tapestry during an Open Mic hosted by student RSOs. Bring your truth – be part of the revolution.