T-Dot Griots: An Anthology of Toronto's Black Storytellers

Edited by Karen Richardson and Steven Green

ISBN: 155395631-1

181 pages

T-Dot Griots is a labour of love that grew out of the La Parole Art Series.  The book is a collection of stories, articles and poems by forty-something black writers here in Toronto.  I had the privelege of editing the text alonside Steven Green.  From summer 2002 through summer 2004 Steven and I laboured to make this dream a reality.  Now we can happily say that we contributed to leaving a permanent record of the presence of black Canadians on the literary landscape.

We invite you to purchase a copy for yourself, your friend, your school or simply as a gesture of support.  We believe that the stories of our community are important. In the spirit of the griots, we hope that others will continue to pass such stories from one generation to the next.

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Contributors to T-Dot Griots include:

Jesse P. Andrews, Trey Anthony, Femi Austin, Naila K. M. Belvett, Travis Blackman, Sandra Brewster, Wakefield Brewster, Ernest Carter, Afua Cooper, Jacqueline Cohen, Del F. Cowie, Da Original One, Osaze Dolabaille, Tricia Douglas, Jael Ealey, Jabari Elliot, Zetta Elliott, Steven Green, Jaicyea Hamilton-Smith, Seth-Adrian Harris, Cheryl Hazell, heronJonse, Nadia Hohn, Jeddiah Ishmel, Kathleen James, Sankofa Jubba, Hajile Kalaike, Kamau, Jason Kinte, Malik I.M., Yannick Marshall, Weyni Mengesha, Dwayne Morgan, Maki Motapanyane, Motion, Jane Nteyafas, Peculiar I, Kevin Reigh, Karen Richardson, Dwayne Sewell, Adrian Small, Evon Smith, Kwame Stephens, Al St. Louis, Christine Thompson, Asha Tomlinson, Unblind, Wendy Vincent, Melville White, Nana Yeboaa 

T-Dot Griots needs YOU!!!
Are you an African Canadian teacher?  Do you have a passion for making the classroom a more inclusive place?
 
We are working to put T-Dot Griots in the schools, where it belongs.  If you are a teacher who would like to create lesson plans based on the stories/poems found in T-Dot Griots: Anthology of Toronto's Black Storytellers.  Contact us right away for more information.