Makayla Danielle Gay
Makayla Danielle Gay hails from Southeastern Kentucky. Her work has appeared in Adroit, Prairie Schooner, and American Literary Review, among others. Her debut collection, Hackles (Girl Noise Press 2025) is available now.
Makayla Danielle Gay hails from Southeastern Kentucky. Her work has appeared in Adroit, Prairie Schooner, and American Literary Review, among others. Her debut collection, Hackles (Girl Noise Press 2025) is available now.
Shankar Narayan: AI, Civil Rights, and the Fight for a Just Future
Shankar Narayan explores how AI and Big Tech are reshaping our rights today.
Thursday, February 12, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. Free.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
Daniel Atkinson: The Vanguard Generation: African American Artists, 1880-1918
Using newly discovered documents from the era, this talk reveals the talent, ingenuity, conflicts, and solidarity of the “Vanguard Generation.”
Friday, March 13, 7:00pm
7pm in person, on Facebook, or YouTube. Free.
Jack Straw Cultural Center
An anthology and reading from Jack Straw Cultural Center and Raven Chronicles celebrating the first twenty years of the Jack Straw Writers Program, 1997-2016
