The Poet Laureate of the African American Policy Forum, Gina Loring, recently teamed up with opera singer Kearstin Piper Brown for a powerful message about voting. Graduates of Spelman College, both have impressive resumes: Brown has performed at Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center Theater to name a few, Loring served as Poet in Residence for UC Berkeley School of Law. Along with extraordinary violinist Heather Misula, they came together to highlight the significance of the upcoming U.S. presidential election, particularly for women. Through this powerful, creative, and ethereal video, their hope is to activate women everywhere to come out to the polls in unprecedented numbers on November 5th.
Loring credits the now famous, momentum-generating Win With Black Women zoom call with giving her the idea for the video. She was inspired to creatively contribute by the words of Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Ph.D, the president emeritus of her alma mater. Dr. Cole said something to the effect of: “All hands on deck. If you’re an organizer, organize. If you’re a writer, write. If you’re a singer, sing.” With that directive, Loring set out to write a poem that could capture the significance of this election and pay homage to women’s rights activists throughout history, but could hold the attention of a social media scroll. She reached out to her Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. line sister and friend, Brown, who she had recently seen perform at Disney Hall in Los Angeles, and the collaboration was born. Brown looped in the talented violinist Heather Misula, and this video is the final result. In their words, “We offer it as our contribution to this profound moment in time, and hope it encourages activation. Go to iwillvote.com for any questions about how or where to vote.”
IG video link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DA6F4v4vtMC/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D
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