# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Black Storytelling
- **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm – Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 06:45 pm
- **Event Description**: Local filmmaker and founder of Our Voices Project, Jackie McGriff, and Poet and Musician Taurus Savant talk about the importance of Black storytelling and creating safe spaces for sharing lived experiences through the lens of film and performance. 

Jackie McGriff (she/her) is a published documentary, editorial, and event photographer and an award-winning documentary filmmaker who centers the stories of Black, Brown, and Indigenous peoples. She splits her time between visual storytelling through her two businesses—Jackie Photography and Our Voices Project LLC —getting lost (on purpose) with her camera on photo walks, building community, and watching movies. You can learn more about Our Voices Project and their mission at www.ourvoicesproject.com. 

Taurus Savant is a queer Black artist, singer/songwriter, composer, published author, and community advocate that moves in steely resolve in the names of authenticity, perseverance, and audacity.

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/rochester/black-storytelling/200029610819628
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, storytelling, music, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 17

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://calendar.libraryweb.org/event/16002010?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=rochester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Rochester
- **state**: NY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County
- **lat**: 43.15412
- **long**: -77.60826
- **full address**: Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, 115 South Avenue,Rochester, New York, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Our Voices Project (https://allevents.in/org/our-voices-project/22132016)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/18bc21dbc3039c4b7db9b8986348068491a5080041e7f0a6fcadad38d07f1f9e-rimg-w300-h300-dc030504-gmir?v=1771438701

## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mon, 23 Feb, 2026 at 05:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, 115 South Avenue,Rochester, New York, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Our Voices Project
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, entertainment, storytelling, music, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Black Storytelling ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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