Kondwani Fidel will dig into the tradition of African American poetry, share his own poetry, and shed light on how this tradition can help us understand racism and take anti-racist action. Fidel is the author of his published collections, Hummingbirds in the Trenches (2018), and Raw Wounds (2017) and The Anti-Racist: How to Start the Conversation and Take Action (2020). Fidel’s work has been praised by literary and civil rights giants such as Ibram X. Kendi, Eve L. Ewing, and DeRay McKesson. He received his BA in English from Virginia State University, and his MFA in Creative Writing and Publishing Arts from the University of Baltimore.