In this 2021 Festival of Faiths session — “The Ghosts and Growing Edges of Black Faith” — Sunni Patterson talks about carrying our ancestors with us and the importance of getting familiar with all of who we are. "When we get over the fear of ourselves,” she says, “we will get over the fear of one another."

Patterson is an internationally acclaimed poet, performer, and an initiated priestess and minister. The New Orleans native uses art, poetry and praise to encourage dialogue, connectivity, spiritual awareness and healing.

Accompanying Patterson in the full festival program were Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Rev. Dr. Starsky Wilson and Dr. Michael Brandon McCormack. Watch the session in its entirety here:    • The Ghosts & Growing Edges of Black F...  

About the Festival of Faiths:

Based in Louisville, Kentucky, the Festival of Faiths is a nationally acclaimed interfaith event of music, poetry, film, art and dialogue focused on a contemporary theme and featuring a diverse lineup of spiritual leaders, teachers and practitioners.

In 2021, the Festival of Faiths examined issues of systemic racism in America and the role of spirituality in healing from the trauma of oppression. Sacred Change: Essential Conversations on Faith and Race celebrated the unique beauty, power and strength of Black faith experiences while facing the profoundly brutal outcomes of genocide, slavery and “profit at any cost.” Renowned speakers and artists helped us challenge prevailing narratives and explore pathways to truth, repair and hope in framing a future defined by justice.

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