Mona Lisa Saloy, PhD, Louisiana Poet Laureate Emerita, is an award-winning poet, folklorist, and scholar devoted to Black Creole culture in New Orleans. A retired Hilton Endowed Professor of English at Dillard University, she documents sidewalk songs, jump-rope rhymes, and the significance of the Black Beat poets, especially Bob Kaufman. Her books include Red Beans & Ricely Yours, winner of the T.S. Eliot Prize, and Black Creole Chronicles, chosen for One Book One New Orleans 2024. Recently featured on CBS Sunday Morning, she writes for those who cannot or do not tell Black Creole cultural stories.

Schedule

9:30 am to 10:15 am
Bienville Building, First Floor, Conference Room 118
Family Legacies, Future Plans: Lessons of Faith, Work, and Resilience
Jason G. Green, Too Precious to Lose: A Memoir of Family, Community, and Possibility
Robin Wilson, Combing Cotton: Transform Your Ancestry into Your Competitive Advantage
with moderator Mona Lisa Saloy

Moderator