As part of its Black History Month celebration, the Ocean County Library presents Sankofa Stories by master African-American and multicultural storyteller Shirley Johnson on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. at the Barnegat branch.
Accompanied by instrumentalist Hollis Donaldson, Johnson will weave creative, energized and spellbinding folk tales for everyone age 3 and older, highlighting well-known and obscure African-American inventors and trailblazers. The interactive Sankofa Stories emphasize the value of the past to learn for the future.
Johnson has become conversant with different cultures and folklore in travels to West Africa, Europe, Asia, Canada,…
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