BIRMM, WeDecolonize and ’Nuff Said invite you to an artist talk with Jessica Care Moore on 3 December at 17:30 at the WeDecolonize Library.
Through this intergenerational conversation, poet, activist, and institution builder Jessica Care Moore and her artist son King Moore will explore how imagination can be used to build a life rooted in art, community, faith, and self-reliance.
Bringing together poetry, storytelling, and artistic reflection, the conversation will consider how creative practice can preserve community histories, amplify marginalised voices, and inspire collective action. Situated within the environmental context of Detroit, the talk will also open up a broader discussion on the connections between racial justice, environmental inequality, and community resilience.
By reflecting on how art and cultural initiatives can nurture solidarity, empower communities, and imagine more just and sustainable futures, the event seeks to foster dialogue across generations about the transformative potential of creativity and collective care.
The artist talk will be followed by a reflection and a Q&A with the audience.
About Jessica Care Moore
Jessica Care Moore is an award-winning poet, writer, musician, publisher, activist and cultural curator from Detroit. Her work has taken her to stages around the world, where she has collaborated with artists such as Nas, Common, The Last Poets and José James. Her children's book Your Crown Shines was selected by Oprah Winfrey as one of her books to read again and again. As Detroit's current Poet Laureate and a recipient of the Joyce Award, a Kresge Fellowship and a US Poet Laureate Fellowship, Moore uses her voice to champion the arts, education and social change. Expect a powerful performance where poetry, music and activism come together.
About the Artist Talks
Starting this academic year, ’Nuff Said, in collaboration with WeDecolonize and BIRMM at VUB, will organise a free Artist Talk four times a year. Each event will feature an international artist from the worlds of comedy, spoken word or music. Drawing on their personal and professional experiences, the guests bring different ways of seeing, feeling and understanding into the university. In doing so, the Artist Talks create space for epistemic justice: for knowledge rooted in lived experience, artistic practice and social engagement, and for new perspectives on issues such as migration, polarisation, racism and (international) conflicts. Each Artist Talk will be followed by a conversation with a VUB researcher and an extended Q&A with the audience. We deliberately make time for this exchange, because valuable knowledge also emerges through dialogue. The Artist Talks are informal and accessible to everyone: students, staff and people from civil society are all welcome.