Cross-armed African American woman stands watching their video artwork behind a group of four African American women seated in front the TV.

Brandi Shah + Digital Storytelling

In early June 2021, the Coleman Center welcomed Brandi Shah, M.D., MPH, an artist and family medicine physician who specializes in adolescent and young adult health. Shah is a lifelong creative writer and poet; she is developing tools to help medical practitioners recognize their patients as storytellers, center patients as experts about their own lives, and arm those seeking care …

Two American Indian Women activist stand, cross-armed and empowered against a late model sedan with sticker(s) Indian Power on it

Film Screening: Warrior Women

The Peabody Award-nominated film, Warrior Women (2018) documenting multiple generations of Native American women activists, will be presented in a special screening by the Coleman Center.  This virtual event is FREE. Folks will have access to the film for four (4) days from March 7-11, 2021, including pre-recorded Q&A with filmmaker co-directors Christina D. King and Elizabeth A. Castle. Link …

Film Screening: Cane Fire

This virtual event is FREE. You will have access HERE to the film from February 7, 2021, to February 10, 2021, including a pre-recorded Q&A with filmmaker Anthony Banua-Simon. Called one of 2020’s most exciting documentary films by IndieWire, Cane Fire will be presented in a special screening by the Coleman Center for the Arts. The Hawaiian island of Kauai …