Power, Memory & the Stories We Tell: Black Women Leading through Generations | Keisha N. Blain + Sasha Bonét Moderated by: Kim Boyle

Authors Keisha N. Blain and Sasha Bonét celebrate the strength, vision, and resilience of Black women across generations. In conversation with Kim Boyle, they explore how storytelling, memory, and lived experience shape leadership, inspire communities, and challenge cultural narratives. This session illuminates the power of voices often overlooked, showing how the stories we tell and remember can transform both individual lives and society as a whole. The New Orleans Book Festival brings the world’s leading authors to Tulane University for a multi-day celebration of their works. The Festival features both fiction and non-fiction and convenes readings, panel discussions, symposia and keynote speeches. It provides an opportunity for outlets, authors and readers to interact with each other in one of the most vibrant and culturally diverse cities in the world.