October 15, 2016:
Opening Reception featuring Brenda Wimberly and Sereca Henderson October 28, 2016: Helga Davis December 1, 2016: Venable 8: Three Lessons on Gun Violence in the Classroom December 22, 2016: E3 Academy drum circle with Otha Day February 4, 2017: NBRJ's Free Day interactive workshop March 4, 2017: Bill T. Jones April 2017: NBRJ with MCLA and Williams College: Community
open mic March 14, 2017: NBCC Unity: Teen writing workshop March — May 2017: Ted Thomas» 6 - week poetry and creative writing workshop March — May 2017: WordxWord and Lift Ev» ry Voice April 7, 2017: Okwui Okpokwasili April 26, 2017: Nick Cave in conversation with Denise Markonish, Helga Davis, and Bob Faust at the New York Public Library April 28, 2017: Book Talk and discussion with Cave, Markonish, and Lori E. Lightfoot June 3, 2017: R.O.P.E. World August 17, 2017: Culminating event with Paul Green and
Youth Alive dancers