{"product_id":"stories-from-alternate-roots-itll-take-some-tellin-paperback","title":"Stories from Alternate Roots: It'll Take Some Tellin' - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKathie Denobriga\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eYvette Angelique\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAshley Minner Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by more than 50 contributors, \u003ci\u003eStories from Alternate ROOTS\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the origins and fifty-year journey of a nonprofit arts organization that began in 1976. Bringing together interviews, poems, illustrations and essays, both personal and analytical, the diverse stories touch on a wide range of lessons, philosophies, issues and themes including the transformative power of community arts, democratic leadership, racial and gender equity, and navigating organizational and generational change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathie deNobriga (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eKathie deNobriga\u003c\/b\u003e, raised in the Blue Ridge Mountains, founded two community theaters in North Carolina. After a full career as director, producer, consultant, and organizer, Kathie is now the chief wrangler of the annual community arts festival in Pine Lake, Georgia, where she served two terms on the city council and one as mayor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYvette Angelique (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eYvette Angelique\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and teaching artist whose work blends mindfulness education, storytelling, and leadership. Her work guides artists, activists, and communities toward healing and liberation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAshley Minner Jones (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAshley Minner Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is a community-based visual artist and folklorist from Baltimore, Maryland, where she has lived on the same block her entire life. Her interdisciplinary practice is deeply rooted in place and is focused on honoring and celebrating everyday people by lifting up their stories. She is an enrolled citizen of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Ragin (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eRon Ragin\u003c\/b\u003e is a researcher, coach, strategist, organizer, and interdisciplinary artist. His creative practice is rooted in music of the African Diaspora, improvisation, liberation aesthetics, and the development and maintenance of spiritual technologies. Ron's artistic work centers the role of the unamplified human voice in transforming our environment, our selves, and one another. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMK Wegmann (Editor) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMK Wegmann\u003c\/b\u003e, a lifelong New Orleanian, advocates for social and racial justice. Over a fifty-year career, she has steered the Contemporary Arts Center, Junebug Productions, and the National Performance Network and continues her work as a consultant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 04, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48821983183097,"sku":"9781613322994","price":47.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/W1do_sdq_l9781613322994.webp?v=1786794037","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/stories-from-alternate-roots-itll-take-some-tellin-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}