Black Storytellers Struggle to Keep Tradition Alive

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Published November 13, 2006 at 10:09 AM PST

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In a cluttered new media landscape, the National Association of Black Storytellers is struggling to maintain the oral tradition of storytelling.

Black Storytellers Struggle to Keep Tradition Alive

Tom Fudge : Storytelling is an ancient art if there ever was one. And today, some people still work to keep the oral tradition alive, despite our plethora of new media. One of those people is Dylan Pritchett. He’s a storyteller and president of the National Association of Black Storytellers. That group will hold a conference in San Diego beginning on Wednesday.

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Dylan Pritchett , president of the National Association of Black Storytellers.