Research Guides: Carleton College Archives: History of BIPOC Student Organizations at Carleton: We Speak

We Speak

1988 - 2017

As part of Black History Month celebrations, the Black Dramatic Arts Group (BDAG) would organize “We Speak” an annual performance of spoken word testimonies and skits that were written, produced, and acted by Carleton Students. The event was often held in February to coincide with Black History Month celebrations. This annual tradition began in 1988 and continued through the late 2010s, with the Black Student Alliance taking over coordinating the later years of the event.

We Speak Set

Chronology

Year	Month	Title	Troupe
1988		We Speak
1989		We Speak: Making a Place for Ourselves	BDAG
1990	Feb.	We Speak: Remembering the Shadows (Shoulders)	BDAG
1992	Feb.	We Speak: Voices	BDAG
1992	May	We Speak: Identities	BDAG and ASIA
1993	Feb.	We Speak	BDAG
1998		We Speak	BDAG
2000	Feb.	We Speak	BDAG
2002	Mar.	We Speak	BSA
2003	Feb.	We Speak	BSA
2004	Feb.	We Speak	BSA
2006	Feb.	We Speak	BSA
2009	Feb.	We Speak	BSA
2010	Feb.	We Speak	BSA
2017	Feb.	We Speak	BSA