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Lisa D. Gray Brings Women Writers Of Color And The Community Together

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Lisa D. Gray, founder of Our Voices Our Stories SF.

Lisa D. Gray could barely read when she became fascinated with books. Now she’s penning award-winning stories about race and class. Lisa is the founder of Our Voices Our Stories SF, a literary event where women writers of color and the community engage.

"[I'm making] a place where women writers of color can be seen, heard and people know that we are a force to be reckoned with in the literary community."

Lisa D. Gray is currently working on a novel. You can check out the next event in Our Voices Our Stories SF this Friday night, 6 p.m. at the African American Art & Culture Complex. The feature writer is Ingrid Rojas Contreras.

Click the play button above to listen to the interview.

Jeneé Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She is the executive producer and host of the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds as well as the series Sights + Sounds Magazine. Jeneé also covers East Oakland for KALW. Jeneé has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.