Anderson's dramatic performances and talks are among several events taking place during her two-day visit to Ithaca and Cornell on Friday, May 5, and Saturday, May 6. Approximately 60 youth involved in GIAC's after-school programs are expected to participate.
All events are free and open to the public.
Miss. She is a facilitator of the nationally recognized Young People's Project Reading and Writing Workshop and is a member of the Mississippi Artists' Collective. Anderson has opened concerts for Patti LaBelle, Brian McKnight and the One World Reggae Band, and she has shared the stage with Rosa Parks, matriarch of the Civil Rights Movement. She also participated in the Pathways to Freedom tour, which recently reenacted the Freedom Rides. Anderson was invited to Cornell by graduate students in the Department of City and Regional Planning. Her visit is sponsored by the Organization of Cornell Planners, the Cornell Council for the Arts, the Office of Minority Educational Affairs, the Department of English and the College of Architecture, Art and Planning.