Bonus Episode: Representing ‘MY’ Black Experience featuring Theresa Okokon

About this episode

This episode features a conversation with award-winning writer Theresa Okokon about her Black experience.

Send us Fan Mail This episode features our conversation with Theresa Okokon, which was hosted live and in-person on November 1, 2025 at The LAVA Center in Greenfield, MA. Special thanks to Straw Dog Writers Guild and The LAVA Center for co-hosting this event. Theresa Okokon is an award-winning writer, storyteller, and teacher. A Wisconsinite living in New England, she is the co-host of Stories From The Stag, which has over 23,000 subscribers on YouTube. In addition to writing and performing h...

People in this episode

Host: Nicole M. Young-Martin

Guest: Theresa Okokon

Topics covered

• Black experience
• storytelling
• live events
• writing
• community

Keywords

• Black experience
• Theresa Okokon
• storytelling
• live podcast
• writing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Straw Dog Writers Guild, The LAVA Center

Places: Greenfield, MA

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