Black & Indigenous – A Blendian Existence (Knight, Buchanan, and Adofo)

Kimberly Knight is a Black Indian woman from Eastern North Carolina. She is the Black Indians NC 2021 Powwow Advisory Council Chair, and a member of the Triangle Native American Society. She holds a Master’s degree in Social Work and, as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW-A), Kimberly works in Eldercare and also has professional experience in HIV Awareness.

Shonda Buchanan is an award-winning poet and educator born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, a daughter of Mixed Bloods, tri-racial and tri-ethnic African American, American Indian and European-descendant families. Her first book of poetry, Who’s Afraid of Black Indians?, was nominated for the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and the Library of Virginia Book Awards. She is a journalist, culture and literary arts ambassador and lecturer, and has a long list of accomplishments.

Mr. O.A. Adofo is a North Carolina native of Native American & African ancestry. Mr. Adofo is an Educator who received both a Bachelor’s & Master’s degree from North Carolina Central University, and a certificate in Secondary Education from East Carolina University. Among his many passions are history, sociology, & cultural anthropology.