08/20/2026
RED RICE Symposium 🌍 August 21–23 at Little Island — The Glade @ Pier 55
One grain. Three shores. One story.
Three days tracing the grain that feeds the diaspora — from the Gullah Geechee coast, through the Caribbean and Latin America, back to the Motherland. A living archive of memory, migration and flavor.
FRI 8/21 — Gullah Geechee. BJ Dennis in convo with our own Jon Gray . IMMANUEL WILKINS on the horn. Then Papi Juice takes The Playground 9:45–1.
SAT 8/22 — The Caribbean & Latin America. MARGARITA LILA ROSA + Carolina Saavedra . djnessnyc on the decks.
SUN 8/23 — The Motherland. Alexander Smalls + Dept of Culture Brooklyn . Niara closes us out.
Talks 5–6 PM daily. 🍉 from BLACK SEED BROTHERS + 🥘 by TERANGA️️️ 4–10 PM.
Pull up. There’s glory in the story.
FRI 8/21 — Gullah Geechee. BJ Dennis in convo with our own Jon Gray . IMMANUEL WILKINS on the horn. Then Papi Juice takes The Playground 9:45–1.
SAT 8/22 — The Caribbean & Latin America. MARGARITA LILA ROSA + Carolina Saavedra . djnessnyc on the decks.
SUN 8/23 — The Motherland. Alexander Smalls + Dept of Culture Brooklyn . Niara closes us out.
