Donna Washington is a professional author, storyteller and multicultural folklorist who has been sharing stories for over thirty years. Her amazing vocal pyrotechnics and dynamic physicality make her stories come alive and enthrall and delight audiences from four to one hundred and four. She has been featured at numerous festivals, schools & libraries theaters and other venues around the world including Canada, Peru, Argentina & Hong Kong. Donna is a multiple-award winning artist with nine CDs and is an accomplished author of four children’s books. She presents a wide variety of tales from many different cultures. She offers a range of multicultural folktales, personal narratives and stories of her own creation. She also presents masterclasses in storytelling and workshops for teachers, educators and librarians on the role of storytelling in education.

This event is presented as part of the Northside Leadership Conference’s Northside Mardi Gras celebration.