The bibliography below and accompanying Zotero library were created by University of Toronto Libraries Preservation Resident Librarian Hafsah Hujaleh in 2022. 

Further Reading and Resources for Modern Day Griots

Abdul-Fattah, H. (n.d.). How Griots Tell Legendary Epics through Stories and Songs in West Africa. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/articles/2020/4/sahel-sunjata-stories-songs

Adeleye, N. (2019, October 10). The Good And Bad Of “Black Excellence” – AFRI 0090 S01: An Introduction to Africana Studies. https://blogs.brown.edu/afri-0090-s01-2019-fall/2019/10/10/the-good-and-bad-of-black-excellence/

Adichie, C. N. (n.d.). Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: The danger of a single story | TED Talk. Retrieved May 23, 2023, from https://www.ted.com/talks/chimamanda_ngozi_adichie_the_danger_of_a_single_story/c

Africa’s musical crusaders: New generation of griots. (2014, October 4). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29162685

Black Communities in Canada: A Rich History. (n.d.). National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved May 23, 2023, from https://www.nfb.ca/playlist/nfb_celebrates_black_history_month/

Collier, A. (n.d.). Why Telling Our Own Story Is So Powerful for Black Americans. Greater Good. Retrieved April 4, 2023, from https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/why_telling_our_own_story_is_so_powerful_for_black_americans

Daniels, R. (2020, June 19). 12 Films With Inspirational Black Stories. Film School Rejects. https://filmschoolrejects.com/films-with-inspirational-black-stories/

Dodd, J. G. (2021). Reclaiming Inheritance: Enacting Leadership in African Storytelling Contexts. Journal of Leadership Studies, 14(4), 71–80. https://doi.org/10.1002/jls.21726

Fapuro, E. (2020, October 21). We Need To Talk About The Pressure Of Black Excellence. Refinery29. https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2020/10/10098749/why-is-black-excellence-important

Great Big Story. (2020, September 30). 9 Storytellers on Why Black Stories Matter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpDvEYnDzcs

Harris, I. (2019, December 19). Opinion | Code-Switching Is Not Trying to Fit in to White Culture, It’s Surviving It. YES! Magazine. https://www.yesmagazine.org/opinion/2019/12/17/culture-code-switching

Parris, A. (2020, April 9). 12 of the best Black Cancon films you can stream for free right now | CBC Arts. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/arts/12-of-the-best-black-cancon-films-you-can-stream-for-free-right-now-1.5526756

Reid, M. (2020, June 8). A Comprehensive Watchlist of Black Storytelling - BRICKS Magazine. https://bricksmagazine.co.uk/2020/06/08/a-comprehensive-watchlist-of-black-storytelling/

Storytelling traditions across the world: West Africa. (2018, November 8). All Good Tales. https://allgoodtales.com/storytelling-traditions-across-world-west-africa/

TEDx Talks. (2017, March 24). A Griot’s Tale | Zubin Cooper | TEDxMonrovia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dy-LBR1a2U0

The New York Times. (2020, December 11). A Concerto Is a Conversation | An Oscar-Nominated Op-Doc. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoEZR5miMvo

The Power of Black Storytelling, from Design to Film. (2023, February 17). Pratt Institute. https://www.pratt.edu/news/the-power-of-black-storytelling-from-design-to-film/

theGrio. (2018, July 31). Spike Lee’s perfect advice for young black creative people. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yt-LAAOiN4

Wattpad. (2021, February 23). #WattpadSpeaks: The Transformative Beauty of Black Storytelling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0o4FrHjq1pU