Event Dime

The Fire Inside: A Juneteenth Conversation on Liberation & Legacy

When:

June 19, 2026 · 2:00 PM

Where:

NOIR Collective AVL, 39 S Market St, Asheville, NC

Source:

6AM City Asheville – Events

**The Fire Inside: A Juneteenth Conversation on Liberation & Legacy** Join **Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad**, author of *The Fire Inside: The Dharma of James Baldwin & Audre Lorde*, for a special Juneteenth conversation at Noir Collective AVL. Dr. Vesely-Flad is the Founding Director of the Initiative for Black Buddhist Studies and an acclaimed scholar whose work explores Black culture, spirituality, and social justice. In conversation with **Noir Collective AVL co-owner Alexandria Monique Ravenel**, she