WATCH: Storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer on Black joy as birthright

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WATCH: Storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer on Black joy as birthright

开云体育 | By Myra Flynn

Published June 15, 2022 at 11:06 AM EDT

Photo: Ferene Paris Meyer, Courtesy / Graphic: Elodie Reed, VPR and Vermont PBS / Video: Directed and Edited by David Littlefield, VPR and Vermont PBS

In this conversation, Burlington-based Ferene Paris Meyer discusses her origins as a storyteller, why she identifies with hummingbirds, and the joy and heartbreak she鈥檚 experienced throughout her 10-plus years living in Vermont. At the end, Ferene performs a story.

Ferene Paris Meyer is a Haitian-American storyteller based in Burlington and the Founding CEO of . Before starting her company, she worked as Director of the First Year Experience Program at the University of Vermont. A mother of two daughters, Paris Meyer is originally from Brockton, Mass.

This is the latest installment of , a special series from Brave Little State that features conversations with artists of color who live in Vermont..

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Homegoings was created by the Brave Little State team: Josh Crane, Angela Evancie and Myra Flynn, with help from Elodie Reed. This video was directed and edited by David Littlefield. Videography by Kianna Haskin and Kaylee Mumford. Graphic design by Elodie Reed and Kyle Ambusk. Production Assistance from Marlon Hyde. Brian Stevenson is the Director of Production.

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Myra Flynn

Myra Flynn joined 开云体育 in March 2021 and is the Host and Executive Producer of Homegoings. Raised in Vermont, Myra Flynn is an accomplished musician who has come to know the lay of dirt-road land that much more intimately through touring both well-known and obscure stages all around the state and beyond. She also has experience as a teaching artist and wore many hats at the Burlington Free Press, including features reporter and correspondent, before her pursuits took her deep into the arts world. Prior to joining 开云体育, Myra spent eight years in the Los Angeles music industry.

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