If I Ruled the World...Designing Future Spaces for Ourselves and our Community
Date: Thu, May 7, 2026
Time: 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
Venue: Main Library – Main Auditorium, Durham
Price: Free
Category: Community
<p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">When our day to day feels bombarded with conflict, what is there to hope for? From Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower,” to the magic of Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” futurism creates space for dreaming what’s possible when things fall apart. And it also starts with mindset, community and space to dream.</span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"></span></span></span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Join us for a casual evening of radical imagination with Ifeoma Ike—award-winning founder of strategy and policy firm, Pink Cornrows, and bestselling author of “The Equity Mindset.” Blending her experiences as a disabled first-generation lawyer, social researcher, and community organizer, Ifeoma will curate a space centering how we navigate rage, faith, and transformative change.
