At the Wake: On Blackness and Creating, was panel hosted by The Story Theatre that explored topics of race, sexuality, queerness, and blackness in the creative world. “Wake work” as defined by Sharpe, are the everyday ways in which we mourn and celebrate black life. Moderated Ayanna Bakari, panelists Terry Guest, Onyx Engobor, and Regina Victor expanded upon their wake work – how their identities and personal experience influence how they navigate creative and social space, influence what stories they’re interested in telling, and determine the ways they like to tell them.