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Category: Book Talks & Book Stores
10feb@2pm ~ Book Talk: Ida B Wells, Voice of Truth
Michelle Duster and illustrator Laura Freeman discuss their new picture book Ida B. Wells, Voice of Truth is an inspiring biography of the civil rights activist as told by her great-granddaughter Michelle Duster. Ida B. Wells was […]
10feb@8pm ~ Book Talk: Black Girls Must Be Magic
In this highly anticipated second installment in the Black Girls Must Die Exhausted series, Tabitha Walker copes with more of life’s challenges and a happy surprise—a baby—with a little help and lots of love from […]
8feb@6PM ~ Book Talk: The Last Slave Ship by Ben Raines
The Last Slave Ship is the incredible true story of the last ship to carry enslaved people to America, the remarkable town its survivors founded after emancipation, and the complicated legacy their descendants carry with them […]
6feb@7PM ~ Book Talk: BREATH BETTER SPENT
In Breath Better Spent, DaMaris B. Hill hoists her childhood self onto her shoulders, together taking in the landscape of Black girlhood in America. At a time when Black girls across the country are increasingly vulnerable to unjust […]
5feb@5PM ~ Book Talk: Reconsidering Reparations by Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò $
Reparations for slavery have become a reinvigorated topic for public debate over the last decade. Most theorizing about reparations treats it as a social justice project: either rooted in reconciliatory justice focused on making amends […]
5feb@11am ~ Discovering Yoga For All Ages
A MEDITATION AND MOVEMENT EVENT WITH EBONI PEARSON Discovering Yoga is an excellent start for those new to the practice. Suited for all ages, its easy to read language makes yogic concepts simple in a […]
3feb7pm ~ Book Talk: An Abolitionist’s Handbook
As someone who’s been on the frontlines in the fight against racial injustice for over 20 years, Patrisse Cullors knows what it takes to organize. From joining the Bus Riders Union as a teen to […]
FREEDOM! THE STORY OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY 1feb: 7PM
IN THIS METICULOUSLY RESEARCHED, ACCESSIBLE, AND ENGAGING HISTORY OF THE BLACK PANTHER PARTY, YOUNG READERS GET A GLIMPSE OF THE MANY FACETS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT’S IMPACT ON HISTORY. FREEDOM! THE STORY OF THE BLACK […]
12feb – The Osiris Papers Author Talk
Sankofa Books, 6 – 8pm 2714 Georgia Ave NW
DC Black History happens EveryDay... 