Author Visit: Jacqueline Woodson
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Thursday, March 18, 7 p.m.
Hear from Jacqueline Woodson, one of our country’s most acclaimed authors, a National Book Award winner, and 2020 MacArthur Foundation fellow. Woodson shares her inspiration for this year's One Book selection, Red at the Bone, an exquisitely wrought tale of the intertwining lives of two Black families in modern-day Brooklyn. This event takes place online, is free and open to all, and will not be recorded. |
On Demand
If you missed or would like to revisit these programs, recordings are available.
Reading Stories from Black Voices
Reading diverse books helps broaden the perspective. Danielle Mullen, owner of Semicolon Bookstore in Chicago, goes beyond the best sellers, sharing a variety of her favorite titles by Black authors, current and past. Watch a recording of this presentation on YouTube.
Reading diverse books helps broaden the perspective. Danielle Mullen, owner of Semicolon Bookstore in Chicago, goes beyond the best sellers, sharing a variety of her favorite titles by Black authors, current and past. Watch a recording of this presentation on YouTube.
Black Fatherhood, Gender, and Family
The family as a major social institution can also be a means to examining how racism works in America. University of Pittsburgh socio-cultural anthropologist Dr. Gabby Yearwood discusses the impact that racism has had on the Black community, its attempts to create and sustain family, and the adaptations and strategies the Black community has developed to provide care and love to its members. Watch a recording of this presentation on YouTube.
The family as a major social institution can also be a means to examining how racism works in America. University of Pittsburgh socio-cultural anthropologist Dr. Gabby Yearwood discusses the impact that racism has had on the Black community, its attempts to create and sustain family, and the adaptations and strategies the Black community has developed to provide care and love to its members. Watch a recording of this presentation on YouTube.
The Tulsa Race Massacre
As many as 300 people were killed in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Greenwood district of Tulsa, a thriving Black community, and burned it to the ground. Learn about one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history, and one of the least-known. Presented by Michelle Place, executive director of the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum. Watch a recording of this presentation on YouTube.
As many as 300 people were killed in 1921 when a white mob attacked the Greenwood district of Tulsa, a thriving Black community, and burned it to the ground. Learn about one of the worst incidents of racial violence in American history, and one of the least-known. Presented by Michelle Place, executive director of the Tulsa Historical Society and Museum. Watch a recording of this presentation on YouTube.
Discussions
All discussions of Red at the Bone have concluded. View the Reader's Guide.