I just Keep Talking: A Life in Essays
Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAuthor Nell Irvin Painter in conversation with Professor Ruha Benjamin about Painter's new book.
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“Eslanda,” A Conversation with Dr. Barbara Ransby
Virtual Zoom EventPanelists from The Paul Robeson House of Princeton and Generational African American Student Association (GAASA) of Princeton University discuss Dr. Barbra Ransby’s Eslanda: The Large and Unconventional Life of Mrs. Paul Robeson.
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“What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
William Trent House Museum 15 Market Street, Trenton, NJ, United StatesThe Trent House presents an outdoor reading of one of Frederick Douglass’ most famous speeches, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?” during Trenton’s Liberty Week.
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Annual Community Reading “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Virtual EventCommunity members read an amended version of Frederick Douglass' influential speech, given on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York, to the Rochester Ladies Anti-Slavery Society.
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Drag Queen Story Hour Unstoppable
Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice 12 Stockton Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesDrag Queen in Residence Harmonica Sunbeam presents a powerful Drag Queen Story Hour to Celebrate & Commemorate the Anniversary of the March on Washington.
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Meet the author of Abolition and the Underground Railroad in South Jersey: Not Without a Fight
Trenton Free Public Library 120 Academy Street, Trenton, NJ, United StatesEllen Alford's latest book, Abolition and the Underground Railroad in South Jersey: Not Without a Fight. highlights the often overlooked stories of individuals who defied the status quo
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Eliza Griswold Author of Circle of Hope
Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesThe author is joined by Princeton University faculty member Judith Weisenfeld to discuss her recently released book "Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church."
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Life Beside Bars: Confinement and Capital in an American Prison Town
Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesConversation with Heath Pearson, author of Life Besides Bars, and Naomi Murakawa, Princeton U. professor of African American Studies.
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Black Voices Book Group
Virtual EventThe group discusses "Harlem Shuffle" by Colson Whitehead.
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Reflections from a Vibrant Past: Book Launch
Arts Council of Princeton 102 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesBook Launch + Signing: February 2 | 2pm This book is dedicated to the countless individuals who have graced the Witherspoon-Jackson community and shared their lives, breath, and souls with us all. This free event will feature readings by Rev. Smith and community members as well as light refreshments, book signing, and conversation. Proceeds benefit […]
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What’s Real About Race? Untangling Science, Genetics, and Society
Labyrinth Books 122 Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesSociologist Bliss traces the history of race, revealing how unscientific categories of identity became the modern standard.
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Priya Vulchi, Author of Good Friends, with Ruha Benjamin
Princeton Public Library 65 Witherspoon Street, Princeton, NJ, United StatesAuthor, Priya Vulchi, is joined in conversation by Princeton Professor Ruha Benjamin to discuss her latest book, "Good Friends: Bonds that Change Us and the World."
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