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African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition
Mar
2
8:30 AM08:30

African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition

Come learn the story and legacy of Washington, DC’s African American authors of children’s literature at this free event featuring noted authors, public television and radio producers and hosts, book illustrators, bookstore owners and civil rights leaders.

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Dr. Bettina Love — Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal - with Tony Keith Jr.
Sep
14
7:00 PM19:00

Dr. Bettina Love — Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal - with Tony Keith Jr.

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In Punished for Dreaming Dr. Bettina Love argues forcefully that Reagan's presidency ushered in a War on Black Children, pathologizing and penalizing them in concert with the War on Drugs. Dr. Love will be in conversation with Tony Keith Jr., PhD.

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Past Is Prologue: How Lessons From the Reconstruction Era Can Help Us Build
Feb
23
7:00 PM19:00

Past Is Prologue: How Lessons From the Reconstruction Era Can Help Us Build

Virtual BLM at School event. Michelle Coles, civil rights attorney and and author of Black Was the Ink, to discuss the parallels between the Reconstruction Era & today with Mimi Eisen, co-author of Erasing the Black Freedom Struggle: How State Standards Fail to Teach the Truth About Reconstruction.

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Book launch: Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection
Dec
4
1:00 PM13:00

Book launch: Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection

RSVP by November 30 to attend a talk and workshop with DMV-based author and activist Deepa Iyer. Her new book, Social Change Now: A Guide for Reflection and Connection, is a roadmap for people and organizations seeking to deepen and expand their connections with social change efforts in today's world.

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First Conversation Series Book Talk
Nov
19
6:00 PM18:00

First Conversation Series Book Talk

Explore children's storytelling, representation, and beginning important conversations. Based on the research that race, gender, consent, and body positivity should be discussed with toddlers on up, this read-aloud board book series offers adults the opportunity to begin important conversations with young children in an informed, safe, and supported way.

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Busboys and Poets Books Presents THE KAEPERNICK EFFECT with Dave Zirin
Nov
22
6:00 PM18:00

Busboys and Poets Books Presents THE KAEPERNICK EFFECT with Dave Zirin

Join local author Dave Zirin (A People’s History of Sports in the United States) and Teaching for Change associate director Nakeesha “Keesha” Ceran for a conversation diving deep into what the “Kaepernick Effect” means and how this event reverberated not only across sports but politics and pop culture.

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Busboys Books Presents: Lonnie G Bunch III in conversation with Amy Goodman
Feb
4
6:30 PM18:30

Busboys Books Presents: Lonnie G Bunch III in conversation with Amy Goodman

Busboys and Poets Books welcomes NMAAHC Founding Director, Lonnie G Bunch III to discuss his new book "A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture during the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump".  The author will be in conversation with Democracy Now! Host, Amy Goodman.

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Eloise Greenfield Signs New Book on African American Midwives
Nov
16
11:00 AM11:00

Eloise Greenfield Signs New Book on African American Midwives

Ms. Greenfield will be available to sign copies of her exquisite new book, The Women Who Caught the Babies: A Story of African American Midwives, at the Teaching for Change office. Copies will be available for purchase or you can bring your own copy of that title or others.

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