Sorry for any cross-posting. For those interested PBS has some free events available - information below! Be well, Betty ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Heather-Marie Montilla <hmontilla@pbsbooks.org> Date: Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 10:42 AM Subject: PBS Books: Black History Month (Feb 28) and Other Upcoming Programs To: Heather-Marie Montilla <hmontilla@pbsbooks.org> Dear Library Partner, As you know, we've launched a partnership with ASALH (the Association for the Study of African American Life and History). We are ending Black History Month with a program on Sunday, February 28 at 7pm. The information is below. Just remember: PBS Books, in partnership with ASALH, will be curating important conversations related to the Celebration of African American Life and History year-round. Upcoming programming is also listed at the bottom of the page. If you'd like to share, here are is how: 1) Crosspost (if you are set up) 2) Share the Facebook Link: https://www.facebook.com/PBSBooks1/live/ 3) Embed Code: Youtube and FB can be provided upon request. Celebrate *Black History Month* by joining *PBS Books* and *ASALH* to explore *The Black Family.* On *Sunday, February 28th at 7pm ET, *acclaimed Kenyan author *Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o* will discuss his recent book *The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi,* along with scholars *Nubia Kai* and* Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua.* The book is a dazzling modern epic, myth and feminist re-imagining of Kenya’s origins, which subverts patriarchy and promotes social equity. They will discuss elements relevant to today’s struggles for social justice, gender equity and spiritual rebirth while illuminating eternal African values essential for wholesome family life. This virtual event can be accessed on the PBS Books Facebook Live website, PBS Books Youtube, ASALH TV on Youtube, and our website. Audience members will have an opportunity to ask questions following the conversation. *About the Author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o* Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o is a perennial favorite for the Nobel Prize of Literature, the recipient of 12 honorable degrees, and has been nominated for the Man Booker International Prize. He was a professor at Yale University and New York University and is currently a Distinguished Professor of English and Comparative Literature and the Director of the International Center for Writing and Translation at the University of California – Irvin and is considered one of the greatest writers of our time. *About Moderator Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua* Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua serves on the Executive Council of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and is an Associate Professor of African American Studies, History, and Global Studies at the University of Illinois – Urbana; the former senior editor of The Black Scholar; and the former president of the National Council of Black Studies. *About Nubia Kai* Nubia Kai (Al-Nura Salaam), Ph.D. is a researcher, professor, and multidisciplinary writer. Winner of 23 literary awards including two from the National Endowment of the Arts awards, her work has been seen in publications such as Essence and Black World. This event is the second collaborative virtual program between ASALH (the Association for the Study of African American Life and History) and PBS Books: A Celebration of African American Life and History in Black History Month, which will continue to offer programs throughout the year. The PBS Books and ASALH partnership was originally proposed by Charles Ferrell, the vice president of the Keiga Foundation, who is an advisor for PBS Books and a member of ASALH’s program committee. Don't forget that there is national Hemingway Programming that you can share with your communities every Tuesday and Thursday at 7pm. The partner toolkit link is here: https://bit.ly/HemingwayPartnerToolkit Also, the event page from PBS hyperlinked is pbs.org/hemingwayevents Other upcoming programs include: *Event* *Date* *Time* Trailblazing Women: *Sonia Sanchez * March 18 8pm ET Author Talk for Kids: Cozbi Cabrera (Me and Mama) March 23 5 pm ET Financial Literacy Series Launch (Investor Protection Trust) March 26 1pm ET *Hemingway National Book Club with Filmmakers (Burns, Novick, Botstein)* April 8 8pm ET Everyone In, Nobody Out (Ken Fischer w/ *Wynton Marsalis*) April 9 8pm ET Author Talk for Kids: *Dwayne Reed* (*Simon B' Rhymin')* April 14 5pm ET Trailblazing Women: *Joy Harjo* TAWW April 27 8pm ET *Amy Tan National Book Club *(Trailblazing American Women Writers) May 6 8pm ET Please do not hesitate to contact me with questions. I can be reached at 917.721.6910. If I have not responded to an email, please re-forward it or call me. We are working to have more capacity at PBS Books; my apologies for any delays. Best, Heather-Marie -- Heather-Marie Montilla Library Bureau Chief PBS Books -- -Betty Adams Library Director Leanna Hicks Public Library of Inkster, MI badams@inksterlibrary.org Main Coordinator Dolly Parton's Imagination Library Detroit teamdolly@wayne.edu