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Panel Discussion: A Case for Reparations
Sat, October 19, 2019
3:00 P.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Come to listen, come to learn. Why is there a need for reparations and what might they look like when proposed. In acknowledgement of the 400th anniversary of the arrival of the first slave ship, we will host a panel discussion, in attempt to begin to heal the scars of slavery. …
Monday Poets | Reginald Dwayne Betts and Daisy Fried
Mon, October 21, 2019
6:30 P.M.
Literature Department
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Parkway Central Library
Reginald Dwayne Betts is the author of a memoir and three books of poetry. His memoir, A Question of Freedom: A Memoir of Learning, Survival, and Coming of Age in Prison (Avery/Penguin, 2009), was awarded the 2010 NAACP Image Award for non-fiction. His books of poetry…
Chat-n-Chew Book Club
Tue, October 29, 2019
6:30 P.M.
West Oak Lane Library
Do you love to read? Do you like to talk? If you do, please consider joining the West Oak Lane Library's book group. We will meet approximately every five weeks. Today, we'll be talking about "Where the Crawdads Sing" by Delia Owens.
Toni Morrison: Words to Power
Sat, November 2, 2019
12:00 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Join us at Parkway Central Library for Toni Morrison: Words to Power: healing through her words; honoring her magic-a celebration of the Nobel Prize and Pulitzer Prize winning novelist. This event is free and open to the public and will be held in the Heim Center East from noon until 4:00 pm.…
Erica Armstrong Dunbar | She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman
Tue, November 5, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
In conversation with Lorene Cary , author of Black Ice , The Price of a Child , Ladysitting and the forthcoming Arden Theatre production of My General Tubman Erica Armstrong Dunbar is the author of the National Book Award finalist Never Caught, the story of Ona Judge, a young enslaved person who…
Colorful Stories Presents: Colorful Conversations
Sat, November 9, 2019
11:00 A.M.
Lovett Memorial Library
Join us for two interactive read alouds, followed by activities that are guaranteed to spark conversations around race, with young children and their families. Our presenter, Lisa Browne, is an Early Childhood Educator, Trainer, and the founder of Colorful Stories. Through Colorful Stories,Lisa…
Saeed Jones | How We Fight for Our Lives with Clifford Thompson | What It Is: Race, Family, and One Thinking Black Man’s Blues
Tue, November 12, 2019
7:30 P.M.
Parkway Central Library
Cost: FREE
Saeed Jones is the author of the “hard and glaring and brilliant” ( NPR Book Review ) poetry collection Prelude to Bruise , winner of the 2015 Stonewall Book Award/Barbara Gittings Literature Award. He is also the co-host of BuzzFeed’s morning show AM to DM and was the…
“Giants of the 1950’s: Nat King Cole”
Wed, November 13, 2019
11:00 A.M.
Senior Services
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Parkway Central Library
“Giants of 1950's” is a four part lecture series convened around journalism, politics, and entertainment in the Golden Age In part three we consider the musicality and influence of the legendary Nat King Cole . A pianist and vocalist of exceptional talent, Cole was forced…
African American Interest Book Discussion
Mon, November 18, 2019
6:00 P.M.
Philbrick Hall
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Parkway Central Library
The African American Interest Book Discussion Group will hold its next meeting on November 18, 2019 in Room 405 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. This will be a book and movie discussion of Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly. Please RSVP to librarian Lisa Hardy (215-686-5320) or…
Invisible Warriors, African American Women in World War II
Sat, February 8, 2020
2:00 P.M.
Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library
Join us for a screening of the documentary, Invisible Warriors, featuring a diverse group of African American “Rosie the Riveters” who recount what life was during the war. Followed by a conversation with Gregory S. Cooke, the director of the film. To learn more, visit…