The following opportunity has been shared on behalf of a member or affiliate of the Austin Area African American Behavioral Health Network (4ABHN).
The 15th Annual African African American Book Festival returns on Saturday, June 26th. Join us from the comfort and safety of your home, for this free virtual event.
EVENT SCHEDULE
10:00am – 11:00am CT
We Rise and Represent:
Uplifting Tomorrow’s Leaders
Literary activist Patrick Oliver moderates a discussion with award-winning children authors Cheryl Willis-Hudson, Tony Medina and Vanessa Brantley-Newton on the importance of building agency in young readers through what they read and see in books
11:30am – 12:30pm CT
An Exodus to the South:
A Conversation with Charles Blow
Dr. Mark D. Cunningham interviews best-selling author and journalist Charles Blow about his new book, “The Devil You Know: A Black Manifesto,” that suggests a reverse black-migration as a means of defeating white supremacist structures and reclaiming space and existence.
1pm – 2pm CT
Power to the People:
A Discussion of Shaka King’s
Judas and the Black Messiah
Dr. Raphael Travis, professor and author of “The Healing Power of Hip Hop,” leads a discussion on Fred Hampton’s insistence on cultural pride, service, freedom, and restoring power to the people.
