Juneteenth Party with Spoken Black Girl

Founded in October 2009, Greenlight Bookstore is a general independent bookstore in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, which hosts literary events in-store and with partner venues. The mission of Greenlight Bookstore is to create welcoming spaces for discovery, conversation, and connection around books, through curation, programming and service that provides for the needs and interests of our customers and highlights creative work we love and value, based on a commitment to improving equity and sustainability in our company and our community. Through knowledgeable staff, curated book selection, community partnerships, and a robust e-commerce website as well as a beautiful bookstore spaces, Greenlight combines the best traditions of the neighborhood bookstore with a forward-looking sensibility. Greenlight has garnered local, national, and international press coverage for its innovative startup model and its continuing success. More information and details, along with book purchase options, can be found atgreenlightbookstore.com.

Greenlight Bookstore

Greenlight partners with Spoken Black Girl to celebrate Black creativity &amp; Black-owned businesses, in honor of Juneteenth!

Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene

Parties and Special Events

A collection of the recent parties and special events we've hosted at Greenlight!

IN-STORE EVENT Friday, June 20, 7 PM Annual Juneteenth Party! Panel Discussion featuring Dr. Shameka Poetry Thomas and Katonya Trent In partnership with Spoken Black Girl Open mic, drinks, music, &amp; more Greenlight's annual Juneteenth event, highlighting Black creatives and topics that directly impact Black livelihood, is back! This year, during a crucial time in the fight for reproductive rights, Greenlight is calling attention to Black maternal health in the United States. Panelists Dr. Shameka Poetry Thomas (Global Maternal and Child Health Scientist) and Katonya Trent (premature birth advocate, propelled by her own traumatic birth experience to create <a href="https://konnectedthru22.com/" title="https://konnectedthru22.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Konnected Through 22</a>) come together for a discussion on their respective work and the long, ongoing fight for Black mothers. Their discussion is moderated by Rowana Abbensetts-Dobson, as founder of <a href="https://www.spokenblackgirl.com/" title="https://www.spokenblackgirl.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Spoken Black Girl</a>, whose recent publication <a href="https://www.spokenblackgirl.com/issue5motherhood" title="https://www.spokenblackgirl.com/issue5motherhood" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Issue 5: Motherhood</a> speaks on the disparities of Black maternal child-health in the U.S. Following the discussion, several performers take the stage for an open mic on motherhood and the maternal mortality crisis in the Black American community. Drinks and refreshments from Black-owned Brooklyn businesses <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jayleestreats/" title="https://www.instagram.com/jayleestreats/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jaylee's Treats</a> and <a href="https://happy-cork.com/" title="https://happy-cork.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Happy Cork</a> will be served, and a portion of proceeds from all purchases on June 20 will be donated to <a href="https://www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com/" title="https://www.ancientsongdoulaservices.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ancient Songs</a>, a national birth justice organization working to eliminate maternal and infant mortality and morbidity among low-income Black and Latinx people.

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