100 Greenwood Avenue Permanent Historic Exhibition Community Conversation
100 Greenwood Avenue Permanent Historic Exhibition Community Conversation
Thu, Mar 23, 2023 7:30 PM CDT (-05:00)
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Black Writers Lighting the Way: A Community Conversation (NBWC2022)
CBL presents "Black Writers Lighting the Way: A Community Conversation" on the 16th National Black Writers Conference (NBWC2022).
By Center for Black Literature | Medgar Evers College
When and where
Date and time
Saturday, May 14, 2022 · 9am - 2pm PDT
Location
Online
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About this event
Join us to watch video highlights from the historic 16th National Black Writers Conference (NBWC2022) held virtually earlier this spring. We've curated four days' worth of powerful presentations and roundtable discussions from some of today's most celebrated writers.
Here's an opportunity to revisit (or watch for the first time) the highlights from the highly praised Conference. Throughout the day, the video highlights will be paired with live, interactive conversations from our audience in real time.
To close out the day, we'll also present a live roundtable discussion, featuring Karla FC Holloway and Obery M. Hendricks Jr.
All are welcome!
An Overview
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm ET - The 16th National Black Writers Conference Highlights and Live Interactive Community Conversations will be facilitated by the Center for Black Literature team: Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Clarence V. Reynolds, Amber Magruder, and April R. Silver.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm ET - A Live Roundtable Discussion with Karla FC Holloway (pictured below, top) and Obery M. Hendricks Jr. (pictured below, bottom).
This program, a free Zoom webinar, is subject to change. More details to come, including the schedule for the day!
"Let’s Talk About Black Lit!" Program Schedule
12:00–12:05 PM — Welcome by Dr. Brenda M. Greene
12:05–12:30 PM — Video: “Between the World & Me: The Social Responsibility of the Black Writer”
12:30–12:45 PM Talk Back — April R. Silver and Dr. Greene
12:45–1:15 PM — Video: “The Souls of Black Folk: Telling Our Stories”
1:16–1:31 PM Talk Back — Clarence V. Reynolds and Amber Magruder
1:32–1:51 PM — Video: “Afrofuturism: Octavia Tried to Tell Us”
1:51–2:05 PM Talk Back — Amber Magruder and April R. Silver
2:05–2:20 PM — Video: “Nobody Knows My Name: Race Relations in Black Literature”
2:20–2:35 PM Talk Back — Clarence Reynolds and Dr. Greene
2:35–2:56 PM — Video: “Making a Way Out of No Way: Healing the Community”
3:00–3:15 PM Talk Back – Amber Magruder and Clarence V. Reynolds
3:15–3:29 PM — Video: “From the Margin to the Center: Gender, Sexuality, and Feminism in Black Literature”
3:30–3:45 PM Talk Back — Amber Magruder and April R. Silver
3:45–4:00 PM PROGRAM BREAK
4:00–5:00 PM —Welcome by Clarence V. Reynolds
5:00–5:05 PM —Closing Remarks: Dr. Brenda M. Greene
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Center for Black Literature | Medgar Evers CollegeFounded in 2002, the mission of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY (CBL) is to expand, broaden, and enrich the public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of Black literature. The Center is a nationally respected resource for Black writers and the general public to study the literature of people from the African diaspora. The Center was also established to institutionalize the National Black Writers Conference (NBWC), founded by John Oliver Killens in 1986 at Medgar Evers College.
To achieve its core mission, CBL partners with local high schools, Medgar Evers College, as well as with literary, community, and cultural arts organizations nationwide. With our partners, we present public and academic programs to youth, high school students, college students, and the public. Our offerings include author readings, literary workshops, writer retreats, conferences, symposia, and a biennial journal.
Dr. Brenda M. Greene is the founder and executive director of the Center for Black Literature.