Friday, June 14

Juneteenth Party with Legacy Lit

Greenlight partners with publisher Legacy Lit to celebrate Black creativity and Black-owned business the Friday before Juneteenth!

By Greenlight Bookstore

Date and time

Friday, June 14 · 7 - 9pm EDT

Location

Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene

686 Fulton Street Brooklyn, NY 11217

Refund Policy

Contact the organizer to request a refund.

About this event

2 hours

IN-STORE EVENT:
Friday, June 14, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Greenlight Bookstore and Legacy Lit present
A Juneteenth Event Celebrating Black Literature
Featuring authors including Jonathan Conyers, Antonia Hylton, Eddie Ndopu, Courtney Roker Laga, and Eboni K. Williams
Drinks, refreshments, music, & more

Greenlight continues our tradition of celebrating Black creativity and Black-owned businesses with a party the Friday before Juneteenth! Following last year's collaboration with Black fashion boutique Granru, this year's celebration highlights Legacy Lit, a new Black-led publishing imprint dedicated to giving voice to issues, authors, and all groups that have been underrepresented, under-served, and overlooked with a mission is to inspire social change and to elevate and celebrate diverse communities. The event will feature brief readings by Legacy Lit authors including Jonathan Conyers (I Wasn't Supposed to Be Here: Finding My Voice, Finding My People, Finding My Way), Antonia Hylton (Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum), Eddie Ndopu (Sipping Dom Pérignon Through a Straw: Reimagining Success as a Disabled Achiever), and Eboni K. Williams (Bet on Black: The Good News about Being Black in America Today). Courtney Roker Laga will serve Juneteenth-inspired crudites from her book Al Roker's Recipes to Live by: Easy, Memory-Making Family Dishes for Every Occasion, and additional snacks and drinks from Black-owned Brooklyn businesses including Jaylee's Treats and Happy Cork will be served. A portion of proceeds from all featured books at the event will be donated to the Free Black Women's Library. Please join us as we celebrate Juneteenth with this special event you won't want to miss!

Organized by

Greenlight Bookstore

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 at greenlightbookstore.com.

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