Barnes & Noble Celebrates Black History Month with Events and Promotions In-Stores and Online.Barnes & Noble Stores to Host Special Black History Month Storytimes Barnes & Noble.com Launches Black History Month Channel NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BKS BKS Barracks BKS Best Kept Secret (gaming) BKS Bildung, Kultur Und Sport (German) BKS Brookside (city) BKS Bergen Kirurgiske Sykehus (Bergen, Norway) ), the world's largest bookseller, announced today that it will celebrate Black History Month with events and promotions that recognize the significant contributions by African-Americans to the world's social, political and economic development. Throughout the month of February, Barnes & Noble will host special Storytimes, promotions and celebrity appearances both in-stores and online at Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com). Celebrations will also recognize this year's unique significance, as it is also the 200th birthday of President Lincoln and it marks the year of the country's first African-American President, Barack Obama. Displays of books, gift items, and CDs and DVDs related to Black History Month, President's Day and President Obama will be featured in all stores and online. Special store merchandising and promotions will include: * Exclusive Black History Month gift products. This year, Barnes & Noble has partnered with acclaimed African-American artist and children's author Synthia Saint James Saint James, uninc. town (1990 pop. 12,800), Suffolk co., SE N.Y., on Long Island, in a farm and resort area. It is residential. . Ms. Saint James' Brilliance artwork will be featured on a signature tote bag and a journal, both Barnes & Noble exclusives, as well as on store signage. * A Black History month table featuring history, literature, biographies, current affairs current affairs npl → (noticias fpl de) actualidad f current affairs current npl → (questions fpl d')actualité f titles and more, all describing and honoring the black experience in America. * A Barack Obama Presidential Inauguration table with the best of the many books and products describing President Obama's campaign, election and inauguration, anchored by the new president's own titles, Dreams from My Father and The Audacity of Hope. * A Lincoln Bicentennial bi·cen·ten·ni·al adj. 1. Happening once every 200 years. 2. Lasting for 200 years. 3. Relating to a 200th anniversary. n. A 200th anniversary or its celebration. Also called bicentenary. 1809-2009 table with titles that explore President Lincoln's life, presidency, great speeches, and even his marriage to Mary Todd. In honor of this unique time in our nation's history, Sterling Publishing, a Barnes & Noble subsidiary, will publish Obama: The Historic Front Pages on February 11th. This colorful, commemorative album of front pages from both domestic and foreign newspapers, captures Barack Obama's extraordinary journey to the White House and features five historic speeches including "A More Perfect Union," delivered at Constitution Hall, Philadelphia, March 18, 2008. This stunning keepsake is sure to become a collector's favorite. Barnes & Noble stores and Barnes & Noble.com will feature celebrity appearances all month-long, such as: * "Upstairs at the Square" with author Nikki Giovanni Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni (born June 7, 1943 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is a Grammy-nominated American poet, activist and author. Giovanni is currently a Distinguished Professor of English at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. and hip-hop sensation Emmanuel Jal Emmanuel Jal (born c. 1980) is a Sudanese musician and former child soldier. Born in the village of Tonj in Southern Sudan, he was a little boy when the civil war broke out. on February 5th at the Union Square store in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . Customers who are unable to attend the event can watch it online at Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com/upstairs) beginning February 6th. * A New York City appearance and signing by Inaugural Poet Elizabeth Alexander Elizabeth Alexander may refer to:
* An event with Montel Williams Montel Brian Anthony Williams (born July 3, 1956 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American television talk show host. Military career Williams enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in 1974 and completed his recruit training at MCRD Parris Island, South Carolina. in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. on February 12th. * Celebrity Storytimes with Synthia Saint James in Glendale and The Grove, Los Angeles, on February 24th; Robin Roberts in New York City's Lincoln Triangle on February 17th; and Ian K. Smith in the Clybourn Barnes & Noble in Chicago on February 28th. Barnes & Noble.com's B&N Studio will have a Black History Month Channel (www.bn.com/studio) featuring audio and video content including: * Content on Maya Angelou (Letter to my Daughter), Annette Gordon-Reed (The Hemingses of Monticello), Gwen Ifill (The Breakthrough), Kevin Powell (The Black Male Handbook), E. Lynn Harris E. Lynn Harris is an Black American author, (b. June 20, 1955). Harris writes primarily about African American men on the down low or in the closet; Harris confirmed that he is a homosexual. He lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Atlanta, Georgia. (Just Too Good to be True), Kadir Nelson (Change Has Come), and Scout Tufankjian (Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History Making Presidential Campaign). * "Live from B&N" with Toni Morrison (A Mercy) and Quincy Jones (The Complete Quincy Jones). * Exclusive "Meet the Writers" audio interviews with James McBride (Song Yet Sung), Randy Jackson (Body With Soul), and Tavis Smiley (Accountable: Making America As Good As Its Promise), Stephen L. Carter “Stephen Carter” redirects here. For the self-help writer, humorist and educator, see Steven A. Carter. Stephen L. Carter born October 26 1954 is an American law professor, legal- and social-policy writer, columnist, and novelist. (Palace Council), Hill Harper (Letters to a Young Brother and Letters to a Young Sister), Harvey Walden (Harvey Walden's No Excuses! Fitness Workout), and more. * The February 2nd episode of Barnes & Noble Studio's premiere web series "Tagged!" (www.bn.com/tagged) will feature National Book Award winner Annette Gordon-Reed (The Hemingses of Monticello). Gordon-Reed will discuss her books and give her top three reading recommendations for Black History Month. For more information about all event times and locations visit the Barnes & Noble store locator at http://storelocator.barnesandnoble.com/. About Barnes & Noble, Inc. Barnes & Noble, Inc. (NYSE: BKS), the world's largest bookseller and a Fortune 500 company, operates 799 bookstores in 50 states. Barnes & Noble is also the nation's top bookseller in quality, and for the fifth year in a row, the top bookseller brand, as determined by a combination of the brand's performance on familiarity, quality, and purchase intent, according to the EquiTrend[R] Brand Study by Harris Interactive[R]. Barnes & Noble conducts its online business through Barnes & Noble.com (www.bn.com), one of the Web's largest e-commerce sites. General information on Barnes & Noble, Inc. can be obtained via the Internet by visiting the company's corporate website: www.barnesandnobleinc.com. |
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