Signings & sightings.ATLANTA, GA The Atlanta Daily World and the Auburn Avenue Research Library present the Children's Literary Festival Day, Saturday, May 8, 2004, from 12 P.M. to 8 P.M., celebrating the 50th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education Brown v. Board of Education (of Topeka) (1954) U.S. Supreme Court case in which the court ruled unanimously that racial segregation in public schools violated the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. decision. Free workshops for children, teens and adults; nationally known authors, entertainers and illustrators. For more information, contact Michelle Gipson at the Atlanta Daily World at marketing@atlantadailyworld.com or at 404-659-110 ext. 27. BOSTON, MA Author Walter Mosley Walter Mosley (born January 12, 1952) is a prominent American novelist, most widely recognized for his crime fiction. Mosley has written a series of best-selling historical mysteries featuring the hard-boiled detective Easy Rawlins, a black private investigator and World War reads from and signs Little Scarlet Little Scarlet is a trademarked variety of the Fragaria Virginiana strawberry. It is American by origin but is grown only in Britain. This tiny berry is approximately one fifth the size of a strawberry of today, similar in appearance to the Alpine or Wood strawberry. , his recent book, on July 20, at 7:30 P.M. Borders Books & Music 10-24 School Street, 617-557-7188. CHICAGO, IL Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will sign his book Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761St Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes, on May 7 at 6:30 P.M., Borders Books & Music, 2210 W. 95th Street, 773-445-5471. Alice Randall, author of The Wind Done Gone, will be reading from and signing her new book, Pushkin and the Queen of Spades, on May 14 at 7 P.M. Borders Books & Music 2210 W. 95th Street, 773-445-5471. Lisa Price, president of Carol's Daughter, Inc., will discuss and sign her title Success Never Smelled So Sweet May 12 at 7:30 P.M. Borders Books & Music 2210 W. 95th Street, 773-445-5471. DEARBORN, MI Harvard professor Charles J. Ogletree Jr. will discuss and sign his book All Deliberate Speed, on May 20 at 7 P.M. Borders Books & Music 5601 Mercury Drive, 313-271-4441. HOUSTON, TX Author Brenda Thomas will be signing and reading from her new book, Fourplay, on May 19 at 7:30 P.M. Borders Books & Music 570 Meyerland Plaza, 713-661-2888. LARGO, MD Author Marita Golden will be signing and reading from her title Don't Play in the Sun, on May 20 at 7 P.M. Borders Books & Music 931A Capital Centre Blvd., 301-499-2173. LOS ANGELES, CA Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks will sign and discuss her novel Getting Mother's Body on May 17, at 7 P.M. at Waldenbooks, 10250 Santa Monica Blvd., 310-785-0204. The Los Angeles Black Book Expo will be held June 5, 2004, at the Exposition Park Intergenerational in·ter·gen·er·a·tion·al adj. Being or occurring between generations: "These social-insurance programs are intergenerational and all Community Center, Inc. at 3980 S. Menlo Avenue. The African American African American Multiculture A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. See Race. library and Information Association cosponsors the event with the African and African American Independent Book Publishers Association. For more information contact Itibari M. Zulu at 310-825-6060, Imz@ucla.edu or 10920 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 150-9132, Los Angeles, CA 90024-6502. The event is free and open to the public. 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 Eric Jerome Dickey Eric Jerome Dickey (born July 7, 1961) is a best-selling American author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life. Biography Eric Jerome Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee and attended the University of Memphis, where he earned a degree in will be reading from and signing his latest, Drive Me Crazy, on July 16, at 12:30 P.M., Borders Books & Music, 100 Broadway, 212-964-1988. The North Country Institute and Retreat for Writers of Color will hold its First Annual Summer Writers Institute and Retreat from July 18 to 23, 2004, on the shores of Lake Champlain. Invited faculty include author and poet Sonia Sanchez, writer Indira Ganesan, poet and author Tony Medina, novelist Elizabeth Nunez, mystery writer Frankie Bailey, novelist Wesley Brown and historian Amy Godine. Applications should be submitted no later than May 17, 2004. Submit electronic and paper application to: Dr. Brenda M. Greene, Executive Director, Center for Black Literature, Medgar Evers College Medgar Evers College (MEC) is a college campus (offering bachelor's and associate's degrees) of The City University of New York. MEC was founded in 1970 through cooperation from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn. , CUNY CUNY City University of New York , 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York 11225. For more details about the North Country Institute and Retreat, e-mail Bgreene@mec.cuny. edu, or call 718-270-6976. Yari Yari Pamberi Black Women Writers Dissecting dis·sect tr.v. dis·sect·ed, dis·sect·ing, dis·sects 1. To cut apart or separate (tissue), especially for anatomical study. 2. Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation : An International Conference on Literature by Women of African Ancestry on October 12-16, 2004, at New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the . The conference will bring together leading and emerging novelists, poets, playwrights, critics, scholars, publishers, translators, performers, filmmakers, visual artists, organizers, and archivists to define the real meaning of globalization and its possibilities. Yari Yari Pamberi is the second conference at NYU NYU New York University NYU New York Undercover (TV show) highlighting the work and scholarship of black women writers. Participants include: Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, Alice Walker, Ama Ata Aidoo Ama Ata Aidoo (born March 23, 1942) is a Ghanaian author and playwright who was born Christina Ama Aidoo in Abeadzi Kyiakor. She grew up in a Fante royal household and was sent by her father to the Wesley Girls' High School in Cape Coast from 1961 to 1964. , Nancy Morejon, Lucille Clifton, Maryse Conde, Alexis DeVeaux, Buchi Emecheta, Gloria Rolando, Aminata Sow Fall, Louise Meriwether, Gloria Naylor, Sapphire, and many more. The four-day conference is open to the public. For fees and additional information on Yari Yari Pamberi, contact Laura Rice at 212-998-2134 or by e-mail at laura.rice@nyu.edu or visit www.owwa.org. PHILADELPHIA, PA Author Lolita Files will be signing and reading from her latest novel, Tastes Like Chicken. May 17 at 6 P.M., Borders Books & Music, 1 South Broad, Suite 100, 215-568-7400. ROCKFORD, IL Jamise L. Dames will be reading from and signing her book Momma's Baby, Daddy's Maybe, on May 6 at 7 P.M. Borders Books & Music 199 Deane Dr., 815-399-2898. SAN DIEGO, CA The Diamond Literary Festival will take place during the month of May at the Malcolm X Malcolm X, 1925–65, militant black leader in the United States, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz, b. Malcolm Little in Omaha, Neb. He was introduced to the Black Muslims while serving a prison term and became a Muslim minister upon his release in 1952. Library, a beautiful facility in the Diamond district of San Diego The event focuses on writers of the African Diaspora that includes Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. Confirmed are Carolyn Cooper, Michael Datcher, Sam Greenlee and B.A. Watkins. For more information, call project coordinator Aduku Addae at 619-644-1810; e-mail at countrybwoy@cox.net. SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH The Good Books Christian Authors Forum will be held Saturday, May 22, from 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. at the Marriott Hotel at Key center, 127 Public Square. For more information, call Cornerstone Christian Books Centre at 216-561-6478. WASHINGTON, DC Marita Golden will be signing and discussing her book Don't Play in the Sun, on May 18 at 7 P.M. Borders Books & Music 1801 K Street Street, N.W., the corner of 18th and L Streets. 202-466-4999. The 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Folklife is an extension of, and often an alternate term for the subject of, folklore. The term gained usage in the United States in the 1960s from its use by such folklore scholars as Don Yoder and Warren Roberts, who wished to recognize that the study of folklore goes beyond oral Festival will be held Juno 23-27 and June 30-July 4, 2004, on the National Mall. "Haiti: Freedom and Creativity: From the Mountains to the Sea" will mark the 200th anniversary of the Haitian Revolution. The program will celebrate and highlight the cultural creativity of the Haitian people that continues to sustain them. Carnival performers from the town of Jacmel, stone carvers at work on the restoration of the Haitian Citadel and bead workers from Souvenance will join over one hundred Haitian musicians, cooks, storytellers, other traditional artists and community experts in this 10-day independence salute. |
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