Panel Discussions
REMOVING THE MASK, AMPLIFYING OUR VOICES and SEEING OURSELVES IN THE RIVER, IN THE MIRROR, IN THE WORLD are two of the panel discussions that are a part of African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition which is scheduled to take place on March 2nd. Enclosed are copies of the flyers that pertain to the panel discussions. Please feel free to share the flyers with your community.
For more information write to aachildrenslit2023@gmail.com
Flyers posted widely on social media. Services provided by Ms. Afrika Abney
From January 29, 2024 - February 5, 2024, Ms. Afrika Abney promoted the panel discussions that are apart of the African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition which is scheduled to take place on March 2, 2024 at Trinity Washington University via email and on social media.
The following panel discussions are apart of the African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition which is scheduled to take place on March 2, 2024 at Trinity Washington University. Among them include REMOVING THE MASK, AMPLIFYING OUR VOICES: The Struggle of Black Authors To Publish Authentic Stories About African American People--Their Lives and Their Culture PRESENTERS: Carolivia Herron, Wynn Yarbrough, and Bernard Demczuk; SEEING OURSELVES IN THE RIVER, IN THE MIRROR, IN THE WORLD: Illustrators Talk About The Challenge of Creating Images That Bring Children’s Books Alive PRESENTERS: Jennifer Lawson, Justin Johnson, Keesha Ceran, and Joy Jones ; TRUNKS, SATCHELS AND THE US POSTAL SERVICE: Book Distributors and Store Owners Tell Their Story About Getting Black Books into the World By All and Any Means Necessary PRESENTERS Courtland Cox, Paul Coates, Vanessa Williams, and Kojo Nnamdi ; and UNFINISHED BUSINESS, UNTOLD STORIES: The Future of Black Children’s Literature PRESENTERS: Kwame Alexander, Tricia Elam Walker, David Miller, Tiffany Mitchell Patterson, Leroy Nesbitt and Joy Jones.
For more information write to aachildrenslit2023@gmail.com.
9:30 am- REMOVING THE MASK, AMPLIFYING OUR VOICES: The Struggle of Black Authors to Get Their Stories For Children Depicting Authentic African American Life, History and Culture Published By Mainstream Companies PRESENTERS: Carolivia Herron, Wynn Yarbrough, and Bernard Demczuk
12:45 pm SEEING OURSELVES IN THE RIVER, IN THE MIRROR, IN THE WORLD: Illustrators and Authors Talk About The Challenge of Creating Images That Bring Books Written by Black Authors Alive. PRESENTERS: Jennifer Lawson, Justin Johnson, Keesha Ceran and Joy Jones
2:00 pm – TRUNKS, SATCHELS AND THE US POSTAL SERVICE: Book Distributors and Store Owners Tell Their Stories About Getting Black Books into the World By Any and All Means Necessary. PRESENTERS Courtland Cox, Shirikiana Gerima, Paul Coates, * Vanessa Williams, and Kojo Nnamdi
3:30 pm- UNFINISHED BUSINESS, UNTOLD STORIES: A Look Beyond the Immediate Horizon at The Future of Children’s Literature Written by African American Authors. PRESENTERS: Kwame Alexander, Tricia Elam Walker, David Miller, *Tiffany Mitchell Patterson, *Leroy Nesbitt and Joy Jones