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SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Myth and Reality — The World of Publishing for the Black Writer
DESCRIPTION:Myth and Reality: The World of Publishing for the Black Writer\nConfirmed: Regina Brooks\, Karen Hunter\, Christopher Jackson\, Lisa Lucas\, and Jamia Wilson\nModerator: Yahdon Israel\n5:00 pm to 6:30 pm \nDrawing from the premise of the need for a vibrant book culture and access to a wide range of books and diverse Black voices that contribute to the development of a critically conscious society\, speakers on this roundtable will discuss the myths and realities of how Black writers are and can be supported by the mainstream publishing industry.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-myth-and-reality-the-world-of-publishing-for-the-black-writer/
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T163000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T200520Z
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SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Black Writers Crossing Boundaries and Borders
DESCRIPTION:Black Writers Crossing Boundaries and Borders\nConfirmed: Edwidge Danticat\, Stéphane Martelly\, Kwame Dawes\, and Patrick Nganang\nModerator: Jasmine Claude Narcisse\n3:00 pm to 4:30 pm \nA focus on how African diasporic literature crosses boundaries and borders representing the complexity and intersections of race\, culture\, history\, politics\, gender\, and the immigrant experience in the shaping and producing of diverse literary texts.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-black-writers-crossing-boundaries-and-borders/
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T143000
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CREATED:20240311T200420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T200420Z
UID:64001-1711198800-1711204200@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: The Power of Historical Narratives
DESCRIPTION:The Power of Historical Narratives\nConfirmed: W.B. Garvey\, Maryemma Graham\, Ayana Mathis\, and A.J. Verdelle\nModerator: Diane Richards\n1:00 pm to 2:30 pm \nThe discussion amongst these writers will focus on how their work provides a way to expand narratives that have omitted important literary\, historical\, social\, and political events and people who have shaped the experiences of Black\, Brown\, White\, and Indigenous peoples in America.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-the-power-of-historical-narratives/
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T123000
DTSTAMP:20260528T115010
CREATED:20240311T200218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T200234Z
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SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Talkshops
DESCRIPTION:Talkshops\n11:00 am to 12:30 pm\nThe talkshops run concurrently.\n \nAt the Center for Black Literature\, a talkshop is similar to a writing workshop in that they are designed to enhance one’s literary projects by providing strategies and working tools. Unlike a writing workshop\, however\, attendees are not required to bring or share writing samples. The talkshop leaders share their expertise and professional experience with attendees\, helping to create a dynamic\, highly engaged space that includes question-and-answer segments. \nWe proudly present these leading experts\, specialists\, and distinguished writers to the Conference. Come out to get the inside take and best practices. \nPublishing Talkshop\nLeader: Tracey Sherrod | Vice President; Executive Editor at Little\, Brown\nRegister HERE \nBook Proposals and Finding and Agent Talkshop\nLeader: Regina Brooks | Founder and President of Serendipity Literary Agency\nRegister HERE \nPoetry Talkshop\nLeader: Darrel Alejandro Holnes | Afro-Panamanian American award-winning author of Stepmotherland and Migrant Psalms\nRegister HERE\n \nFiction Talkshop\nLeader: Kalisha Buckhanon | Author of Upstate and Speaking of Summer\nRegister HERE \nMemoir Talkshop\nLeader: Patrick Dougher | Award-winning artist; author of If By Some Impossible Miracle: Coming of Age in Underground New York\nRegister HERE
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-talkshops/
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T123000
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CREATED:20240311T200103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T200103Z
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SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Wild Seeds Alumni Reunion
DESCRIPTION:Wild Seeds Alumni Reunion\n10:30 am to 12:30 pm\n(This event is reserved for alumni of CBL’s Wild Seeds Retreat for Writers of Color.)
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-wild-seeds-alumni-reunion/
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T203000
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UID:64009-1711177200-1711225800@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Awards Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:17th National Black Writers Conference Awards Ceremony\nSaturday\, March 23\, 2024\n7:00 pm to 8:30 pm \nNBWC2024 Awardees\nPaul Coates\nPercival Everett\nPeniel E. Joseph\nBernice McFadden \nEmcee and Host: Jacqueline Woodson\nOpening Remarks: President Patricia Ramsey\, Medgar Evers College\nClosing Remarks: Brenda M. Greene\, Center for Black Literature
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-awards-ceremony/
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T203000
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SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Summit Keynote
DESCRIPTION:SUMMIT KEYNOTE\nA Conversation with the\n2024 National Black Writers Conference Honorees \nPaul Coates\, Percival Everett\, Peniel E. Joseph\, and Bernice McFadden\n \nModerator: Gloria J. Browne-Marshall\nEmcee: Wallace L. Ford\, II\nFounders Auditorium *\n7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-summit-keynote/
LOCATION:Founders Auditorium\, 1650 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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UID:63992-1711126800-1711132200@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Black Writers' Letters to America
DESCRIPTION:Black Writers’ Letters to America\nConfirmed: Victoria Christopher Murray\, Pamela Newkirk\, Thabiti Lewis\, and Khalil Gibran Muhammad\nModerator: Donna Hill\nFounders Auditorium *\n5:00 pm to 6:30 pm \nFocus: How Black writers’ texts may be viewed as letters that chronicle the history of America from what Toni Morrison calls a Black gaze. These texts provide intimate insight into the monumental changes and pivotal events that have impacted the history\, politics\, civil rights\, achievements\, and activism of Blacks in America.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-black-writers-letters-to-america/
LOCATION:Founders Auditorium\, 1650 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T163000
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UID:63990-1711119600-1711125000@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: The Healing Power of Literature
DESCRIPTION:The Healing Power of Literature\nConfirmed: Patricia Spears Jones\, Kalisha Buckhanon\, Marita Golden\, and Kevin Powell\nModerator: Rachel Eliza Griffiths\nFounders Auditorium *\n3:00 pm to 4:30 pm \nThis conversation will focus on how literature fosters empathy\, provides solace\, and inspires resilience. Drawing from their work\, writers will discuss how they have used their voices and the lens of the “Beloved Community” to explore how we navigate life’s challenges and fortify ourselves amid obstacles.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-the-healing-power-of-literature/
LOCATION:Founders Auditorium\, 1650 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T143000
DTSTAMP:20260528T115010
CREATED:20240311T195617Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T195617Z
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SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Technology\, Social Media\, and the Fight for Racial Justice
DESCRIPTION:Technology\, Social Media\, and the Fight for Racial Justice\nConfirmed: Marc Lamont Hill\, Bettina Love\, Wesley Lowery\, and Emily Raboteau\nModerator: Jelani Cobb\nFounders Auditorium *\n1:00 pm to 2:30 pm \nThe speakers will focus on how technology\, the visual media\, a public pandemic\, and environmental racism have shifted how we persist\, teach\, and talk about the impact of race and social justice in our educational institutions\, communities\, and public spaces.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-technology-social-media-and-the-fight-for-racial-justice/
LOCATION:Founders Auditorium\, 1650 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T200000
DTSTAMP:20260528T115010
CREATED:20240311T195500Z
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UID:63985-1711045800-1711051200@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Tiya Miles in conversation with Brenda M. Greene
DESCRIPTION:Tiya Miles in conversation with Brenda M. Greene\nEdison O. Jackson Auditorium *\nEmcee: Maria DeLongoria\n6:30 pm to 8:00 pm \nDrawing on award-winning Miles’s historical works\, Greene will engage the National Book Award winner in a conversation on the process she uses in her writing\, including the work All That She Carried. Greene will also inquire about the challenges of using fiction to recreate history.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-tiya-miles-in-conversation-with-brenda-m-greene/
LOCATION:Edison O. Jackson Auditorium\, 1638 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T170000
DTSTAMP:20260528T115010
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UID:63981-1711035000-1711040400@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Dramatic Reading from the Dr. Edith Rock Writing Workshop for Elders
DESCRIPTION:Dramatic Reading from the Dr. Edith Rock Writing Workshop for Elders\nEdison O. Jackson Auditorium *\n3:30 pm to 5:00 pm \nThe program will share our writing elders’ work that aligns with the Conference theme. As people of African descent who have lived through six or more decades\, these writers are witnesses to the desecration of the natural world and the Black and Brown people who have lived in harmony with it. Their presentation will focus on the environment as they seek to answer the thematic question: Where Do We Go From Here?
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-dramatic-reading-from-the-dr-edith-rock-writing-workshop-for-elders/
LOCATION:Edison O. Jackson Auditorium\, 1638 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T123000
DTSTAMP:20260528T115010
CREATED:20240311T195005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T201839Z
UID:63978-1711018800-1711024200@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Virtual Scholarly Presentations on Conference Theme
DESCRIPTION:Virtual Scholarly Presentations on Conference Theme\nSponsor: African American Studies Committee of the College Language Association\nThis is a virtual event (online only)\n11:00 am to 12:30 pm \nThis virtual program is a presentation of scholarly papers submitted and accepted in response to a Call for Papers. Topics will examine how the NBWC2024 theme is connected to the Black experience or Black culture and how it is expressed or expanded in the works created by the honorees of the Conference.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-virtual-scholarly-presentations-on-conference-theme/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T120000
DTSTAMP:20260528T115010
CREATED:20240311T194825Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T194825Z
UID:63976-1711015200-1711022400@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Re-envisioning Our Lives through Literature
DESCRIPTION:Re-Envisioning Our Lives through Literature (ROLL)\nYouth Program \nFor High School Students\nFounders Auditorium *\n10:00 am to 12:00 pm\nJennifer Baker in conversation with Jason Reynolds \nFor Elementary School Students\nAB1 Dining Hall *\n10:00 am to 12:00 pm\nRenée Watson\, Cheryl Hudson\, and Wade Hudson \nThe ROLL events are targeted to participating NYC schools in the ROLL program. For more information\, please email Mara Prater\, ROLL Program Director\, at info@centerforblackliterature.org.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-re-envisioning-our-lives-through-literature/
LOCATION:Founders Auditorium\, 1650 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260528T115010
CREATED:20240311T193312Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T194522Z
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SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Michael Eric Dyson\, Keynote Speaker
DESCRIPTION:Opening Keynote:\nAll That We Carry\, Where Do We Go From Here?\nFarah Jasmine Griffin in conversation with Michael Eric Dyson\nEmcee: Brenda M. Greene\nFounders Auditorium *\n6:30 pm to 8:30 pm\nThis is a FREE Event\n \nDrawing on the theme of the Conference\, All That We Carry: Where Do We Go From Here?\, Griffin will engage Michael Eric Dyson in a conversation on how we move forward in a public space characterized by environmental racism\, social injustice\, an attack on the Black body\, domestic violence and terrorism\, and an absence of empathy and peace.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-michael-eric-dyson-keynote-speaker/
LOCATION:Founders Auditorium\, 1650 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260528T115010
CREATED:20240311T193100Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T194601Z
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SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Poetry Slam
DESCRIPTION:NBWC2024 Poetry Slam\nSponsor: Office of Student Life at Medgar Evers College\nMedgar Evers College Welcome Center *\n6:00 pm to 8:00 pm\nThis is a FREE Event. Register online today: https://bit.ly/nbwc2024eventbrite\n \nThis event is presented in partnership with the Office of Student Life at Medgar Evers College. Get ready for a night of unforgettable performance\, good vibes\, and endless inspiration at our annual open mic night!
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-poetry-slam/
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T200000
DTSTAMP:20260528T115010
CREATED:20240311T192934Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T194627Z
UID:63966-1710871200-1710878400@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:National Black Writers Conference: Film Presentation & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Film Presentation and Discussion\nCo-Sponsors: African Voices and CBL’s National Black Writers Conference\nEdison O. Jackson Auditorium *\n6:00 pm to 8:00 pm\nThis is a FREE Event. Register online today: https://bit.ly/nbwc2024eventbrite \nCelebrating its 27th year\, Reel Sisters of the Diaspora Film Festival & Lecture Series returns to the National Black Writers Conference to screen another series of thought-provoking films followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A. \nArt\, Play & Joy: A Revolutionary Act of Faith & Healing\nJoin us for an evening of short films representing the art of finding joy in our lives. From the games we played as young girls to the use of art to heal during challenging times\, women hold space for themselves and their community in this selection of girl power films!
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/national-black-writers-conference-film-presentation-discussion/
LOCATION:Edison O. Jackson Auditorium\, 1638 Bedford Avenue\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11225\, United States
CATEGORIES:National Black Writers Conference
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