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SUMMARY:St. Patrick’s Day
DESCRIPTION:Feast day of the patron saint of Ireland. In the U.S.\, a secular version is celebrated by people of all faiths through appreciation of all things Irish. \nReligious / Ethnic Group – Christian \nTradition and Practices – St. Patrick’s Day observes of the death of St. Patrick\, the patron saint of Ireland. The holiday has evolved into a celebration of Irish culture with parades\, special food\, music and dancing.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/st-patricks-day-2024/
CATEGORIES:Religous and Ethnic Holidays
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240318
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240319
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
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SUMMARY:Clean Monday
DESCRIPTION:The beginning of Great Lent for Eastern Christian churches\, which starts 40 days before Orthodox Easter (Pascha)\, counting Sundays.  \nReligious / Ethnic Group – Eastern Christian  \nTradition and Practices – Clean Monday is celebrated with outdoor excursions\, the consumption of shellfish and other fasting ood\, a special kind of azyme breadm baked only on that\, named “Iagana” and the widespread custom of flying kites.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/clean-monday-2024/
CATEGORIES:Religous and Ethnic Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T180000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with DONNA HILL\, an American Author and Professor
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an intimate conversation with author and MEC Assistant Professor Donna Hill to discuss her recent book\, I Am Ayah-The Way Home. Set amid Sag Harbor’s vibrant African American history\, I Am Ayah is the rich story of discovering oneself\, family legacy\, true love and finding the way home…no matter how long the journey takes. Publishers Weekly’s Starred Review writes\, “Hill manages to make the present and past story lines equally captivating.” While Kirkus Reviews writes that elements “echo those in Octavia E. Butler’s Kindred.” \nBook signing to follow. \n\n\n		 \nDonna Hill\n		Guest Speaker\n	\n\n		 \nMarilyn Morton-Anderson\n		Moderator\n	\n\n		 \nYvonee Torres Bratcher\n		Moderator \n \n\nLocation:\n1638 Bedford Avenue • Edison O. Jackson Auditorium • 6:00pm \n\n RSVP Now!\n\n	Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.\n\n\n    \n\n\n        \n        \n         \nDonna Hill\nAuthor/Professor \nDonna Hill is an Assistant Professor of Professional Writing at Medgar Evers College. She began her literary career in 1987 writing short stories. Since that time she has more than 100 published titles to her credit since her first novel was released in 1990. Three of her novels have been adapted for television. She has been featured in Essence\, the New York Daily News\, USA Today\, Today’s Black Woman\, and Black Enterprise among many others. She has received numerous awards for her body of work—which cross several genres– including The Career Achievement Award\, and The Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award among others\, as well as commendations for her community service. Donna is a graduate of Goddard College with an MFA in Creative Writing. Her novel Confessions In B-Flat\, received a Starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and is being adapted for the screen by Amblin Partners and executive produced by Academy Award winner Octavia Spencer. Her latest novel is I Am Ayah—The Way Home\, which also received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and compared to elements in Octavia Butler’s Kindred by Kirkus Reviews. In April 2023 Donna and her colleague Dr. Cristina Migliaccio were awarded a Black\, Race\, and Ethnic Studies (BRES) Curriculum Faculty Fellow Grant from the CUNY Graduate Center. \n\nMarilyn Morton-Anderson\nAKALiteraries Book Club \nMarilyn Morton-Anderson was born in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania. After graduation from high school\, she attended college in the mid-west. \nMs. Anderson graduated from college and moved to New York to begin a career in Education. Her first position was in Brooklyn\, New York as a certified Kindergarten teacher in a city run day care center. She remained there as the head teacher for seven years. \nThe next six years Marilyn taught in the Bronx\, New York in the parochial school system. There she taught grades four through seven in Mathematics. \nFrom the Bronx her career took her to Mount Vernon\, New York in Westchester County. Ms. Anderson taught grades five and six in elementary school. Marilyn moved on to middle school where she became department head in Mathematics. \nLater she became Assistant Principal. During the summer months she was principal of the High School Summer School Program. \nMarilyn Morton-Anderson retired as a Middle School Principal in 2016. \nShe promised herself to step foot on all seven continents after retirement. Marilyn successfully visited four continents before the Covid 19 Pandemic halted travel. \nMarilyn is the proud mother of two adult children. Ms. Anderson is a member of the Bronx Chapter\, Eta Omega Omega\, of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority\, Incorporated. She is also an active member of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) Westchester Section\, Zete Eta Chapter of the National Sorority of Phi Delta Kappa (NSPDK) of Westchester\, and Jack & Jill Associates of Westchester. \nMs. Morton-Anderson has always been a lover of all genres of books and literature. \n\nYvonne Torres-Bratcher\nAKALiteraries Book Club \nYvonne Torres – Bratcher is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She holds a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University. Currently she serves as the Senior Director of Clinical Services in a Hospital for Behavioral Health and Drug addiction recovery. She has over 30 years of experience serving clients that experience social determinants of health insecurities. She has private practices where she has worked with her clients to achieve goals and set reasonable expectations. She mostly enjoys reading and discussing books\, she reads an average of 3 – 4 books a month.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/a-conversation-with-donna-hill-an-american-author-and-professor/
CATEGORIES:Women's History Month 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T200000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T194627Z
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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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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240319T200000
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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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SUMMARY:Feast of Naw-ruz
DESCRIPTION:Occurring on the vernal equinox\, this day celebrates the Persian and the Baha’i New Year. \nReligious / Ethnic Group – Baha’i \nTradition and Practices – Nowruz is celebrated by people reuniting with their family and friends. Right before the arrival of the new year\, families gather and exchange wishes\, with the eldest distributing sweets and young children receiving coins and presents.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/feast-of-naw-ruz-2024/
CATEGORIES:Religous and Ethnic Holidays
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240322
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SUMMARY:Nowruz
DESCRIPTION:Nowruz is a celebration that marks the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one and is celebrated on the day of the astronomical vernal equinox. \nReligious / Ethnic Group – Zoroastrian \nTradition and Practices – A traditional ancient Iranian festival celebrating the first day of Spring and the Iranian New Year. Also celebrated as New Year’s Day in Baha’i tradition (Naw-Ruz). (This date may vary based on region or sect.)
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/nowruz-2024/
CATEGORIES:Religous and Ethnic Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240320T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
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:20240321T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T120000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
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:20240321T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T123000
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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:20240321T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T170000
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CREATED:20240311T195134Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T195134Z
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:20240321T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240321T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240311T195500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T195500Z
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:20240322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T143000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
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:20240322T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T163000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240311T195724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T195724Z
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:20240322T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240311T195841Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T195841Z
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:20240322T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240322T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240311T195953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T195953Z
UID:63994-1711134000-1711139400@www.mec.cuny.edu
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T070000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T203000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240311T203409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T203409Z
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:20240323T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240324T170000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240301T192152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T192152Z
UID:63523-1711180800-1711299600@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Purim
DESCRIPTION:Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from annihilation at the hands of an official of the Achaemenid Empire named Haman\, as it is recounted in the Book of Esther. \nReligious / Ethnic Group – Jewish \nTradition and Practices – Purim is celebrated with food\, charity\, and gatherings. The four observances of the holiday are to read the book of Esther\, give charity to at least two needy individuals\, share the gift of food with at least one friend\, and partake in a festive meal.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/purim-2024/
CATEGORIES:Religous and Ethnic Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T123000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240311T200103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T200103Z
UID:63996-1711189800-1711197000@www.mec.cuny.edu
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:20240323T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T123000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T143000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
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:20240323T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T163000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240311T200520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T200520Z
UID:64003-1711206000-1711211400@www.mec.cuny.edu
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:20240323T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240323T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240311T200626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240311T200626Z
UID:64005-1711213200-1711218600@www.mec.cuny.edu
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240324
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240301T192510Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T192510Z
UID:63525-1711238400-1711324799@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Palm Sunday
DESCRIPTION:Palm Sunday falls on the Sunday before Easter. \nReligious / Ethnic Group – Christian \nTradition and Practices – Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem\, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. Its name originates from the palm branches waved by the crowd to greet and honor Jesus as he entered the city.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/palm-sunday-2024/
CATEGORIES:Religous and Ethnic Holidays
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240326
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240301T192638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T192638Z
UID:63527-1711324800-1711411199@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Holi
DESCRIPTION:Holi is a popular and significant Hindu festival celebrated as the Festival of Colours\, Love\, and Spring. \nReligious / Ethnic Group – Hindu \nTradition and Practices – Holi celebrates the eternal and divine love of the deities Radha and Krishna. Additionally\, the day signifies the triumph of good over evil\, as it commemorates the victory of Vishnu as Narasimha over Hiranyakashipu.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/holi-2024/
CATEGORIES:Religous and Ethnic Holidays
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240328
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240301T192816Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T192816Z
UID:63529-1711324800-1711583999@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Hola Mohalla
DESCRIPTION:Hola Mohalla\, also called Hola\, is a three-day long Sikh festival which normally falls in March. It takes place on the second day of the lunar month of Chett. \nReligious / Ethnic Group – Sikh \nTradition and Practices – An annual event which is a martial arts parade historically coinciding with Holi\, the Hindu festival of colors. Celebrations related to Holla Mohalla may be held in various locations over several weekends preceding the actual date of the holiday.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/hola-mohalla-2024/
CATEGORIES:Religous and Ethnic Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T183000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240206T212656Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T001416Z
UID:63004-1711387800-1711391400@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:A Conversation with 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee
DESCRIPTION:Lurie Daniel Favors\, Esq.\nModerator \n\n\nLurie Daniel Favors\, Esq. serves as Executive Director at the Center for Law and Social Justice. She is an activist and attorney with a long-standing commitment to racial and social justice. Ms. Daniel Favors earned her J.D. from New York University\, where she was a Root-Tilden-Kern public interest scholar. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a BA in African and African American Studies\, with a Minor in Spanish Language. \nMs. Daniel Favors started her legal career as an attorney in the New York offices of Proskauer Rose LLP and Manatt Phelps and Phillips\, LLP. She also served as a federal court law clerk in the chambers of the Honorable Sterling Johnson\, Jr.\, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. She later founded Daniel Favors Law PLLC\, a law firm that focused on economic and racial justice. \nBefore completing law school\, Ms. Daniel Favors co-founded Sankofa Community Empowerment\, Inc.\, a non-profit organization designed to educate and empower communities of African descent. She later co-founded Breaking the Cycle Consulting Services LLC\, which specializes in creating comprehensive professional development for educators\, youth education programs and family engagement workshops designed to address the crisis in urban education through the use of culturally responsive teaching. Ms. Daniel Favors hosts the Lurie Daniel Favors Show on Sirius XM’s Urban View Network. \nMs. Daniel Favors is a contributing author to The Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement. She has also penned Afro State of Mind: Memories of a Nappy Headed Black Girl\, a coming of age story about a Black girl fighting to find her place in a world where her hair texture and skin color did not fit the accepted beauty standard. Through an examination of the history of African textured hair and racism\, Ms. Daniel Favors identifies Black hair\, identity\, skin color and self-esteem as areas that are ripe with potential for personal and political power. \nMs. Daniel Favors adheres to the West African principle of sankofa and believes one must use the past in order to understand the present and build for a brighter future. She is a proud member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority\, Incorporated. You can follow her on Twitter; Instagram; or Facebook. \n\n \n2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Roberta Gbowee is a Liberian Peace Activist\, Trained Social Worker and Women’s Rights Advocate. She is the Founder and current President of the Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa (GPFA). She currently serves as the Executive Director of Gender\, Law and Transformative Peace Initiative of the City of New York (CUNY) School of Law\, U.S.A. She was the former Executive Director of the Women\, Peace and Security Program at Columbia University’s Earth Institute in New York\, USA\, Co-Founder and former Executive Director of the Women Peace and Security Network Africa (WIPSEN-A) and a Founding Member and former Liberia Coordinator of Women in Peacebuilding Network (WIPNET). \nShe currently serves as a Member of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocate and alumina for the United Nations (UN) and UN High Level Advisory Board on Mediation.She is a Member of the World Refugee Council (WRC)\, African Women Leaders Network for Reproductive Health and Family Planning\, International Honorary Committee of the Global Biosphere Institute\, Aurora Prize Selection Committee and the Hilton Humanitarian Prize Jury. \nShe serves on various other boards across the world\, holds a M.A. in Conflict Transformation from Eastern Mennonite University (Harrisonburg\, VA)\, and Doctor of Laws (LLD) honoris causa and Doctor of Humane Letter\nfrom various universities across the world. \nShe is married to Mr. Jay Kesselee Fatormah and is the proud mother of Eight (8) wonderful children. Madam Gbowee is a Christian and proudly calls herself a “Daughter of Glorious Jesus”. \nRSVP Now! \n\n	Notice: JavaScript is required for this content.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/a-conversation-with-2011-nobel-peace-laureate-leymah-gbowee/
CATEGORIES:Women's History Month 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240325T210000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240206T212727Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240325T163657Z
UID:63006-1711393200-1711400400@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Annual Black and Women History Jazz Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join the Black History and Women’s History Committees for our annual dinner and jazz music event celebrating Black female jazz artists. This year’s Trailblazer Award Honoree is 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee\, President of Gbowee Foundation. \nThere will be raffle prizes\, including a round-trip ticket to anywhere JetBlue flies. \n  \nLive Jazz performance by TY Stephens and Band\n  \nJanet Van Kline\nATTENDEES MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR THIS EVENT! \nLocation:\n1638 Bedford Avenue • Dining Hall • 7:00pm \n\nRegistration for this event is now closed. Thank you for your interest.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/annual-black-and-women-history-jazz-dinner/
CATEGORIES:Women's History Month 2024
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240326
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240327
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240301T192952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T192952Z
UID:63531-1711411200-1711497599@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Khordad Sal
DESCRIPTION:The Zoroastrian celebration of the birth of Zoroaster\, the founder of the Zorastrian religion. \nReligious / Ethnic Group – Zoroastrian \nTradition and Practices – The holiday is specifically celebrated in India and Iran\, immediately following the Persian new year\, Nowrúz.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/khordad-sal-2024/
CATEGORIES:Religous and Ethnic Holidays
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240326T200000
DTSTAMP:20260529T123412
CREATED:20240207T154045Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240225T222251Z
UID:63026-1711468800-1711483200@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Quench Goes to the Movies
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Queer Voices NYC\, the Medgar Evers College LGBTQIA+ Advisory Council is organizing dinner and a film screening. For this year’s theme\, Women Who Advocate for Equity\, Diversity and Inclusion\, we plan on featuring a film about Sylvia Rivera\, and having a moderated conversation. Rooted in social justice and equity\, QVNYC celebrates LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color from around the world and across all 5 Boroughs of New York City\, and aims to empower artists and audiences alike through their exceptional catalog of films\, live panels\, and talkbacks. \nLocation:\n1638 Bedford Avenue • Edison O. Jackson Auditorium • 4:00pm
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/quench-goes-to-the-movies/
CATEGORIES:Women's History Month 2024
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