Upcoming Events at American University Washington College of Law
Sat Apr 27, 9:00 AM - Sat Apr 27, 5:00 PM
American University Washington College of Law
4300 Nebraska Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20016
Community: Washington DC
Description
On Saturday, April 27, 2019, The Antiracist Research and Policy Center will host the 1st Annual National Antiracist Book Festival at American University in Washington, DC.
Event Details
It will take place on AU’s Law School campus near the Tenleytown-AU metro station on the red line. Nearby Politics and Prose Bookstore will be the official bookseller.
The #Antiracist Bookfest is the first and only book festival that brings together, showcases, and celebrates the nation’s leading antiracist writers and helps to prepare the writers of tomorrow. This year's festival primarily features authors of anti-Black racism and its intersections. Panels are topically organized with two authors and a moderator, and are followed by book signings. There is also a course of workshops for aspiring writers with leading book editors and literary agents. Free workshops will be held for educators and youth, and on photography and self-care.
The National Antiracist Book Festival is a ticketed event. All proceeds from ticket sales for the Antiracist Bookfest will go toward the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University.
Media Contact: Event is by RSVP. Media members are required to RSVP with Rebecca Basu, American University Communications, 202-885-5950, basu@american.edu
AUTHOR LINEUP
National Book Critics Circle Award winning historian Carol Anderson
National Magazine Award winning reporter Shane Bauer
Bancroft Prize winning Yale historian David Blight
"Must-read" new author Austin Channing Brown
Critically acclaimed essayist and sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom
New York Times bestselling author Robin DiAngelo
National Book Award Finalist Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Well-Read Black Girl Founder Glory Edim
Award-winning Harvard historian Elizabeth Hinton
Award-winning Harvard education professor Anthony Abraham Jack
New York Times bestselling author Morgan Jerkins
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Tyehimba Jess
Award-winning John Hopkins historian Martha Jones
Award-winning UC Berkeley historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
National Book Award winning historian Ibram X. Kendi
Award-winning UGA education professor Bettina L. Love
Award-winning Washington Post editor Steve Luxenberg
Nationally renowned Campaign Zero Co-Founder DeRay M
The #Antiracist Bookfest is the first and only book festival that brings together, showcases, and celebrates the nation’s leading antiracist writers and helps to prepare the writers of tomorrow. This year's festival primarily features authors of anti-Black racism and its intersections. Panels are topically organized with two authors and a moderator, and are followed by book signings. There is also a course of workshops for aspiring writers with leading book editors and literary agents. Free workshops will be held for educators and youth, and on photography and self-care.
The National Antiracist Book Festival is a ticketed event. All proceeds from ticket sales for the Antiracist Bookfest will go toward the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University.
Media Contact: Event is by RSVP. Media members are required to RSVP with Rebecca Basu, American University Communications, 202-885-5950, basu@american.edu
AUTHOR LINEUP
National Book Critics Circle Award winning historian Carol Anderson
National Magazine Award winning reporter Shane Bauer
Bancroft Prize winning Yale historian David Blight
"Must-read" new author Austin Channing Brown
Critically acclaimed essayist and sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom
New York Times bestselling author Robin DiAngelo
National Book Award Finalist Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Well-Read Black Girl Founder Glory Edim
Award-winning Harvard historian Elizabeth Hinton
Award-winning Harvard education professor Anthony Abraham Jack
New York Times bestselling author Morgan Jerkins
Pulitzer Prize winning poet Tyehimba Jess
Award-winning John Hopkins historian Martha Jones
Award-winning UC Berkeley historian Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
National Book Award winning historian Ibram X. Kendi
Award-winning UGA education professor Bettina L. Love
Award-winning Washington Post editor Steve Luxenberg
Nationally renowned Campaign Zero Co-Founder DeRay M
