Black History Month
Literary Weekend
Celebrating Literacy AND Our History!
February 23-25, 2023
Join us for three days of music and books as we bring this premier Black History Month celebration to the DMV!
Thursday, Feb. 23
Welcome Social at Republic Garden (Silver spring)
Friday, Feb. 24
School Visits
Book chat and signing at Barnes & Noble Bookstore
(Bowie Town Center)
Saturday, Feb. 25
The Ivory and Cream Affair Literary Jazz Brunch!
Service Project
Bring a new or gently used children's book to any Black History Month Literary Weekend event. All books will be donated to Books Breaking Borders!
FEATURED AUTHORS
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Dr. AudreyAnn Moses
Shartia Love Jones
Henry L. Razor
Shenitha Burton
Dr. Emily Woolcock
Chef Diana Riley
Michelle Knight
Marc Beasejour
Special Guest
Marita Golden, Literary Consultant and Hurston/Wright Foundation Co-Founder
Guest Speaker
Lisa McNair, author and younger sister of Denise McNair, one of the four little girls killed in the 1963 bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama
Host
Nerd the Poet, Author, Spoken Word Artist, host of DC Refresh
