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African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition

African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition

Mar 02, 2024, 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM EST

125 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA





COME LEARN THE STORY AND LEGACY OF WASHINGTON, DC’S AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS OF CHILDREN’S LITERATURE—Past and Present, including May Miller Sullivan, Sterling Brown, Maxine Clair, Gwendolyn Brooks, Daphne Muse, Lucille Clifton, Eloise Greenfield, Jason Reynolds, Kwame Alexander, Jennifer Lawson, Courtland Cox, Adjoa Burrowes, E. Ethelbert Miller, Carolivia Herron, Aisha Rice, Tricia Elam Walker, jonetta rose barras, Sheila Crider, David Miller, Michelle Meadows, Leah Henderson , Michelle Green, Lakia Wilson and others. 


This event is curated by award-winning author and public scholar jonetta rose barras in partnership with humanities scholar Bernard Demczuk Ph.D. ,The Black Student Fund, The Institute for African American Writing, Teaching for Change, Social Justice Books, Buck Wild Media, and Lesa Warrick.


Major funding has been provided by HumanitiesDC with additional support from Kerry S. Pearson LLC, The Robert Bobb Group, and BusBoys and Poets.

IT'S FREE. REGISTER IS REQUIRED. -https://www.estherproductionsinc.com/events-1/african-americans-and-childrens-literature-a-symposium-and-exhibition. For more information write to aachildrenslit2023@gmail.com



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