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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Brian Jones - "Black History is for Everyone" Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome educator and scholar\, Brian Jones to discuss his latest book “Black History is for Everyone”.\n\n\nBlack history IS American history and is for EVERYONE. \nEducator\, scholar and author\, Brian Jones will be at Uncle Bobbie’s to discuss his latest book\, Black History is for Everyone. \nWith Black history under attack from many fronts\, it’s never been more important to read\, engage with and share the works being written by our truth-tellers. This will be an excellent opportunity to learn and discuss race\, politics\, culture and how Blackness is an undeniable part of it all. \nBrian will be in conversation with fellow educator and writer\, Ismael Jimenez. \nBook signing will follow the discussion and Q&A. \nAll attendees can enjoy a 15% off in-store discount on your entire order during the event. \nDon’t miss this! \n****** \nAbout the Book: \nA longtime educator explores how the study of Black history challenges our understanding of race\, nation\, and the stories we tell about who we are. \nBlack history is under attack from powerful forces that seek to excise it from classrooms\, libraries\, and the popular imagination. Yet its opponents fail to understand a simple truth: the best education challenges our assumptions\, helps us see larger forces at work\, and gives us glimpses of alternate futures. \nIn Black History Is for Everyone\, Brian Jones offers a meditation on the power of Black history\, using his own experiences as a lifelong learner and classroom teacher to question everything—from the radicalism of the American Revolution to the meaning of “race” and “nation.” \nWith warmth and immersive storytelling\, Jones encourages us to delve deeper into our collective history\, explores how curiosity about our world is essential—and reminds us that with stakes so high\, the effort is worth it. \n \nAbout the Author: \nBrian Jones has taught many ages and grades in New York City’s public schools and the City University of New York. He served as the inaugural director of the Center for Educators and Schools at the New York Public Library and was the associate director of education at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. The author of The Tuskegee Student Uprising: A History\, his writing has also appeared in The New York Times\, Guardian\, and Jacobin. \nAbout the moderator: \nIsmael Jimenez is an educational leader\, writer\, and public scholar whose work is guided by the belief that education is the practice of freedom. His leadership emphasizes culturally relevant pedagogy\, civic literacy\, and the integration of Africana Studies into the core of public education. \nIn addition to leadership in public education\, Jimenez has contributed essays to Education Post\, EdWeek\, 7th Ward\, and other platforms\, amplifying the role of history and civic learning in shaping democratic possibility. He has partnered with cultural institutions including the Center for Black Educator Development and the Philadelphia Writing Project\, advancing initiatives that connect classrooms to community history and civic action. \nJimenez’s career reflects a consistent vision: to ensure that students and teachers encounter education not as rote compliance but as an invitation to inquiry\, truth-telling\, and transformation. He is frequently sought after for his insights on social studies\, Black history\, and education policy\, and he continues to expand his public voice through writing\, lectures\, and community-based programming. \n… \nDoors open at 6:30pm. \nAll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-brian-jones-black-history-is-for-everyone-book-talk/
LOCATION:Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books\, 5445 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Ericka Hart: Nasty Work Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Black queer non-binary femme activist and award-winning sexuality educator\, Ericka Hart joins us for the release of her book\, “Nasty Work”.\n\n\n“Free your mind / And the rest will follow…” – En Vogue \nWe are so excited to welcome Black queer femme activist\, writer and award-winning sexuality educator\, Ericka Hart for the release of her new book\, Nasty Work. \nEricka will be in conversation with organizer\, advocate and the Deputy Executive Director for Strategy & Culture at the ACLU\, AJ Hikes. \nGet ready for a powerful discussion around sex\, sexuality and gender and how we can liberate our world\, just as well as our bodies and minds\, from harmful rhetoric\, systems and traditions to experience a new kind of pleasure. \nQ&A will follow the discussion. \nAll copies of Nasty Work will be signed. \nYou’re also in for a real treat. Your ticket will also grant you access to PAFA’s incredible museum and you can experience their captivating Bodies & Souls exhibit. \nYou will regret missing out! \n—– \nAbout the author: \nEricka Hart\, M.Ed. (she/they) has been teaching comprehensive\, trauma informed\, consent and pleasure-based sex-ed at the elementary\, high school\, undergraduate and graduate level for the past 15 years and is now the founder of her own sexuality education training program\, Sex Ed as Resistance. She is the co-host of the critically acclaimed podcast\, Hoodrat to Headwrap with her partner Ebony and mom to East Francis Coltrane (and cockapoo Baguette). \n \nAbout the moderator: \nAJ Hikes (they/them) is a social justice advocate\, community organizer\, TED Talk Speaker\, and unapologetically queer and Black. As Deputy Executive Director for Strategy & Culture\, AJ is chief counselor and principal partner to the Executive Director\, overseeing the critical functions of organizational strategic planning and priority setting nationwide\, while providing executive leadership across the ACLU. \n \nAbout the book: \nAn award-winning sexuality educator takes down society’s deeply entrenched colonial views on sex and gender throughout history in this accessible\, candid\, and revolutionary exploration of how we can—and should—reclaim our minds and bodies for a more pleasurable existence for all. \nWhen you think about sex ed\, your mind likely goes back to those uncomfortable school desks and the stifled laughs of your teenage years. But what we’ve been socialized to believe about sexuality actually hinders our own pleasure well into adulthood. Whether we know it or not\, even the most progressive among us are often using 400-year-old inherited thoughts and belief systems in the twenty-first century. Why are we still carrying forth these ancient values that have never served the vast majority? \nAs a Black\, queer\, non-binary\, disabled femme\, Ericka Hart believes that sex ed done right can actually be a tool for liberation. In Nasty Work\, she breaks down the ways that social implications keep us from experiencing pleasure\, particularly for marginalized communities across race\, gender\, sexuality\, and ability\, and how we can dismantle these oppressive myths. From examining what guides our attraction to others to the history of consent\, Ericka Hart takes the blinders off and reveals a more empowering view of sex and sexuality. \nNasty Work blends eye-opening research with powerful\, poignant personal narrative that disrupts everything you thought you knew about sex and society\, offering a liberatory framework that makes pleasure accessible for all. \n \n… \nDoors open at 6:30pm. \nStreet/garage parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance available. \nAll ticket sales are final and non-refundable. \nBags larger than a handbag will not be permitted
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-ericka-hart-nasty-work-book-tour/
LOCATION:Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts\, 118-128 North Broad Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Painted Bride Presents: candice iloh's "EMEKA EAT EGUSI!" Release Party
DESCRIPTION:National Book Award finalist candice iloh\, is at the Painted Bride for the release of their debut picture book “EMEKA\, EAT EGUSI!”\n\n\nJoin us as we celebrate National Book Award finalist candice iloh\, author of Every Body Looking\, for the release of their debut picture book\, EMEKA\, EAT EGUSI!. \nHosted by the Painted Bride\, the evening will feature a live interactive reading by Pemi Aguda\, an exclusive short documentary by filmmaker jasmine lynea\, and an artist talk with the author. \nThe celebration continues with Soukous and Afrobeats favorites played by DJ Oluwafemi\, followed by book signings and a tasting of traditional cuisine. \nThis family-friendly event will include a low-sensory area for children who need space away from the main gathering\, with supplies available for coloring and play. \nAn advance RSVP secures your copy of the new book and is highly encouraged. A limited number of copies will also be available for purchase on site. \nJoin us for an evening of literary art\, film\, music\, food\, and community. \n—– \nAbout the author: \nCandice Iloh is a first-generation Nigerian American writer whose books center home. A National Book Award Finalist and two-time Printz Honoree\, their young adult novels include Every Body Looking\, Break This House\, and Salt the Water. They are a proud alum of the Rhode Island Writers Colony and have earned fellowships from Lambda Literary\, VONA\, Kimbilio Fiction\, and the PEW Center for Arts & Heritage. Currently a lecturer at the University of Pennsylvania and formerly a high school creative writing teacher\, they have taught young people of every age. Emeka\, Eat Egusi! is their debut picture book. Visit Candice online at CandiceIloh.com. \nAbout the book: \nFrom award-winning author Candice Iloh and New York Times illustrator Bea Jackson comes a “jovial…heartfelt” (Publishers Weekly\, starred review) picture book celebration of traditional Nigerian home cooking and the surprising joys of trying new things\, from the perspective of a boy on the autism spectrum. \nEmeka’s favorite food is jollof rice. He eats it every day. “Emeka\, come and try this egusi!” Mama and Papa urge. But orange rice is what Emeka knows. He doesn’t want anything different. \nThen one day\, Emeka comes home from school to find Mama in the kitchen waiting for him to help her cook egusi. One by one\, new things go into the pot. There are so many colors and smells and sounds! And Emeka is a great helper. Could it be that trying something new might actually be…good? \n… \nContributor Bios: \nPemi Aguda is the author of the forthcoming One Leg on Earth and Ghostroots\, a National Book Award and PEN/Faulkner finalist. She is from Lagos\, Nigeria. \n \njasmine lynea is a queer storyteller\, film director and visual artist who radically dreams beyond the boundaries of our reality. Their work navigates the fluid spaces between truth and myth\, offering vibrant\, unconventional narratives that envision a loving\, queer\, and colorful liberating future. \nIn 2022\, jasmine wrote\, directed and edited the short sci-fi fantasy film\, The Love Machine which premiered at BlackStar Film Festival and streamed on the Xfinity channel. \nIn 2023\, their eccentric work earned them fellowships and grants from Mural Arts\, the Velocity Fund\, Flaherty’s Queer-World Mending program\, IPMF\, and Scribe Video Center. \nIn the winter of 2025\, jasmine was awarded the Paul Robeson Creative Arts Grant and began their participation in NextFab x Leeways artist-in-residence. At the end of the residency\, jasmine held an opening reception for their immersive art installation\, The Love Machine  that debuted their collage work and wood art.  \n \nOluwafemi is a Philadelphia-based rhythmist by way of Lagos\, Nigeria\, whose multidisciplinary practice explores rhythm and repetition as fundamental forces in music\, visual art\, and daily life. With over 15 years of experience as a deejay\, music producer\, muralist\, designer\, and VJ\, he crafts immersive environments that draw from hip-hop\, African symbology\, and mathematics. His self-defined practice of rhythmism uses pattern as both method and message—an expressive system rooted in cultural memory and the universality of cycles. Whether through soundscapes\, projections\, or public drawings\, Oluwafemi creates works that pulse with both ancestral resonance and futuristic vision. In 2024\, he held a residency at the Philadelphia Museum of Art\, where he responded to early American artworks tied to African and Indigenous makers\, culminating in a multimedia performance that amplified these histories through original video and music. His work invites audiences to experience rhythm not only as art—but as a way of being.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/painted-bride-presents-candice-ilohs-emeka-eat-egusi-release-party/
LOCATION:Painted Bride Art Center\, 4029 Cambridge Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19104\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Clay Cane: Burn Down Master's House Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome back New York Times Bestselling author\, Clay Cane for the release of his debut novel.\n\n\nRemembering is an act of Resistance… \nJoin us as we welcome the host of the Clay Cane Show on Sirius XM and New York Times bestselling author\, Clay Cane for the release of his debut novel\, Burn Down Master’s House. \nClay will be in conversation with fellow SiriusXM radio host\, Reecie Colbert. \nYou’ve heard Clay before\, but not like this! \nAll tickets will come with a signed copy of Burn Down Master’s House. \nDon’t miss this amazing event! \n—– \nAbout the author: \nClay Cane is a New York Times bestselling author and award-winning journalist\, radio host\, and political analyst\, and the host of The Clay Cane Show on SiriusXM. His commentary is heard on television networks such as ABC\, MSNBC\, FOX\, and CNN\, and his work has been featured in The Washington Post\, CNN.com\, and BET. He is the author of the instant New York Times bestseller The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult\, as well as Live Through This and Burn Down Master’s House. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Rutgers University with a B.A. in English and African American Studies\, he is originally from Philadelphia and can be found online at clay-cane.com. \n \nAbout the book: \nInspired by true\, long-buried stories of enslaved people who dared to fight back\, a searing portrayal of resistance for readers of Colson Whitehead\, Jesmyn Ward\, and Percival Everett\, from Clay Cane\, award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of The Grift. \nAs turmoil simmers within a divided nation\, smoke from another blaze begins to rise. Sparked by individual acts of resistance among those enslaved across the American South\, their seemingly disparate rebellions fuel a singular inferno of justice\, connecting them in ways quiet at times\, explosive at others. As these flames rise\, so will they. \nLuke\, quick-witted and literate\, and Henri\, a man with a strong and defiant spirit\, forge an unbreakable bond at a Virginia plantation called Magnolia Row. Both seek escape from unimaginable cruelty. And sure as the fires of hell\, Luke and Henri will leave their mark\, sparking resistance among the lives they touch… \nOne is Josephine\, a young\, sharp\, and observant girl who wields silence as her greatest weapon. A witness to Luke and Henri’s resilience\, she listens\, watches\, waits for the moment to make her move. \nThen there is Charity Butler\, her husband a formerly enslaved man who proved his ferocity as a young boy standing alongside Josephine. At his encouragement\, Charity fights for her freedom in court and wins – only to battle a deeply unjust system designed to destroy the life they’ve built. \nAnd finally\, there is Nathaniel\, who ruthlessly exploits other Black people and mirrors the cruelty of the white men who\, like him\, are enslavers. A perversion of the system of slavery\, his fragile and contradictory rule will become a catalyst of its own. \nInspired by the true stories of the profoundly courageous men and women who dared to fight back\, Burn Down Master’s House is a singular tour de force of a novel—breathtaking in scope\, compassion\, and a timeliness that speaks powerfully to our present era. \n… \nDoors open at 6:30pm. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance available. \nA ll ticket sales are final and non-refundable. \nBags larger than a handbag will not be permitted
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-clay-cane-burn-down-masters-house-book-tour/
LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Sharon G. Flake - "Hattie Mae Begins Again" Book Signing
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome bestselling author\, Sharon G. Flake for a book signing celebrating the release of “Hattie Mae Begins Again”.\n\n\nWe are so excited for this! \nThree-time Coretta Scott King Honor winning author\, Sharon G. Flake is coming to Uncle Bobbie’s to sign copies of her new book\, Hattie Mae Begins Again. \nThis is the perfect event to bring your young reader to! \nEach ticket comes with a copy of Hattie Mae Begins Again. \nSee you in Germantown! \n——– \nAbout the author: \nSharon G. Flake is best known for her ground-breaking novel The Skin I’m In \nwhich changed the way many Black girls viewed themselves. Considered a modern \nclassic\, this best-selling novel is used in classrooms worldwide and studied by experts in \nthe field of education and literature. Flake is the best-selling author of over a dozen \nbooks\, with more than 1.5 million in print on six continents. She has won numerous \nawards and recognition by the pillars in the publishing industry\, including having her \nwork named a Kirk’s Prize finalist. Her books continue to empower and shine light on \nteens and communities often underrepresented in publishing. \n \nAbout the Book: \nFrom the three-time Coretta Scott King Honor winning author of The Skin I’m In comes a poignant story about a southern girl far from home at an elite girls boarding school in the north\, who must find the courage to be herself and to dream of a brighter future\, set against the backdrop of the great migration in South Philly. \nYou can be what you want in life.Climb as high as you wish.Nothing can stop you\,not even pedigree. \nHattie Mae is from Seed County\, North Carolina. She knows hard work: milking cows\, plucking chickens\, minding the garden. Her hands are made for manual labor\, her feet for dirt—that is\, according to Lisa and some of the girls at Miss Abigail’s School for Exceptional Young Ladies in Philadelphia. In their eyes\, Hattie Mae will never break into upper society and is unworthy of becoming a doctor or a lawyer. \nThough Hattie Mae sticks out like a sore thumb and has more in common with the hundreds of Black folks pouring into the city looking for better opportunities during the Great Migration\, she knows that she belongs. She just has to prove it to the rest of the girls—and maybe even to herself. \nA moving coming-of-age story about finding the courage to be yourself\, chasing your dreams\, and lending a hand to others along the way. \n—— \nDoors open at event start \nEach ticket comes with a copy of Hattie Mae Begins Again. \nAll sales are final. \nOrder of entry will be on a first come\, first serve basis. \nYou must have a ticket to enter. \nPeople18 years and older need their own ticket
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-sharon-g-flake-hattie-mae-begins-again-book-signing/
LOCATION:Philadelphia\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Wallo267 - Book Signing/ Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome award winning podcaster and Philly icon\, Wallo267 for the paperback release of his NYT bestseller!\n\n\n“Good mornin’\, good mornin'” \nEntrepreneur\, philanthropist\, host of a #1-rated podcast\, and now NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author\, Wallo267 is back… but this time for a special in-store book signing and meet & greet! \nEach ticket comes with a copy of Armed With Good Intentions. \nLast year you got the conversation but this year\, you get to meet him – it doesn’t get better than that. \nSee you in Germantown! \n——– \nAbout the author: \nWallo267 is a New York Times bestselling author\, dynamic orator\, and cultural advisor to YouTube. Respected globally as a mentor and community leader\, he has emerged as one of the internet’s most powerful voices—blending raw storytelling with transformative insight. Named one of The Hollywood Reporter’s Most Powerful People in Podcasting\, he co-hosts the chart-topping Million Dollaz Worth of Game\, inspiring millions with his unfiltered wisdom. As co-founder of Nanny’s House Entertainment\, Wallo267 creates bold\, meaningful content that amplifies real stories and diverse voices. A proud son of Philadelphia\, his journey from incarceration to inspiration is nothing short of revolutionary. \n \nAbout the Book: \nWallace “Wallo267” Peeples—a man who spent twenty years in and out of the prison system before restarting his life and catapulting himself to unforeseen levels of social impact\, cultural influence\, and success—presents a powerful memoir “that everyone can glean wisdom from” (Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders).Named after his well-respected father who disappeared when he was two\, Wallo grew up in North Philadelphia with his mom\, brothers\, and grandmother\, feeling pressure to achieve the success and reputation his father had on the streets. He spent time in and out of juvenile detention centers\, and school psychologists and counselors labeled him “criminal-minded.” His luck on the streets involving petty crimes would soon run out. After his involvement in an armed robbery\, Wallo was arrested and received a prison sentence of nineteen to fifty-two years. Upon serving twenty years of his sentence\, Wallo was released and returned home to Philadelphia.This memoir traces the journey from Wallo’s youth and incarceration to his incredible success. In his time spent in prison\, Wallo reckoned with the choices that put him there\, accepted responsibility for his own actions\, and vowed to arm himself with only good intentions upon his release.Wallo’s reflection and newfound philosophy—which he now shares with you—informed the new trajectory of his life. Upon his release\, Wallo moved back to Philly and committed himself to entrepreneurialism. His viral motivational content gained him over sixty-thousand Instagram followers on his first day of freedom. This would prove to only be the start of his continuously growing career utilizing his social influence as a motivational speaker\, entrepreneur\, and cultural changemaker. \n—— \nDoors open at 6:30pm \nEach ticket comes with a copy of Armed With Good Intentions. \nAll sales are final. \nOrder of entry will be on a first come\, first serve basis. \nYou must have a ticket to enter.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-wallo267-book-signing-meet-greet/
LOCATION:Philadelphia\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Dawn Staley - Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Uncle Bobbie’s presents an evening with legendary coach and player\, Dawn Staley for the release of her inspiring book\, “Uncommon Favor”.\n\n\n“I’m not the one to back down… and I don’t give up.” \nOlympic gold medalist\, 3x National Champion head coach and – maybe most importantly – North Philadelphia native\, Dawn Staley is live in Philly to celebrate the release of her inspiring book\, Uncommon Favor. \nA trailblazer in every sense\, Coach Staley’s impact on the world of sports and culture is unmatched. Be there to hear about her remarkable life\, career. \nDawn will be in conversation with Peloton Instructor\, ESPN Reporter and GMA Contributor\, Jess Sims! \nHave a question for Dawn? Send your question here and you might have a chance to hear her answer your question live on stage! \nDon’t miss this event with a true Philly legend. \nAll tickets will come with a copy of Uncommon Favor! \n****** \nAbout the Book: \nFor the first time\, Dawn Staley shares her inspiring life story. \nA three-time Olympic Gold medalist\, six-time WNBA All-Star\, and the first person to win the Naismith College Player of the Year award as both a player and coach\, Staley has shattered expectations at every level of the game. While her name resonates with both longtime WNBA fans and newcomers\, she has kept her personal life private. \nUncommon Favor reveals the journey that led to Staley’s success\, including the challenges she faced. From dealing with sexism on the court to feeling isolated in new environments\, Staley honed her skills and learned valuable life lessons about mental fortitude and maturity that have grounded her throughout her career. Beginning with her humble origins on the North Philadelphia basketball court and her rise to national fame at the University of Virginia—where she led her team to three Final Fours—Staley recounts the key moments that shaped her winning mindset. \nHer iconic career in the WNBA and her groundbreaking coaching journey at the University of South Carolina highlight the milestones and turning points that have defined her success\, both on and off the court. Fearless and authentic\, Uncommon Favor shares the rewards of leading with conviction and the courage to redefine the limits of what is possible. \n \nAbout the Author: \nDawn Staley is the NCAA national championship–winning head coach of the University of South Carolina Gamecocks women’s basketball team\, a three-time Olympic gold medalist\, and a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee. She is from North Philly\, which means she can do anything. \nAbout the Moderator: \nJess Sims is an educator and fitness instructor based in New York City. She began her career through Teach for America before transitioning to fitness in 2016. Since joining Peloton in 2018 and later becoming a reporter for ESPN and Good Morning America\, she has combined her passions to promote accessible health and wellness for all. \n \n****** \nKEY INFORMATION: \nDoors open at 5:30pm. \nStreet and private parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available. \nAll tickets are non-refundable \nKids over 5-years old need to purchase a ticket \nBags larger than a purse will not be allowed. \nNo food or drink will be allowed into the sanctuary. \nNo re-entry to the venue will be allowed
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-dawn-staley-book-tour/
LOCATION:Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church (East)\, 2800 West Cheltenham Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19150\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Tourmaline - Marsha Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome activist\, writer and filmmaker\, Tourmaline for the release of her book\, Marsha.\n\n\n“Thank god the revolution has begun\, honey.” \nMarsha P. Johnson was a trailblazer\, a revolutionary and an absolute force of nature. Her impact is woven into the fabric of Uncle Bobbie’s so we are excited and honored to host an event dedicated to telling her story. \nJoin us as we welcome\, activist\, writer and filmaker Tourmaline for the release of Marsha: The Joy and Defiance of Marsha P. Johnson. \nTourmaline will be in conversation with poet\, visual artist and Operations Manager of Uncle Bobbie’s\, Van Brooks! \nThis will be an amazing night full of joy and community. \nAll copies of Marsha will be signed. \nSee you there! \n****** \nAbout the book: \nRumor has it that after Marsha P. Johnson threw the first brick in the 1969 Stonewall Uprising\, she picked up a shard of broken mirror to fix her makeup. Marsha\, a legendary Black transgender activist\, embodied both the beauty and the struggle of the early gay rights movement. Her work sparked the progress we see today\, yet there has never been a definitive record of her life. Until now. \nWritten with sparkling prose\, Tourmaline’s richly researched biography Marsha finally brings this iconic figure to life\, in full color. We vividly meet Marsha as both an activist and artist: She performed with RuPaul and with the internationally renowned drag troupe The Hot Peaches. She was a muse to countless artists from Andy Warhol to the band Earth\, Wind & Fire. And she continues to inspire people today. \nMarsha didn’t wait to be freed; she declared herself free and told the world to catch up. Her story promises to inspire readers to live as their most liberated\, unruly\, vibrant\, and whole selves. \n \nAbout the author: \nTourmaline is an award-winning artist\, filmmaker\, writer\, and activist whose work is dedicated to Black trans joy and freedom. She is a TIME 100 Most Influential Person in the World awardee and a Guggenheim Fellow. She has frequently appeared on ABC News\, as well as in the New York Times and Vogue. Her art is in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art\, the Tate\, and the Getty Museum. She created the critically acclaimed film Happy Birthday\, Marsha!\, and she has directed Pride campaigns for Dove\, Marc Jacobs\, and Reebok. She previously worked with Queers for Economic Justice and the Sylvia Rivera Law Project. \n… \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! \nAll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-tourmaline-marsha-book-tour/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church of Germantown\, 6001 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Joshua Myers & Bedour Alagraa - Of Black Study
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome professors\, Joshua Myers and Bedour Alagraa for a critical discussion  on the role of study and thought.\n\n\nJoin us for an intimate and poignatnt conversation between professors and writers Joshua Myers and Bedour Alagraa that considers the role of study and thought amid the current crisis. \nDrawing from Myers’s Of Black Study and Alagraa’s forthcoming The Interminable Catastrophe the conversation explores the ways that Blackness can more than respond to antagonism but reshape how we understand the terms. \nAn indepth Q&A and book signing will follow the conversation. \nAttendees will get an exclusive in-store discount. \n——– \nAbout the book: \nOf Black Study explores how the ideas of Black intellectuals created different ways of thinking and knowing in their pursuit of conceptual and epistemological freedom. \nJoshua Myers explores the work of thinkers who broke with the racial and colonial logics of academic disciplinarity. Bookended by meditations with June Jordan and Toni Cade Bambara\, the book focuses on how W.E.B. Du Bois\, Sylvia Wynter\, Jacob Carruthers and Cedric Robinson contributed to Black Studies approaches to knowledge production within and beyond Western structures of knowledge. \nEspecially geared toward understanding the contemporary evolution of Black Studies in the neoliberal university\, Of Black Study allows us to consider the stakes of intellectual freedom and the path toward a new world. \n \nBios: \nJoshua Myers is an Associate Professor of Africana Studies in the Department of Afro-American Studies at Howard University. He is the author of Holy Ghost Key\, the winner of the 2023 Naomi Long Madgett Poetry Prize (Broadside Lotus Press\, 2024)\, Of Black Study (Pluto\, 2023)\, Cedric Robinson: The Time of the Black Radical Tradition (Polity\, 2021)\, and We Are Worth Fighting For: A History of the Howard University Student Protest of 1989 (NYU Press\, 2019)\, as well as the editor of A Gathering Together: Literary Journal. \nBedour Alagraa is an Assistant Professor of Black Political and Social Theory in the department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Texas at Austin. Currently she’s working on a manuscript entitled The Interminable Catastrophe: Fatal Liberalisms\, Plantation Logics\, and Black Political Life in the Wake of Disaster. \n \n—— \nDoors open at 6pm \nAll sales are final. \nSeating is General Admission. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-joshua-myers-bedour-alagraa-of-black-study/
LOCATION:Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books\, 5445 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Ibram X. Kendi - Malcolm Lives! Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome award winning and bestselling author\, Ibram X. Kendi for the release of his latest book\, Malcolm Lives!\n\n\nNew York Times Bestselling author and National Book Award winner Ibram X. Kendi is here in Philly for the release of his new book\, Malcolm Lives!. \nAs we approach the 100th anniversary of his birth\, we want to invite you to join us for an important discussion celebrating the life and legacy of the one and only\, Malcolm X. \nAt a time when Black history is under attack\, having books that preserve and honor that history have never been more important. This book is geared towards our younger readers so you’re encouraged to bring your young people with you. \nIbram will be joined in conversation by writer\, activist and owner of Uncle Bobbie’s\, Marc Lamont Hill. \nSubmit a question here for a chance to have it selected and answerd by Ibram! \nAll copies of Malcolm Lives! will be signed. \nSee you there! \n****** \nAbout the book: \nIn collaboration with the Malcolm X Estate\, this powerful biography for young readers is a modern classic in the making\, written by #1 New York Times-bestselling\, National Book Award-winning author Ibram X. Kendi. \nPublished 100 years after his birth\, Malcolm Lives! is a ground-breaking narrative biography of one of the most influential Americans of all time. Dr. Kendi expertly crafts a propulsive telling of Malcolm X’s life—from birth to death. He provides context for both Malcolm’s choices—and those around him—not just painting an intimate picture of a famous figure\, but of the social and political landscape of America during the civil rights movement. Ultimately\, Malcolm’s true legacy is a journey toward anti-racism. Just like history\, Malcolm lives. With short\, evocative chapters\, exclusive archival documents\, photographs from the Malcolm X Collection at the NYPL Schomburg Center\, and extensive backmatter\,this is a thoughtful and accessible\, must-read for all Americans. \n \nAbout the author: \nDr. Ibram X. Kendi is a National Book Award-winning author of books for adults and children\, including New York Times bestsellers like Stamped From the Beginning\, Stamped for Kids\, How to Raise an Anti-Racist\, and Goodnight Racism. Dr. Kendi is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor in Humanities at Boston University\, and the director of the BU Center for Antiracist Research. He lives in Boston\, Massachusetts. \n… \nDoors open at 2:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! \nAll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-ibram-x-kendi-malcolm-lives-book-tour/
LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts - Black Joy Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome the amazing Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts for a special workshop around Black Joy.\n\n\nJoy Is Your Birthright! \nWe are thrilled to welcome author\, and NAACP Image Award winner\, Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts for an intimate\, hands-on workshop experience around reclaiming BLACK JOY. \nSo many of us are looking for ways to reclaim JOY in light of the challenges and chaos of this moment in our country. It’s incredibly important that we are intentional with\, as Tracey says\, “writing joy into our days.” Through this micro-workshop Tracey will walk us through some of the exercises in the Black Joy Playbook and host a discussion on how we might embrace our joy as an act of resistance\, yes\, but also as a way to heal. \nAll tickets come with a copy of The Black Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionally Reclaiming Your Delight \nAlso\, attendees will be able to have an exclusive shopping discount while in the store! \n \nWe look forward to seeing you at this needed event! \n——– \nAbout the book: \nReclaim your joy with this beautifully designed and thoughtful playbook from the author of the NAACP Image Award winner Black Joy. \nWe have an ancestral mandate to hold not just the pain and trauma of our experiences as Black people\, but to hold the joy and love and peace that is also ours. \nJoy is a weapon\, not only for resistance\, but also a means for healing—a powerful tool that is all-encompassing and necessary. Black Joy Playbook helps you mine your memories to discover what joy looks and feels like to you and then guides you to re-create it in your present-day life. \nDivided into themes of joy in the body\, breath\, tears\, laughter\, and every day\, each of the thirty entries includes the following: \n\na short inspiration\nquestions for reflection\na meditation\nspace for contemplation\nsuggestions for how to choose joy\n\nIt’s time to chase joy and cultivate it from the inside out! \n \nAbout the author: \nTracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts is a writer\, thought-leader\, and host of the podcast HeARTtalk with Tracey Michae’l\, known for exploring the intersection of culture\, identity\, and spirituality. As a “literary midwife\,” she has authored 25 books\, including bestsellers and collaborations with notable figures like Tabitha Brown\, Yusef Salaam\, and Rickey Smiley. Her groundbreaking work includes contributing to You Are Your Best Thing (2021) and publishing Black Joy: Stories of Resistance\, Resilience\, and Restoration (2022)\, which won the NAACP Image Award. Tracey also authored Then They Came for Mine: Healing from the Trauma of Racial Violence\, which won the 2023 Wilbur Award. Her recent release\, The Black Joy Playbook: 30 Days of Intentionally Reclaiming Your Delight\, launched in October 2024. A prominent voice in race\, social justice\, and faith\, Tracey has spoken nationally and written for major publications such as Oprah Daily\, Essence Magazine\, and The Washington Post. \n—— \nDoors open at 6pm \nEach ticket comes with a copy of The Black Joy Playbook. \nAll sales are final. \nSeating is General Admission. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-tracey-michael-lewis-giggetts-black-joy-workshop/
LOCATION:Philadelphia\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Kiese Laymon - City Summer\, Country Summer Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome award-winning author\, Kiese Laymon for the launch of his new book\, “City Summer\, Country Summer”.\n\n\nWhile the DJ’s spinnin’ a tune as the old folks dance at your family reunion – Fresh Prince \nAward-winning writer and professor\, Kiese Laymon joins us for a discussion about the importance of connecting with our family and how transformative it can be to spend a summer down South (or up North). \nKiese will be joined in conversation by Marc Lamont Hill. Come through for this amazing talk and then read or gift this book to that next generation of siblings and cousins. \nAll copies of City Summer\, Country Summer will be signed. \nSee you there! \n****** \nAbout the book: \nA lyrical picture book from the award-winning author of Heavy\, about three Black boys who form a deep connection during a transformative summer trip down South to visit family. \nOn the ground of that garden\, covered in vegetables and dirt\, coated in laughter\, I want to say that the Mississippi and New York in our Black boy bodies were indistinguishable. \nThree Black boys spend one special summer exploring the Mississippi woods and woulds and coulds of sharing the kind of freeing friendship that is love. \nWatched over and given space to discover by Grandmama and Mama Lara\, New York\, Country\, and little C find camaraderie in their contrasts and all the unspoken things between them while playing games of marco polo in the thick garden and sledding on cardboard by the underpass. \nWith text brimming with love by award-winning author Kiese Laymon and deeply evocative illustrations by Ashley Franklin\, City Summer\, Country Summer illuminates the tenuous and tender bonds of friendship Black boys forge with one another. \n \nAbout the author: \nKiese Laymon is a Black Southern writer from Jackson\, Mississippi. He is the author of the novel Long Division\, the essay collection How to Slowly Kill Yourself and Others in America\, and the award winning Heavy: An American Memoir. Laymon\, named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow in 2022\, is the Moody Professor of English and Creative Writing at Rice University. Visit him online at KieseLaymon.com. \n… \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! \nAll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-kiese-laymon-city-summer-country-summer-book-tour/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church of Germantown\, 6001 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Mohammed El-Kurd - Perfect Victims Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome award-winning poet and journalist Mohammad El-Kurd for the release of his book\, Perfect Victims.\n\n\nRESCHEDULED TO MONDAY\, MARCH 10TH AT 7:00PM \nWe are thrilled to welcome poet\, journalist\, and organizer\, Mohammed El-Kurd for the release of his newest book\, Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal. \nMohammed will be in conversation with author\, activist and Uncle Bobbie’s owner\, Marc Lamont Hill. The need for this discussion couldn’t be greater and will be followed by a Q&A with the community. \nAll copies of Perfect Victims will be signed. \nSee you all there for this important event. \n****** \nAbout the book: \nPerfect Victims is an urgent affirmation of the Palestinian condition of resistance and refusal―an ode to the steadfastness of a nation. \nPalestine is a microcosm of the world: on fire\, stubborn\, fragmented\, dignified. While a settler colonial state continues to inflict devastating violence\, fundamental truths are deliberately obscured—the perpetrators are coddled while the victims are blamed and placed on trial. \nWhy must Palestinians prove their humanity? And what are the implications of such an infuriatingly impossible task? With fearless prose and lyrical precision\, Mohammed El-Kurd refuses a life spent in cross-examination. Rather than asking the oppressed to perform a perfect victimhood\, El-Kurd asks friends and foes alike to look Palestinians in the eye\, forgoing both deference and condemnation. \nHow we see Palestine reveals how we see each other; how we see everything else. Masterfully combining candid testimony\, history\, and reportage\, Perfect Victims presents a powerfully simple demand: dignity for the Palestinian. \n \nAbout the author: \nMohammed El-Kurd is a writer\, poet\, journalist\, and organizer from Jerusalem\, occupied Palestine. He is the Nation’s first-ever Palestine Correspondent and editor-at-large at Mondoweiss\, the recipient of numerous honors and awards\, and the author of the highly-acclaimed poetry collection Rifqa\, which has been translated into several languages. \n… \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! \nAll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-mohammed-el-kurd-perfect-victims-book-tour/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church of Germantown\, 6001 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Eve L. Ewing - Original Sins Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome award-winning author\, Eve L. Ewing for the launch of her latest book\, “Original Sins”.\n\n\nWhat if instead of asking\, “why don’t our schools work?” we asked\, “what if they’re actually doing what they were built to do?“ \nGot your attention yet? \nThe brilliant\, award-wining author\, Eve L. Ewing will tackle this question and so much more when we welcome her for the launch of her latest book\, “Original Sins”. Eve will be in conversation with writer and sociologist\, Janine de Novais. \nQ&A will follow the discussion. \nAll copies of Original Sins will be signed. \nSee you there! \n****** \nAbout the book: \nIf all children could just get an education\, the logic goes\, they would have the same opportunities later in life. But this historical tour de force makes it clear that the opposite is true: The U.S. school system has played an instrumental role in creating and upholding racial hierarchies\, preparing children to expect unequal treatment throughout their lives. \nIn Original Sins\, Ewing demonstrates that our schools were designed to propagate the idea of white intellectual superiority\, to “civilize” Native students and to prepare Black students for menial labor. Education was not an afterthought for the Founding Fathers; it was envisioned by Thomas Jefferson as an institution that would fortify the country’s racial hierarchy. Ewing argues that these dynamics persist in a curriculum that continues to minimize the horrors of American history. The most insidious aspects of this system fall below the radar in the forms of standardized testing\, academic tracking\, disciplinary policies\, and uneven access to resources. \nBy demonstrating that it’s in the DNA of American schools to serve as an effective and underacknowledged mechanism maintaining inequality in this country today\, Ewing makes the case that we need a profound reevaluation of what schools are supposed to do\, and for whom. This book will change the way people understand the place we send our children for eight hours a day. \n \nAbout the author: \nEve L. Ewing is a writer\, scholar\, and cultural organizer from Chicago. She is the award-winning author of four books: the poetry collections Electric Arches and 1919\, the nonfiction work Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism and School Closings on Chicago’s South Side\, and a novel for young readers\, Maya and the Robot. She is the co-author (with Nate Marshall) of the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks. She has written several projects for Marvel Comics\, most notably the Ironheart series\, and is currently writing Black Panther. Ewing is an associate professor in the Department of Race\, Diaspora\, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. Her work has been published in The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, The New York Times\, and many other venues. \n… \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! \nAll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-eve-l-ewing-original-sins-book-tour/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church of Germantown\, 6001 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Down North Pizza - We The Pizza Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome owner of Down North Pizza\, Muhammad Hadi\n\n\nWe are so excited to welcome Muhammad Abdul- Hadi\, founder and owner of Down North Pizza\, for the launch of his new book\, “We The Pizza: Slangin’ Pies & Savin’ Lives”.  \nThere are few things more inspirational than the company and mission that Muhammad built and once you hear his story\, you’ll be inclined to join the movement… and run down North to get you a slice! \nMuhammad will be in conversation with writer\, journalist and the owner of Uncle Bobbie’s\, Marc Lamont Hill  \nQ&A will follow the discussion. \nLIMITED OPPORTUNITY: Get a $10 gift card to Down North Pizza for just $5! Only 50 available so get yours now! \nAll copies of We The Pizza will be signed. \nSee you there! \n****** \nAbout the book: \nKnock-out recipes for award-winning\, Philadelphia-style pizzas\, wings\, shakes\, and more\, from Down North\, the pizzeria owned and operated exclusively by formerly incarcerated people\, featuring poignant stories from its employees. \nCreated and launched by Philly born-and-bred entrepreneur Muhammad Abdul-Hadi\, the mission of Down North Pizza is to reduce recidivism rates in North Philly and serve up the most insanely delicious food while doing it. \nWe the Pizza tells the Down North story about how the restaurant fulfills its mission to educate and support the formerly incarcerated while serving dope food. A testament to survival and second chances\, this cookbook offers recipes for the tender\, crispy-edged\, square-cut\, sauce-on-top pies that are Down North’s signature dish; a whole chapter is devoted to vegetarian and vegan pizzas like No Better Love made with four cheeses and the arrabbiata-inspired Norf Sauce\, while the meat and seafood pizza chapter features their most popular Roc the Mic pepperoni pie as well as the smoky berbere-brisket Tales of a Hustler and Say Yes\, topped with jerk turkey sausage\, roasted butternut squash\, kale\, ricotta\, and lemon-honey drizzle. \nThe 65 recipes for pizzas along with classic and creative wings\, fries\, lemonades\, and shakes are paired with cinematic photography of the pizzas in their natural setting and out in the wilds of Philadelphia\, with lots of journalistic-style photography of the Down North crew making dough and slinging pies. At the same time\, We the Pizza provides detailed historical information about incarceration in the United States along with empowering stories from Down North’s formerly incarcerated staff. And with exclusive pizza recipes from renowned chef-supporters like Marc Vetri and Marcus Samuelsson\, We the Pizza celebrates ingeniously delicious pizza\, as well as the power people have to rise above their circumstances—if simply given the chance. \n \nAbout the author: \nMuhammad Abdul-Hadi is the founder and owner of Down North Pizza\, the mission-driven restaurant that exclusively hires formerly incarcerated individuals and serves up pies with a purpose in the Strawberry Mansion community in Philadelphia\, Pennsylvania.  \nDown North Pizza is the culmination of Abdul-Hadi’s 13-year vision as a serial entrepreneur. It’s a concept that has long been ingrained in him; a place where he’s contributing to the economic improvement of underserved communities through excellent food and quality customer service. “What drives me is creating opportunities for the people around me and giving them the tools and resources to succeed. Seeing staff laugh knowing they come from the same struggle but have a life to look forward to and build.”  \n \n… \nDoors open at 6:30pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! \nAll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-down-north-pizza-we-the-pizza-book-tour/
LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Mike Africa Jr. - On A Move
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome activist and writer\, Mike Africa Jr. to discuss his book\, “On A Move”\n\n\nMay 13\, 1985 – a city bombed it’s own people. \nJoin us for an important discussion with with activist and writer whose family was targeted in the MOVE bombings\, Mike Africa Jr. Mike is the author of\, On A Move: Philadelphia’s Notorious Bombing and a Native Son’s Lifelong Battle for Justice. \nHe will be in conversation with our own Marc Lamont Hill to discuss the book\, and his incredible journey since the bombing almost 40 years ago. You do not want to miss this important event. \nA community Q&A will follow the discussion. \nIn addition\, all copies of On A Move will be signed. \nMake sure you’re a part of this one. \n****** \nAbout the book: \nThe incredible story of MOVE\, the revolutionary Black civil liberties group that Philadelphia police bombed in 1985\, killing 11 civilians—by one of the few people born into the organization\, raised during the bombing’s tumultuous aftermath\, and entrusted with repairing what was left of his family. \nOn a Move is one of the most unimaginable stories of injustice and resilience in recent American history. But it is not only one of tragedy. It is about coming-of-age for a young activist\, the strong ties of family\, and\, against all odds\, learning how to take indignities on the chin and to work within the very system that created them. At once a harrowing personal account and an impassioned examination of racism and police violence\, On a Move testifies to the power of love and hope\, in the face of astonishing wrongdoing. \nAbout the author: \nMike Africa Jr. is a sought-after speaker and writer who has been featured in The New York Times\, The Washington Post\, The Guardian and on NPR. He starred in the HBO documentary 40 Years a Prisoner and was featured in the Audible original docu-series about the MOVE bombing\, Summer of ’85\, produced by Kevin Hart and Charlamagne tha God\, and narrated by Hart. As a keynote speaker\, Mike has been invited to speak everywhere from the Smithsonian and the University of Pennsylvania to the 55 Year Anniversary of the Black Panther Party. \n… \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! \nAll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot. \nChildren older than 5-years old need a ticket for entry.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-mike-africa-jr-on-a-move/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church of Germantown\, 6001 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson - Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:We are honored to welcome U.S.  Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson for the release of her new memoir\n\n\nWe are making history with this one… literally! \nJoin us as we welcome Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson – the first Black woman ever appointed to the United States Supreme Court – and celebrate the release of her new memoir\, Lovely One. \nBe there for an incredible discussion covering the incredible\, life and change-making career of Ketanji Brown Jackson. Joining Justice Jackson in conversation will be 6abc news anchor\, Tamala Edwards. \nHave a question for the Justice? Submit your question here and you might get a chance to hear your question answered. \nThe first 500 admission + book ticket holders will be guaranteed a signed copy of Lovely One! \nDon’t miss out on a historic event. \n****** \nAbout the Book: \nIn her inspiring\, intimate memoir\, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story. \nWith this unflinching account\, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invites readers into her life and world\, tracing her family’s ascent from segregation to her confirmation on America’s highest court within the span of one generation. \nNamed “Ketanji Onyika\,” meaning “Lovely One\,” based on a suggestion from her aunt\, a Peace Corps worker stationed in West Africa\, Justice Jackson learned from her educator parents to take pride in her heritage since birth. She describes her resolve as a young girl to honor this legacy and realize her dreams: from hearing stories of her grandparents and parents breaking barriers in the segregated South\, to honing her voice in high school as an oratory champion and student body president\, to graduating magna cum laude from Harvard\, where she performed in musical theater and improv and participated in pivotal student organizations. \nHere\, Justice Jackson pulls back the curtain\, marrying the public record of her life with what is less known. She reveals what it takes to advance in the legal profession when most people in power don’t look like you\, and to reconcile a demanding career with the joys and sacrifices of marriage and motherhood. \nThrough trials and triumphs\, Justice Jackson’s journey will resonate with dreamers everywhere\, especially those who nourish outsized ambitions and refuse to be turned aside. This moving\, openhearted tale will spread hope for a more just world\, for generations to come. \n****** \nDoors open at 3:00pm. \nStreet and private parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available. \nAll tickets are non-refundable
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-justice-ketanji-brown-jackson-book-tour/
LOCATION:Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church (East)\, 2800 West Cheltenham Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19150\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Alyssa Cole & Kellye Garrett
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome authors Alyssa Cole and Kellye Garrett for a great discussion.\n\n\nWe are very excited to welcome award-winning authors\, Alyssa Cole and Kellye Garrett for a fantastic discussion and to celebrate the launch of Alyssa’s latest book\, One of Us Knows and Kellye’s latest release\, Missing White Woman. \nA Q&A session and special book signing will follow the conversation. \nDon’t miss out! \n****** \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! A ll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot. \n****** \nAbout the Books: \nOne of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole \nYears after a breakdown and a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder derailed her historical preservationist career\, Kenetria Nash and her alters have been given a second chance they can’t refuse: a position as resident caretaker of a historic home. Having been dormant for years\, Ken has no idea what led them to this isolated Hudson River island\, but she’s determined not to ruin their opportunity. \nThen a surprise visit from the home’s conservation trust just as a Nor’easter bears down on the island disrupts her newfound life\, leaving Ken trapped with a group of possibly dangerous strangers—including the man who brought her life tumbling down years earlier. When he turns up dead\, Ken is the prime suspect. \nCaught in a web of secrets and in a race against time\, Ken and her alters must band together to prove their innocence and discover the truth of Kavanaugh Island—and their own past—or they risk losing not only their future\, but their life. \n \nMissing White Woman by Kellye Garrett \nThe truth is never skin deep. \nIt was supposed to be a romantic getaway weekend in New York City. Breanna’s new boyfriend\, Ty\, took care of everything—the train tickets\, the dinner reservations\, the rented four-story luxury rowhouse in Jersey City with a beautiful view of the Manhattan skyline. But when Bree comes downstairs their final morning\, she’s shocked. There’s a stranger laying dead in the foyer\, and Ty is nowhere to be found. \nA Black woman alone in a new city\, Bree is stranded and out of her depth—especially when it becomes clear the dead woman is none other than Janelle Beckett\, the missing woman the entire Internet has become obsessed with. There’s only one person Bree can turn to: her ex-best friend\, a lawyer with whom she shares a very complicated past. As the police and a social media mob close in\, all looking for #JusticeForJanelle\, Bree realizes that the only way she can help Ty—or herself—is to figure out what really happened that last night. \nBut when people only see what they want to see\, can she uncover the truth hiding in plain sight? \n \nAbout the Authors: \nAlyssa Cole is an award-winning\, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of thrillers and romance (historical\, contemporary\, and sci-fi). Her books have received critical acclaim from Library Journal\, BuzzFeed\, Kirkus\, Booklist\, Jezebel\, Vulture\, Book Riot\, Entertainment Weekly\, and various other outlets. When she’s not working\, she can usually be found watching anime or wrangling her many pets. \nKellye Garrett is the author of Like a Sister—an Edgar nominee for Best Novel\, Anthony Award winner for Best Hardcover Mystery\, and Lefty Award winner for Best Mystery—as well as Hollywood Homicide\, which won Agatha\, Anthony\, Lefty\, and Independent Publisher “IPPY” awards for Best First Novel and was named one of Time’s 100 Best Mystery and Thriller Books of All Time and BookBub’s Top 100 Crime Novels of All Time\, and Hollywood Ending\, which was nominated for both Anthony and Lefty awards. Prior to writing novels\, Garrett spent eight years working in Hollywood\, including a stint writing for Cold Case. She is a New Jersey native\, a cofounder of Crime Writers of Color\, and a former board member of Sisters in Crime.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-alyssa-cole-kellye-garrett/
LOCATION:Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books\, 5445 Germantown Avenue\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Eddie Glaude Jr. - Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome NYT bestselling author\, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. for his latest book\, “We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking For”\n\n\nWe are excited to welcome\, Princeton University professor and New York Times bestselling author\, Eddie S. Glaude Jr. to discuss her newest book\, We Are The Leaders We Have Been Looking For. \nEddie will be in conversation with author\, activist and the owner of Uncle Bobbie’s Marc Lamont Hill. Q&A to follow. \nAll copies of We Are The Leaders available will be signed. \nYou don’t want to miss this! \n****** \nAbout the Book: \nFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller Begin Again\, a politically astute\, lyrical meditation on how ordinary Black Americans can shake off their reliance on a small group of professional politicians and pursue self-cultivation and grassroots movements to achieve a more just and perfect democracy. \nWe are more than the circumstances of our lives\, and what we do matters. In We Are the Leaders We Have Been Looking For\, one of the nation’s preeminent scholars and a New York Times bestselling author\, Eddie S. Glaude Jr.\, makes the case that the hard work of becoming a better person should be a critical feature of Black politics. Through virtuoso interpretations of Martin Luther King\, Jr.\, Malcolm X\, and Ella Baker\, Glaude shows how ordinary people have the capacity to be the heroes that our democracy so desperately requires\, rather than outsourcing their needs to leaders who purportedly represent them. \nBased on the Du Bois Lectures delivered at Harvard University\, the book begins with Glaude’s unease with the Obama years. He felt then\, and does even more urgently now\, that the excitement around the Obama presidency had become a disciplining tool to narrow legitimate forms of Black political dissent. This narrowing continues to undermine the well-being of Black communities. In response\, Glaude guides us away from the Scylla of enthusiastic reliance on elected leaders and the Charybdis of full surrender to a belief in unchanging political structures. Glaude weaves anecdotes about his own evolving views on Black politics together with the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson\, John Dewey\, Sheldon Wolin\, Toni Morrison\, James Baldwin\, and Ralph Ellison. \nNarrated with passion and philosophical intensity\, this book is a powerful reminder that if American democracy is to survive\, we must build a better society that derives its strength from the pew\, not the pulpit. \n****** \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! A ll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-eddie-glaude-jr-book-tour/
LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Joy-Ann Reid - Medgar & Myrlie
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we welcome The host of MSNBC’s The ReidOut and NYT bestselling author\, Joy-Ann Reid for the release of her book\, Medgar & Myrlie.\n\n\nWe are excited to welcome\, the host of MSNBC’s The ReidOut and New York Times bestselling author\, Joy-Ann Reid to discuss her newest book\, Medgar & Myrlie. \nJoy-Ann will be in conversation with author\, activist and the owner of Uncle Bobbie’s Marc Lamont Hill. Q&A to follow. \nAll copies of Medgar & Myrlie available will be signed. \nYou don’t want to miss this! \n****** \nAbout the Book: \nThe host of MSNBC’s The ReidOut and New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Sold America traces the extraordinary lives and legacy of civil rights icons Medgar and Myrlie Evers\, situating Medgar Evers’s assassination as a catalyzing moment in American history. \nMyrlie Louise Beasley met Medgar Evers on her first day of college. They fell in love at first sight\, married just one year later\, and Myrlie left school to focus on their growing family. \nMedgar became the field secretary for the Mississippi branch of the NAACP\, charged with beating back the most intractable and violent resistance to black voting rights in the country. Myrlie served as Medgar’s secretary and confidant\, working hand in hand with him as they struggled against public accommodations and school segregation\, lynching\, violence\, and sheer despair within their state’s “black belt.” They fought to desegregate the intractable University of Mississippi\, organized picket lines and boycotts\, despite repeated terroristic threats\, including the 1962 firebombing of their home\, where they lived with their three young children. \nOn June 12\, 1963\, Medgar Evers became the highest profile victim of Klan-related assassination of a black civil rights leader at that time; gunned down in the couple’s driveway in Jackson. In the wake of his tragic death\, Myrlie carried on their civil rights legacy; writing a book about Medgar’s fight\, trying to win a congressional seat\, and becoming a leader of the NAACP in her own right. \nIn this groundbreaking and thrilling account of two heroes of the civil rights movement\, Joy-Ann Reid uses Medgar and Myrlie’s relationship as a lens through which to explore the on-the-ground work that went into winning basic rights for Black Americans\, and the repercussions that still resonate today. \n****** \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! A ll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-joy-ann-reid-medgar-myrlie/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church of Germantown\, 6001 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Clay Cane - Book Signing/ Meet & Greet
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we celebrate the launch of political commentator and radio host\, Clay Cane’s newest book\, The Grift\n\n\nJoin us as we welcome journalist\, author\, political commentator\, and radio host\, Clay Cane for the launch of his book\, The Grift: The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump.  \nGet an opportunity to meet Clay and have your copy of The Grift signed. \nYou do not want to miss this! \n——– \nAbout the Book: \nPart history and part cultural analysis\, The Grift chronicles the nuanced history of Black Republicans. Clay Cane lays out how Black Republicanism has been mangled by opportunists who are apologists for racism. \nAfter the Civil War\, the pillars of Black Republicanism were a balanced critique of both political parties\, civil rights for all Americans\, reinventing an economy based on exploitation\, and\, most importantly\, building thriving Black communities. How did Black Republicanism devolve from revolutionaries like Frederick Douglass to the puppets in the Trump era? \nWhether it’s radical conservatives like South Carolina Senator Tim Scott or Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas\, they are consistently viral news and continuously upholding egregious laws at the expense of their Black brethren. Black faces in high places providing cover for explicit bigotry is one of the greatest threats to the liberation of Black and brown people. By studying these figures and their tactics\, Cane exposes the grift and lays out a plan to emancipate our future. \n—— \nEach ticket comes with a copy of The Grift. \nAll sales are final. \nOrder of entry will be on a first come\, first serve basis.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-clay-cane-book-signing-meet-greet/
LOCATION:Philadelphia\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's Presents: 7th Annual Radical MLK Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Marc Lamont Hill discusses the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.\n\n\nThis year’s MLK Radical Symposium will feature a keynote speech from Uncle Bobbie’s Owner and famed intellectual Dr. Marc Lamont Hill. \nIn his remarks\, Marc will spotlight the continued power\, promise\, and possibility of King’s radical legacy in this present moment of political and moral crisis. Exploring the world’s most urgent issues -from war to poverty\, faith to education- Marc will discuss how MLK’s legacy of radical hope\, critical analysis\, and courageous action can help us to build and sustain his true dream: building the beloved community. \n****** \nDoors will open at 12pm EST \nBooks will be on sale at the event
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-presents-7th-annual-radical-mlk-symposium/
LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Cole Arthur Riley - Black Liturgies
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome award-winning author\, Cole Arthur Riley\n\n\nWe are excited to welcome\, New York Times bestselling author\, Cole Arthur Riley as she launches her latest book\, Black Liturgies. She will be joined in conversation with author and professor Brittney Cooper. A Q&A will follow the discussion. You do not want to miss this! \n****** \nA collection of prayer\, poetry\, and spiritual practice centering the Black interior world\, from the New York Times bestselling author of This Here Flesh and creator of Black Liturgies \n“A true spiritual balm for our troubled times.”—Michael Eric Dyson\, author of What Truth Sounds Like \nFor years\, Cole Arthur Riley was desperate for a spirituality she could trust. Amid ongoing national racial violence\, the isolation of the pandemic\, and a surge of anti-Black rhetoric in many Christian spaces\, she began dreaming of a more human\, more liberating expression of faith. She went on to create Black Liturgies\, a digital project that connects spiritual practice with Black emotion\, Black memory\, and the Black body. \nIn this book\, she brings together hundreds of new prayers\, along with letters\, poems\, meditation questions\, breath practices\, scriptures\, and the writings of Black literary ancestors to offer forty-three liturgies that can be practiced individually or as a community. Inviting readers to reflect on their shared experiences of wonder\, rest\, rage\, and repair\, and creating rituals for holidays like Lent and Juneteenth\, Arthur Riley writes with a poet’s touch and a sensitivity that has made her one of the most important spiritual voices at work today. \nFor anyone healing from communities that were more violent than loving; for anyone who has escaped the trauma of white Christian nationalism\, religious homophobia\, or transphobia; for anyone asking what it means to be human in a world of both beauty and terror\, Black Liturgies is a work of healing and empowerment\, and a vision for what might be. \n… \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nBuy your book now and save on the General Admission fee! A ll tickets are non-refundable. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance also available through the rear parking lot.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-cole-arthur-riley-black-liturgies/
LOCATION:First United Methodist Church of Germantown\, 6001 Germantown Ave\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Tariq Trotter - Official Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome Tariq Trotter a.k.a. Black Thought of The Roots as he launches his memoir “The Upcycled Self”\n\n\nUPDATE:  \nTariq Trotter will be in conversation with Uncle Bobbie’s very own\, Marc Lamont Hill. In addition\, each ticket will come with a SIGNED COPY of The Upcycled Self!! \nThis event will be taking place at Greene Street Friends School. \n-———– \nFrom one of our generation’s most powerful artists and incisive storytellers comes a brilliantly crafted work about the art—and war—of becoming who we are. \nupcycle verb \nup·cy·cle ˈəp-ˌsī-kəl \n: to recycle (something) in such a way that the resulting product is of a higher value than the original item \n: to create an object of greater value from (a discarded object of lesser value) \nToday Tariq Trotter—better known as Black Thought—is the platinum-selling\, Grammy-winning co-founder of The Roots and one of the most exhilaratingly skillful and profound rappers our culture has ever produced. But his story begins with a tragedy: as a child\, Trotter burned down his family’s home. The years that follow are the story of a life snatched from the flames\, forged in fire. \nIn The Upcycled Self\, Trotter doesn’t only narrate a riveting and moving portrait of the artist as a young man\, he gives readers a courageous model of what it means to live an examined life. In vivid vignettes\, he tells the dramatic stories of the four powerful relationships that shaped him—with community\, friends\, art\, and family—each a complex weave of love\, discovery\, trauma\, and loss. \nAnd beyond offering the compellingly poetic account of one artist’s creative and emotional origins\, Trotter explores the vital questions we all have to confront about our formative years: How can we see the story of our own young lives clearly? How do we use that story to understand who we’ve become? How do we forgive the people who loved and hurt us? How do we rediscover and honor our first dreams? And\, finally\, what do we take forward\, what do we pass on\, what do we leave behind? This is the beautifully bluesy story of a boy genius’s coming-of-age that illuminates the redemptive power of the upcycle. \nEach ticket comes with a copy of The Upcycled Self. \n… \nDoors open at 5:00pm. \nStreet parking available. \nAll ticket sales are final and non-refundable
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-tariq-trotter-official-book-launch/
LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Jessie Reyez - Live Reading
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome Jessie Reyez for a special live reading of her new book of poetry\, “Words of a Goat Princess”\n\n\nWe are so excited to welcome Grammy-nominated artist\, Jessie Reyez for a special\, live reading of her new book of poetry\, Words of a Goat Princess. \nThis will be an amazing opportunity to hear the words and the thoughts and motivations behind them. A Q&A will follow so make sure you have your questions ready for Jessie. \nAll tickets will come with a signed copy of Words of a Goat Princess. \nYou don’t want to miss this! \n-—- \nAbout the author: Jessie Reyez is a multi-platinum and award-winning recording artist\, songwriter\, and live performer who was born in Toronto\, Canada to Colombian immigrants and raised between both worlds. Throughout her career\, Reyezhas released two critically acclaimed EPs and two albums\, and she has collaborated with various renowned artists including Sam Smith\, DuaLipa\, Eminem\, Romeo Santos\, and many others. Reyez is also a five-time JUNO Award winner and has received high praise from\, among others\, The New York Times\, Pitchfork\, Rolling Stone\, and Complex. \nAbout the book: A moving poetic debut from a talented artist\, Words of a Goat Princess is everything you love about singer/songwriter Jessie Reyez—her rawness\, her love affair with the ugly truths of humanity\, and so much more. \nWords of a Goat Princess is the debut poetry collection about life’s struggle and triumphs from Grammy-nominated and JUNO-award winning songwriter Jessie Reyez. \nWith the authenticity and heartbreaking relatability that her fans know and love her for\, Reyez brings the breadth of her lived experience to the page as few recording artists can. At times ethereal and visceral\, these 43 poems are carefully painted moments that expertly explore love\, loss\, and identity with an artistry that leaps off the page with every turn. \nThrough this collection of poems and stories\, Jessie Reyez shows that she is more than a pop performer\, she is a true artist whose star knows no limits. \n… \nDoors open at 6:00pm. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance available. \nAll ticket sales are final and non-refundable
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-x-jessie-reyez-live-reading/
LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's Presents: 2nd Annual bell hooks Symposium
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an amazing panel discussion about the legacy and work of bell hooks.\n\n\nJoin us for the 2nd Annual bell hooks Symposium at Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books. On Saturday September 30\, a panel of leading intellectual\, cultural\, and political voices will discuss bell hooks’ unparalleled impact as a scholar\, writer\, teacher\, mentor\, comrade\, sister\, and friend. Powered by thoughtful critique and deep love\, the wide-ranging discussion will include topics such as Black feminism\, radical politics\, critical education\, spirituality\, masculinity\, and love.  \nThe event will be held at Greene Street Friends School and live-streamed on the Uncle Bobbie’s YouTube channel. \n******** \nPanelists  include: Tarana Burke\, author\, activist and founder of the Me Too movement; Eddie Glaude Jr.\, Princeton University professor and author of Begin Again; Brittney Cooper\, Professor cultural critic and author of Eloquent Rage; Keeanga Yamahtta-Taylor\, author\, activist and scholar; Kiese Laymon\, professor and  author of Heavy. \nThis discussion will be moderated by professor\, author\, and activist  Marc Lamont Hill. \n******* \nKey Details \nDoors will open at 12:15pm \nSeating will be on a first come\, first serve basis. Registration does not guarantee seating. \nThe entrance will be on West Armat Street – accessible entrances and bathrooms are available. \nBooks will be on sale during the event
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/uncle-bobbies-presents-2nd-annual-bell-hooks-symposium/
LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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