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SUMMARY:Uncle Bobbie's X Chris Smalls "When The Revolution Comes" Book Tour
DESCRIPTION:Join Uncle Bobbie’s as we welcome the co-founder and former president of the Amazon Labor Union\, Chris Smalls\, for the release of his book.\n\n\nDo you like weekends? Only having to work 8 hours in a day? Compensation if you get hurt on the job? \nThere is a long and rich history of people fighting for workers’s rights and as the economy changes and capitalism continues to impact our lives\, that fight continues. \nChris Smalls\, the co-founder and former president of the Amazon Labor Union\, made national headlines when he took on one of the biggest companies in the world to fight for his fellow laborers and now he tells his story with his debut book. \nJoining Chris will be organizer and activist\, Gabe Bryant for an amazing discussion about perseverance\, courage and why it’s so important that we continue to fight for labor rights. \nQ&A to follow the discussion. \nAll copies of When The Revolution Comes\, will be signed. \nDon’t miss this amazing event! \n—– \nAbout the author: \nChris Smalls is the co-founder and former president of the Amazon Labor Union. Under his leadership\, the ALU successfully unionized an Amazon warehouse: a historic victory for workers’ rights in America. A Fortune “40 Under 40” honoree\, he was named to the Time 100 list of the most influential people of 2022\, alongside his fellow union organizer Derrick Palmer. When the Revolution Comes is his first book. \n \nAbout the moderator: \nGabe Bryant is a Philly-based organizer and behavioral health professional\, whose work centers the cultivation of community-based leadership\, dismantling the prison industrial complex\, and bolstering art as a tool for liberation. With over 25 years of experience founding and sustaining organizations serving the masses\, he continues to elevate the work required to uplift freedom dreams\, and mobilize communities toward self-actualization and self-determination. \n \nAbout the book: \nFrom one of the most electric and consequential figures to emerge from the contemporary American labor movement\, the remarkable story of his battle to create the first Amazon union in the U.S. and a powerful call to arms on behalf of the working class \n“With candor and fierce moral clarity\, Chris Smalls takes readers behind the scenes of the most consequential labor uprising in modern history—and it’s one hell of a ride.” —Jessica Bruder\, author of Nomadland \nIn the early days of the COVID pandemic\, warehouse worker Chris Smalls and his colleagues continued showing up as the rest of the world was shutting down. A dedicated and experienced Amazon employee\, increasingly frustrated by the inner workings of the retail giant\, Smalls had already felt himself reaching a breaking point. So when coworkers around him began falling ill\, and with no transparency or assurances of safety coming from those in charge\, he made the only choice left available to him. He staged a walkout with friend Derrick Palmer\, eventually finding himself on the picket line without a job. But what began as a demand to keep essential employees safe in a crisis would grow into a movement devoted to achieving dignity and security for the American wageworker\, sparking a groundswell of organizers at the most notable companies across the nation—including Starbucks\, Trader Joe’s\, and Apple—and leading to lasting change for labor. \nWhen the Revolution Comes is the riveting inside story of how a young Black man from Hackensack\, New Jersey with few to no resources\, led a scrappy band of Staten Island warehouse workers in an improbable fight against Amazon\, the second largest private employer in the United States\, and won. This epic David and Goliath tale follows Smalls from a childhood spent navigating his dad’s stints in and out of prison\, to his years of sacrifice and economic uncertainty as a father of three\, to his ascension as the leader of a new generation’s labor movement. \nA deeply personal and eye-opening account of the creation of the Amazon Labor Union\, When the Revolution Comes offers both a searing exposé of what it’s like to be working class in America and inspiring evidence of what is possible when the overworked\, underpaid\, and disempowered join together\, a movement born in community. \n… \nDoors open at 7:00pm. \nStreet parking available. Wheelchair accessible entrance available. \nAll ticket sales are final and non-refundable. \nBags larger than a handbag will not be permitted
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LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, 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
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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.
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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.
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LOCATION:Greene Street Friends School\, 20 W. Armat St\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19144\, United States
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