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Author Talk with Cheryl Wills
PBS Books sits down with Cheryl Wills to discuss her book "Isn't Her Grace Amazing!".
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Nkeiru Okoye | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series
This speaker event was recorded live on Thursday, February 8, 2024 at 5:30 pm in the Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI. Nkeiru Okoye is an American-born composer of African American and Nigerian ancestry. After studying composition, music theory, piano, conducting, and Africana Studies at Oberlin Conservatory, she pursued graduate studies at Rutgers University and became one of the leading African American women composers. An activist through the arts, Okoye creates a body of work that welcomes and affirms both traditional and new audiences. Nkeiru Okoye’s new commission When the Caged Bird Sings premieres on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 7:30 PM at UM’s Hill Auditorium, as a collaboration between UMS and the U‑M [...]
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Kelli Anderson | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series
Kelli Anderson delivers her presentation "The Hidden Talents of Everyday Things" at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, MI.
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PBS Books Readers Club – Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
PBS Books welcomes author, scholar, filmmaker Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to discuss his novels "The Black Box" and "The Black Church".
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Visions of America: African American Family Stories and Genealogy – Visiting the International African American Museum and Exploring Connections
Uncovering African American Stories and Genealogy: Visiting the International African American Museum and Exploring Connections.
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Ken Aptekar | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series
Artist Ken Aptekar toys with historical paintings by using the history of art as his playground. He time-travels works from the past into the present by his repainting joined to his own texts. Here’s the idea: Paintings are nothing on their own, they start meaning something only when you start talking back to them.
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“Housewife” Author Talk with Lisa Selin Davis
PBS Books sits down with Lisa Selin Davis to discuss her book "Housewife: Why Women Still Do It All and What to Do Instead".
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“Sorry Snail” Author Talk with Tracy Subisak
PBS Books sits down with author-illustrator Tracy Subisak to discuss her book "Sorry, Snail".
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The State of Bipartisanship in America
Description: The week of March 11-15 is Civic Literacy Week in America. The concept of civics in the United States embraces disagreements and encourages a search for compromise. In recent years, that concept seems to have been forgotten, as the nation struggles with difficult issues that have spawned deep political division. Recently, two Governors who are calling on Americans to “Disagree Better” spokes at the Economic Club of Washington. Governor Spencer Cox of Utah is a Republican and the current chair of the National Governors Association, where he leads a civility initiative called "Disagree Better." Governor West Moore [...]
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“The Queen of Sugar Hill” Author Talk with ReShonda Tate
PBS Books sits down and speaks with bestselling author ReShonda Tate to discuss her book "The Queen of Sugar Hill".
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Artemío Rodriguez | The Penny Stamps Distinguished Speaker Series
This speaker event was recorded live on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 5:30 pm at the Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI. Artemio Rodríguez is a Mexican artist who was born in Tacámbaro, Michoacán. He began his career as a printer’s apprentice with Juan Pascoe at his renowned letterpress studio Taller Martin Pescador (Kingfisher Workshop) in Tacámbaro, Michoacán. At the age of 21, Rodríguez immigrated to Los Angeles and became a printmaker at Self Help Graphics. He co-founded La Mano Press in 2002 in Los Angeles before relocating to Michoacán in 2008, where he co-founded La Mano Gráfica, a gallery and craft store. Rodríguez directs the Library of Illustrated Books (Biblioteca [...]
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Visions of America: Exploring “Herstory” – Trailblazing Women in Museum and Library Spaces
Visions of America Home Episodes Program Description: In this episode of VISIONS OF AMERICA: All Stories, All People, All Places, trailblazing women leading museums and libraries are highlighted. These are the women who have advocated for, founded, and inspired many of our nation's most treasured institutions, and the women today, who are carrying on that legacy. Members of the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) leadership, Laura Huerta Migus and Teri DeVoe, join PBS Books Heather-Marie Montilla to explore the lesser-known stories of the women, who have been instrumental to contributing to our country’s [...]
