Amanda Alexander, founding executive director of the Detroit Justice Center, is a racial justice lawyer and historian who works alongside community-based movements to end mass incarceration and build thriving and inclusive cities.
PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association of the Study of African American Life and History, is pleased to host a program in celebration of Poetry Month with best-selling and award-winning writer Clint Smith, author of his newly released book of poetry “Above Ground.” Join us and learn about Clint’s new collection of poetry, his inspiration, his creative process, and more. ABOUT THE BOOK: “ABOVE GROUND” Clint Smith’s vibrant and compelling new collection “Above Ground” traverses the vast emotional terrain of fatherhood, and explores how becoming a parent has recalibrated his sense of the world. There are poems that interrogate [...]
Join PBS Books Thursday, Apr. 6 at 8 p.m. for a conversation on sustainability and fighting climate change with University of Michigan President Santa Ono. Ono has put sustainability and fighting climate change among the top priorities for his administration. In addition to several programs and initiatives that are being expanded or developed, the university is serving as the lead institution for the University Climate Change Coaltion that convenes 23 leading North American universities to work toward climate action on campus, in communities, and at a global scale. Inforum and The Sustainable Business Network Detroit is proud to host Dr. [...]
Behind-the-scenes stories from Season Nine and the series archive. Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. joins CeCe Moore – Genetic Genealogist and Finding Your Roots Producer Natalia Warchol as they share behind-the-scenes stories about the show with Family Pictures USA Creator Thomas Allen Harris! Catch up with the last few episodes of Season 9 here or watch ALL episodes on-demand with DPTV Passport!
The Magic of Masterpiece PBS Books, in collaboration with GBH, is pleased to host a conversation with Executive Producer and Writer of “Tom Jones” Gwyneth Hughes. “Tom Jones” will premiere on MASTERPIECE on PBS stations across the country on Sunday, April 30 at 9pm. Join us and learn about this eighteenth century classic story still resonate today with humorous elements through an interview with Gwyneth Hughes. We’ll hear her about her work and her favorite elements. ABOUT THE MASTERPIECE SHOW: “TOM JONES” This four-part television miniseries reimagines “The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling”, Henry Fielding’s classic novel. A picaresque [...]
PBS Books, in collaboration with GBH, is pleased to present a conversation to celebrate Earth Month with New York Times Best-Selling author and illustrator Victoria Kann, who is also the Co-Executive and Co-Executive Producer of the hit PBS Kids series, “Pinkalicious & Peterrific.” Join us as Victoria Kann reads “Emeraldalicious” and discusses the importance of Pinkalicious and Peter taking care of their park. Our program will be fun for all as we explore the power of rhyming, kindness, and imagination. Plus we’ll discuss ways to get started recycling…Because together we can make a difference for our environment for the earth. Don’t [...]
PBS Books celebrates Arab-American Heritage Month in conversation with award-winning actor and playwright Heather Raffo, author of “Iraq Plays: The Things That Can't Be Said: 9 Parts of Desire; Fallujah; Noura” and British-Syrian actor and producer Laith Nakli. Join us to learn about Heather Raffo’s important work about the lives of Iraqi women as she returns to the subject on film and through a distinctly American lens, setting a new version in Michigan after the U.S. invaded Iraq 20 years ago. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Heather Raffo Heather Raffo is a singular and outstanding voice in the American theater whose work has been [...]
PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation with New York Times bestselling author and award-winning creator Vashti Harrison, who recently wrote and illustrated “BIG.” This program is offered to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month, promoting self-love, self-acceptance, and self-empowerment for the young and the young-at-heart. Join us to learn about the story and Vashti’s creative process, hear Vashti read an excerpt of her book, and learn about the importance of self-love. AUTHOR: VASHTI HARRISON Vashti Harrison is the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders, Little Dreamers, and Little Legends and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong’o’s Sulwe, Matthew Cherry’s Hair Love, Andrea Beaty's I [...]
PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is pleased to host a program with award winning Filmmaker, Tracy Heather Strain, who is the Director of AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s ZORA NEALE HURSTON: Claiming A Space on PBS. A celebrated novelist, anthropologist, essayist, and central figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s, Zora Neale Hurston wrote numerous short stories and novels, which were greatly influenced by her anthropological work. Join us to meet filmmaker Tracy Heather Strain and to learn about AMERICAN EXPERIENCE’s ZORA NEALE HURSTON: Claiming A Space, her process to [...]
In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, PBS Books is pleased to share an important conversation with award-winning author Paula Yoo, who published “From A Whisper To A Rallying Cry: The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement”. The book is a groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the case that took America’s Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice. While Paula Yoo’s book was written for a YA audience after significant research, it has captivated audiences of all ages. She has crafted a suspenseful, nuanced, and authoritative [...]
LGBTQIA+ youth make invaluable contributions to our society today. Unfortunately, staggering statistics show that LGBTQIA+ youth are especially vulnerable to mental health struggles. According to The Trevor Project, more than 1.8 million LGBTQIA+ youth seriously consider suicide each year in the U.S.—and at least one attempts suicide every 45 seconds. Recent increases in violence against trans people, especially trans women of color, and heightened politicalization and stigmatization of Queer people in the news cycle can cause significant harm to mental health. Despite this adversity, many LGBTQIA+ youth demonstrate exceptional resilience, finding well being and creating communities of support. Join Well [...]
PBS Books is pleased to host a conversation about Summer Reading and Beach Reads with Susan Maguire, who is the Senior Editor, Collection Management and Library Outreach at Booklist. Join us to get special insights into great books to read in an array of genres in the following categories: Big Books, Big-sized Tales, Found Families, Frigid Places, Into the Forest, and Underworld Retellings. PBS Books is excited to announce its partnership with the American Library Association’s Booklist Reader. American Library Association (ALA) is the foremost national organization providing resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through [...]
