• Black Museums From Coast To Coast Present Virtual Commemoration Of Juneteenth

    Cultural Performances and Noted African American Speakers to Highlight Collaborative Project of BLKFREEDOM.ORG Coalition Watch this very special program at 12n on Friday at BLKFREEDOM.org or on Facebook Live On June 19, six leading Black museums and historical institutions from coast to coast join forces to launch BLKFREEDOM.org, a digital commemoration of Juneteenth, the day that the Emancipation Proclamation was officially enforced, ending enslavement in Texas. This timely event features cultural performances from Africa and across America, educational content and appearances by:Lonnie G. Bunch III, the first African American and first historian to serve as the Secretary of the Smithsonian InstitutionDr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, anthropologist, [...]

  • Trailblazing Women: Elaine Weiss discusses “The Woman’s Hour”

    To mark the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, PBS will launch a multiplatform programming focused on “Trailblazers” in order to commemorate the fight for women’s suffrage in the US and the stories of modern women, who continue to shatter the glass ceiling and transform modern history. The Trailblazers PBS theme will be anchored by a documentary entitled “The Vote.“ To complement this project, PBS Books has developed and launched their Trailblazing Women Virtual Series, which will highlight amazing stories of American women through summer-long programming.  In June, July, and August, PBS Books will offer programming on Facebook [...]

  • 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival

    PBS Books is pleased to announce live coverage of the Library of Congress National Book Festival featuring interviews with leading contemporary authors. Through the generous support of PBS, PBS Books will showcase exclusive live coverage of the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. Featuring exceptional writers, the festival attracts tens of thousands of book-loving readers every year. PBS Books will offer the live-stream free of charge to PBS Stations, libraries and other partners nationwide in an effort to make access to star authors a reality for all. The National Book Festival will feature an incredible lineup [...]

  • 2019 AWP Conference & Bookfair