Date & Time: February 26 12:00pm – 2:00pm
Location: Ruth S. Harley University Center, Rooms 113-115

Join us as we celebrate Black literature, authors, writers and you!

This year’s African American Read-In celebrates the contributions of Black authors through the theme of African Americans and Labor.

A stack of books written by Black authors. African American Read In.

The Adelphi community and the wider public are invited to read and reflect on the literary works of celebrated Black authors, including the following and more:

  • Maya Angelou
  • James Baldwin
  • Amiri Baraka
  • Gwendolyn Brooks
  • Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • Nikki Giovanni
  • Langston Hughes
  • Zora Neale Hurston
  • Toni Morrison
  • Alice Walker,
  • Jacqueline Woodson

A selection of books by these authors will be available for participants to read during the event. Upon arrival, please sign in to take part in this enriching literary experience.

We look forward to celebrating the voices and stories that illuminate the experiences and contributions of African Americans in labor and beyond.

This event is free and open to the public. Please register in advance.

This event is part of Adelphi University’s Black History Month celebration and is sponsored by the Center for African, Black and Caribbean Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, Center for Academic Support and Enrichment and the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.

For more information, please contact:

Center for African, Black and Caribbean Studies
cabcs@adelphi.edu
516.877.4980

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