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CONTENTS
AN EVENING WITH ZORA NEALE HURSTON, MODERATED BY MORGAN JERKINS - 1/12/22 AUGMENTED REALITY BOOK SIGNING - 11/23/2021 FINE ART EXHIBITION - 11/27/21 BRENE BROWN - 12/2/21 |
AN EVENING WITH ZORA NEALE HURSTON
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Time & Location
Jan 12, 8:30 PM EST Crowdcast About the Event Join New York Times bestselling author Morgan Jerkins and Lucy Ann Hurston (scholar and niece of Zora Neale Hurston), Genevieve West (co-editor of You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays), and Patrick Dougher (artist and cover designer of the newly repackaged Their Eyes Are Watching God) in celebration of Zora Neale Hurston. Pre-order the boxed set of Zora Neale Hurston's collections now.Join New York Times bestselling author Morgan Jerkins and Lucy Ann Hurston, Genevieve West, and Patrick Dougher in celebration of Zora Neale Hurston
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AUGENTED REALITY (AR) BOOK SIGNING
Join us in welcoming Kya Johnson, author or "O is for Osun" and "How Kofi Became the Hero of Amero." AR technology superimposes a computer generated picture in the world we see! Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2021 4pm CST Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81210214628 Meeting ID: 812 1021 4628 |
Fine Art Exhibition
Afriware Books is pleased to announce the inauguration of a Fine Art installment in Maywood.
We are proud to showcase the work of Black creatives while building pride in our community. Installing the exhibit at our bookstore bridges art and literacy for the next generation.
This Art Exhibition brings together premiere Black artists that span 3 generations. To mark the occasion, Maywood's own, Shanel Romain will unveil a series specifically dedicated to the upliftment of the Black male.
Afriware Books is pleased to announce the inauguration of a Fine Art installment in Maywood.
We are proud to showcase the work of Black creatives while building pride in our community. Installing the exhibit at our bookstore bridges art and literacy for the next generation.
This Art Exhibition brings together premiere Black artists that span 3 generations. To mark the occasion, Maywood's own, Shanel Romain will unveil a series specifically dedicated to the upliftment of the Black male.
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Artists
Shanel Romain Sebron Grant Liz LaRue Kalief Dinkins Kolin Glenn Location Afriware Books, Co 1701 S. 1st Ave., Suite 400 Maywood, IL 60153 |
Date
Saturday, November 27, 2021 2-4pm ticketed 4-6 open to public Program 2-4pm (Ticketed) : Viewing 2-3pm Program 3:00pm (ticketed) Boxed Light Lunch to go (vegan option available) 4-6pm (Open to the public) |
Join #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Brené Brown for a special, one-night-only event to launch Atlas of the Heart on Thursday, December 2, at 8 p.m. ET on Zoom hosted by Random House publishing.
In Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience, Brené takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.
She writes, “In a sea of constant uncertainty and change, Atlas of the Heart is a book about finding the solid ground within us, and safely navigating our way back to ourselves and each other. This book offers a collection of tools, including new language that helps us more accurately talk about our emotions and experiences and a new model for cultivating meaningful connection.”
Your ticket includes admission to this exclusive event and a hardcover copy of Atlas of the Heart.
Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation–Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She is also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead. With Tarana Burke, she co-edited the bestselling anthology You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience. She hosts the Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead podcasts, and her TEDx talk, “The Power of Vulnerability,” is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world with more than 50 million views. Her Netflix special, The Call to Courage, is the first filmed lecture by a researcher on the streaming service.
In Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience, Brené takes us on a journey through eighty-seven of the emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. As she maps the necessary skills and an actionable framework for meaningful connection, she gives us the language and tools to access a universe of new choices and second chances—a universe where we can share and steward the stories of our bravest and most heartbreaking moments with one another in a way that builds connection.
She writes, “In a sea of constant uncertainty and change, Atlas of the Heart is a book about finding the solid ground within us, and safely navigating our way back to ourselves and each other. This book offers a collection of tools, including new language that helps us more accurately talk about our emotions and experiences and a new model for cultivating meaningful connection.”
Your ticket includes admission to this exclusive event and a hardcover copy of Atlas of the Heart.
Brené Brown is a research professor at the University of Houston, where she holds the Huffington Foundation–Brené Brown Endowed Chair at the Graduate College of Social Work. She is also a visiting professor in management at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business. Brown has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy and is the author of five #1 New York Times bestsellers: The Gifts of Imperfection, Daring Greatly, Rising Strong, Braving the Wilderness, and Dare to Lead. With Tarana Burke, she co-edited the bestselling anthology You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience. She hosts the Unlocking Us and Dare to Lead podcasts, and her TEDx talk, “The Power of Vulnerability,” is one of the top five most-viewed TED talks in the world with more than 50 million views. Her Netflix special, The Call to Courage, is the first filmed lecture by a researcher on the streaming service.
NNEDI OKORAFOR VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH
If you'd like a signed copy of NOOR, NOW IS YOUR TIME! Here are the steps to follow ON or BEFORE 11/17/2021 (New date):
STEPS:
Add signed copy of "NOOR" to your shopping cart HERE
Add shipping and Check Out!
Purchased books will be shipped after Nov, 27.
PLEASE NOTE: "Akata Woman" has a publication date 1/18/22, and is not a part of this promotion.
BOOK LAUNCH
Join us for a Virtual Book Launch of "Noor" with Nnedi Okorafor
Zoom Event Details here:
Join: Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82149366414
Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 821 4936 6414
Tuesday,
Nov. 16, 2022
5:00pm
If you'd like a signed copy of NOOR, NOW IS YOUR TIME! Here are the steps to follow ON or BEFORE 11/17/2021 (New date):
STEPS:
Add signed copy of "NOOR" to your shopping cart HERE
Add shipping and Check Out!
Purchased books will be shipped after Nov, 27.
PLEASE NOTE: "Akata Woman" has a publication date 1/18/22, and is not a part of this promotion.
BOOK LAUNCH
Join us for a Virtual Book Launch of "Noor" with Nnedi Okorafor
Zoom Event Details here:
Join: Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82149366414
Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 821 4936 6414
Tuesday,
Nov. 16, 2022
5:00pm
USENI PERKINS VIRTUAL BOOK SIGNING
Join us for a virtual book signing of "Midnight Speech for Independence" by Useni Eugene Perkins (author) and Laura Freeman (illustrator) on:
4:00pm
Thursday,
November 11, 2021
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83581751490?pwd=R1hUVzh6Slh3WnA4ZEc0ZFRhMlVDQT09
Meeting ID: 835 8175 1490
Passcode: 471679
Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African nation to break free from colonial rule.
Click on the image (left) to order the book before 11/12/21 to get a signed copy.
BOOK TRAILER
Join us for a virtual book signing of "Midnight Speech for Independence" by Useni Eugene Perkins (author) and Laura Freeman (illustrator) on:
4:00pm
Thursday,
November 11, 2021
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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83581751490?pwd=R1hUVzh6Slh3WnA4ZEc0ZFRhMlVDQT09
Meeting ID: 835 8175 1490
Passcode: 471679
Ghana became the first sub-Saharan African nation to break free from colonial rule.
Click on the image (left) to order the book before 11/12/21 to get a signed copy.
BOOK TRAILER
JUNETEENTH
Join us for an informative free presentation titled, "Why Junetenth Matters" with Dr. Shennette Garrette-Scott, a native Texan and author of the award-winning Banking on Freedom:Black Women in U.S. Finance Before the New Deal and a professor whose research focuses on
race, gender, and capitalism. She is featured in the PBS documentary Boss: The Black Experience in Business."
Shennette [pronounced SHUH-net] Garrett-Scott is committed to recovering and telling little-known stories about African American women and enterprise. A native Texan, she is an award-winning author and professor whose research focuses on race, gender, and capitalism. She worked for over a decade in the mortgage and real estate industry before earning her Ph.D. in American History from the University of Texas at Austin. She will begin a new position as associate professor of history at Texas A&M University this fall. Her first book Banking on Freedom: Black Women in Finance Before the New Deal, published in 2019, was shortlisted for the 2020 Hagley Prize for the best book in business history; won the Southern Historical Association’s Wall Award for best book in Southern economic history; and won two awards for the best book in Black women’s history from the Association of Black Women Historians and the Organization of American Historians. She has written pieces about Black business, entrepreneurs, Juneteenth, and other topics for academic journals; online blogs; and popular magazines, including TIME, Vox, and Financial History Magazine. Her next book project, Prophets of Black Capitalism, reexamines the American Dream through the experiences of Black entrepreneurs. She is featured in the PBS documentary Boss: The Black Experience in Business and the forthcoming Henry Louis Gates documentary Making Black America. Follow her on Twitter at @EbonRebel.
race, gender, and capitalism. She is featured in the PBS documentary Boss: The Black Experience in Business."
Shennette [pronounced SHUH-net] Garrett-Scott is committed to recovering and telling little-known stories about African American women and enterprise. A native Texan, she is an award-winning author and professor whose research focuses on race, gender, and capitalism. She worked for over a decade in the mortgage and real estate industry before earning her Ph.D. in American History from the University of Texas at Austin. She will begin a new position as associate professor of history at Texas A&M University this fall. Her first book Banking on Freedom: Black Women in Finance Before the New Deal, published in 2019, was shortlisted for the 2020 Hagley Prize for the best book in business history; won the Southern Historical Association’s Wall Award for best book in Southern economic history; and won two awards for the best book in Black women’s history from the Association of Black Women Historians and the Organization of American Historians. She has written pieces about Black business, entrepreneurs, Juneteenth, and other topics for academic journals; online blogs; and popular magazines, including TIME, Vox, and Financial History Magazine. Her next book project, Prophets of Black Capitalism, reexamines the American Dream through the experiences of Black entrepreneurs. She is featured in the PBS documentary Boss: The Black Experience in Business and the forthcoming Henry Louis Gates documentary Making Black America. Follow her on Twitter at @EbonRebel.
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Acclaimed musical artist Michelle Williams shares the intimate, never-before-told story of how, even in the midst of enormous fame and success, she battled depression, leading her to find her true calling as an advocate for mental health—especially her own.
As a member of Destiny’s Child, one of the top female R&B groups of all time, Michelle Williams felt blessed. After the group disbanded, she continued to create bestselling albums, appear on television shows, and star in theater productions. Though she had always struggled with low moods, in 2018 her depression deepened, and when she found herself planning her own funeral, she checked herself into a treatment facility. There she found the help she needed to live out the incredible story God was writing for her life.
In her first book, Checking In, Michelle courageously shares the hidden secrets that nearly ended her life; the importance of her faith, family, and friends; and the lessons she learned about prioritizing her mental health. She is on a quest to increase mental health awareness and urges others to understand the importance of “checking in” with themselves, God, and others. Her candid, often humorous, and incredibly brave book will inspire readers who desire hope for their own difficult times.
Michelle Williams will be in conversations with:
May 26:
Chloe Bailey discussing defining identity
May 27:
Taraji Henson and Lecrae discussing conquering anxiety
May 28:
Ms. Tina Knowles-Lawson and LeToya Luckett discussing processing forgiveness
May 29:
Darrel Walls and Dr. Anita Phillips discussing overcoming depression
May 31:
Tamar Braxton, Chandler Moore, and DeVon Franklin discussing embracing singleness
June 1:
Tabitha Brown discussing healing our community
Each night promises to be an experience and begins at 7pm EST and will last approximately 60 min
Pricing: General admission ticket - $39.99
General Admission Ticket includes one copy of Checking In: How Getting Real About Depression Saved My Life—and Can Save Yours
VIP ticket – $59.99
VIP ticket includes one copy of Checking In: How Getting Real About Depression Saved My Life—and Can Save Yours signed (book plates) by Michelle and a virtual meet & greet.
For more information and to purchase tickets for the virtual book tour, please visit:
As a member of Destiny’s Child, one of the top female R&B groups of all time, Michelle Williams felt blessed. After the group disbanded, she continued to create bestselling albums, appear on television shows, and star in theater productions. Though she had always struggled with low moods, in 2018 her depression deepened, and when she found herself planning her own funeral, she checked herself into a treatment facility. There she found the help she needed to live out the incredible story God was writing for her life.
In her first book, Checking In, Michelle courageously shares the hidden secrets that nearly ended her life; the importance of her faith, family, and friends; and the lessons she learned about prioritizing her mental health. She is on a quest to increase mental health awareness and urges others to understand the importance of “checking in” with themselves, God, and others. Her candid, often humorous, and incredibly brave book will inspire readers who desire hope for their own difficult times.
Michelle Williams will be in conversations with:
May 26:
Chloe Bailey discussing defining identity
May 27:
Taraji Henson and Lecrae discussing conquering anxiety
May 28:
Ms. Tina Knowles-Lawson and LeToya Luckett discussing processing forgiveness
May 29:
Darrel Walls and Dr. Anita Phillips discussing overcoming depression
May 31:
Tamar Braxton, Chandler Moore, and DeVon Franklin discussing embracing singleness
June 1:
Tabitha Brown discussing healing our community
Each night promises to be an experience and begins at 7pm EST and will last approximately 60 min
Pricing: General admission ticket - $39.99
General Admission Ticket includes one copy of Checking In: How Getting Real About Depression Saved My Life—and Can Save Yours
VIP ticket – $59.99
VIP ticket includes one copy of Checking In: How Getting Real About Depression Saved My Life—and Can Save Yours signed (book plates) by Michelle and a virtual meet & greet.
For more information and to purchase tickets for the virtual book tour, please visit:
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