Troy Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 Monday, June 13, 8:30 AM–5:00 PMFROM THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT TO CAVE CANEM To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Black Arts Movement and the 20th anniversary of Cave Canem, a day-long symposium featuring two panels and a Master Class in children’s literature. This event is co-sponsored by the Folger Shakespeare Library’s O.B. Hardison Poetry Series, PEN/Faulkner Foundation, We Need Diverse Books, and Cave Canem Foundation. 8:30AM – 12:30PM: Master Class featuring Kwame Alexander, Jacqueline Woodson, and other faculty members, Jason Low, publisher at Lee & Low Books; Jennifer Brown, publisher at Knopf Books for Young Readers, a Penguin Random House imprint; and Cassandra Pelham, senior editor at Graphix, a Scholastic imprint. *Master Class open only to accepted applicants. 2:00PM – 3:30PM: Panel One: “Writing Across Genre,” featuring Tony Medina and Marilyn Nelson, moderated by Marita Golden 3:30PM – 5:00PM: Panel Two: “Organizing Founders,” featuring Michael Datcher, Toi Derricotte, and, Sharan Strange, moderated by Joanne Gabbin Evening events to follow at the Folger Shakespeare Theater. Location: LJ-119, First floor, Thomas Jefferson Building Contact: (202) 707-5394 from Kwame AlexanderAuthor of The Crossover, awarded the 2015 Newbery Medal for Most Distinguished Contribution to American Literature for Children 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry brown Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 On C_Span,On The Weekend,Black Authors Talked About Black Literature And Hip Hop Maybe Someone Else Saw It.I Will Repeat Not Supporting Trump.Keyboard Mis Type Problem Have Had Several. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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