Author Talk: A Book Celebration with Ibram Kendi

January 24, 2024

7:00 pm

8:30 pm

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library

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MahoganyBooks, DC Public Library and the DC Public Library Foundation are thrilled to host #1 New York Times bestselling author and scholar Ibram X. Kendi as he discusses his adaptation of Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon for young readers. We encourage families to bring any young people in their life to this monumental event, highlighting important Black American history.

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This event is a part of the MLK Library’s 2024 MLK Week Celebration.

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