Hosted by Uncle Bobbie's Description (from host) We are excited to welcome poet, journalist, and organizer, Mohammed El-Kurd for the release of his newest book, Perfect Victims and the Politics of Appeal. Mohammed will be in conversation with author, activist and Uncle Bobbie's owner, Marc Lamont Hill. The need for this discussion couldn't be greater and will be followed by a Q&A with the community. All copies of Perfect Victims will be signed. See you all there for this important…

Hosted by Uncle Bobbie's Description (from host) What if instead of asking, "why don’t our schools work?" we asked, "what if they’re actually doing what they were built to do?" Got your attention yet? The brilliant, award-wining author, Eve L. Ewing will tackle this question and so much more when we welcome her for the launch of her latest book, "Original Sins". Eve will be in conversation with writer and sociologist, Janine de Novais. Q&A will follow the discussion. All…

Hosted by Ebenezer Maxwell Museum Description (from host) The next meeting of our Victorian Book Club will focus on Sarah E. Farro's novel, True Love. Farro's 1891 novel is believed to be the first novel by an African American woman. Description: True Love: A Story of English Domestic Life (1891) is the first and only novel by Sarah E. Farro. Inspired by the works of Dickens and Thackeray, this novel models itself on the stories of romance and everyday life…