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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Helping Kids Rise in the Community

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Essence Authors Experience - 2023 Essence Festival
Fri, Jun 30
New Orleans
Join us as we attend the #EssenceFestival to interact & engage with our favorite authors & content creators at the ESSENCE Authors™ experience powered by Mahogany Books. This experience is sure to leave you inspired and encouraged.
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Liberation Station Bookstore Grand Opening
Sat, Jun 17
Raleigh
Join us as we celebrate with the Liberation Station Bookstore for their Grand Opening Day 1 events! The bookstore's ribbon cutting and grand opening will be from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 17th
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Black Children's Book Week
Sun, Feb 26
Black Children's Book Week
Black Children’s Book Week '23 will take place from February 26th - March 4th. The Week is a global celebration of Black children and their representation in children's books and other media.
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Da Gullah Geechee Celebration with Aunt Pearlie Sue
Fri, Feb 24
Columbia
Based on her grandmother, Aunt Pearlie Sue's character has entertained audiences with Gullah-flavored folktales for over 20 years from the schoolhouse to the White House.
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FAAAC presents A Conversation with Hafizah Augustus Geter and Tyrone Geter
Sun, Feb 19
The Columbia Museum of Art
On the heels of her recently released debut memoir, The Black Period: On Personhood, Race and Origin, celebrated author and poet Hafizah Augustus Geter joins the Friends of African American Art & Culture (FAAAC) for a reception, book-signing, and moderated talk.
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