Creating spaces that help elevate cultural narratives. Home of the discussion group One Book One Bronx.
Bronx, NY
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This summer, One Book One Bronx celebrates Haiti’s rich history, resilience, and vibrant culture through literature + community conversations. For complete details, visit onebookonebronx.com/haiti
First in the Family: A Story of Survival, Recovery, and the American Dream is an unflinching and intimate memoir of recovery by Jessica Hoppe. On 5/3, the author will join the conversation at BronxArtSpace. Register at eventbrite.com/e/one-book-on…
It's time to register for the Mosaic Literary Conference: James Baldwin at 100. It happens on Saturday, November 23, 2024, at 12pm at the Andrew Freedman Home, BX Details at mosaiclitcon.com
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1:30PM
Literature to Life presents If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin. Mini-Performance and Community Conversation at Bronx Library Center • 310 E Kingsbridge Road. Register at obob.info
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Recognizing the Bronx’s contributions to the City's arts & culture scene, the RBF announced grants to growing Bronx organizations @casitamariabx, @BxChildMuseum, @BAADBronx, Literary Freedom Project and @Dream_Yard. These organizations embody the power of arts to transform lives.
Mosaic, a literary magazine focused on the books by writers of African descent, develops lesson plans for secondary school educators magcloud.com/browse/magazine…
The Bronx Book Festival Just Happened for the Seventh Time — and Maybe Its Last thecity.nyc/2024/06/12/bronx…
Saturdays at the @bronxmuseum, Punch Me Up to the Gods: A Memoir by Brian Broome. A poetic and raw coming-of-age memoir in essays about blackness, masculinity, and addiction
Mar 16, 23, Apr 6, 13, & 20
on Zoom, Tuesdays, 7p, Mar 19, 26, Apr 2, & 9
#OneBookOneBronx #JamesBaldwin
Feb 3, join us at The Bronx Museum when we begin Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin. The book focuses on the events of an American man living in Paris and his feelings and frustrations with his relationships with other men... Free books available. jamesbaldwinat100.com
James Baldwin at 100 will encompass discussions, panels, screenings, and exhibitions focusing on a wide array of literary works and ideas. Foor details visit onebookonebronx.com/james-ba…
This September, One Book One Bronx partners with two community gardens to host conversations on Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys. Visit onebookonebronx.com to register.
To honor the 50th anniversary of hip hop, One Book One Bronx delves into two books that analyze the ongoing effects of misogyny and racism on America. When Chickenheads Come Home to Roost by Joan Morgan and Everything But the Burden by Greg Tate onebookonebronx.com/
One Book One Bronx 2023-24 Reading List
Help us select the books One Book One Bronx will read from September 2023-June 2024. Write in or pick five (5) books from the list that you would like us to consider. Vote Now! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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Act now! Tell @NYCMayorsOffice @NYCSpeakerAdams @NYCCouncil to #InvestInLibraries. on.nypl.org/speakout2023tw
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Find your weekend read in our April roundup of new lit mag issues! Featuring @GoodRiverReview, @Gulf_Coast, @HangingLooseNY, @humanaobscura, @IslandiaJournal, @kenyonreview, @LEspritLit, @PennelRalph, @MacGuffin1984 & more CLMP members: clmp.org/news/april-2023-rou…
We're currently discussing Brother, Sister, Mother, Explorer: A Novel by Jamie Figueroa, On Zoom: Tuesdays 7pm, 4/25, 5/2, 5/9, 5/16, & 5/23
Presented in partnership with the Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education. Free and open to the public onebookonebronx.com/
Join #OneBookOneBronx when we discuss Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall. Free books available. Visit onebookonebronx.com for details.
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Today President Biden announced the members of the President’s Committee on the Arts & the Humanities (#PCAH).
The committee, led by @BruceCohen83 & @ladygaga, will work w/ @PCAHgov's Tsione Wolde-Michael on policy objectives in the #arts & #humanities: bit.ly/43zCLSz
