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SUMMARY:Author Talk | ReShonda Tate
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DESCRIPTION:Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictio
 nal portrait of Hattie McDaniel\, one of Hollywood's most prolific but woe
 fully underappreciated stars and the first Black person ever to win an Osc
 ar for her role as Mammy in the critically acclaimed film classic "Gone Wi
 th the Wind.".\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/10026681
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><em>The Queen of Sugar Hill</em>&nbsp\;is 
 based on the extraordinary life of Hattie McDaniel\, who won an Oscar in 1
 940 for her role as Mammy in <em>Gone With the Wind.</em> Instead of the w
 in changing her life\, Hattie found herself thrust in the middle of two wo
 rlds&mdash\;Black and White&mdash\;and not being welcomed in either. As th
 e NAACP waged an all-out war against Hattie and actors like her\, the emot
 ionally conflicted actor found herself fighting daily as she navigated the
  horror and beauty of Hollywood.</p>\n<p>In re-creating Hattie&rsquo\;s st
 ory\, National Bestselling and Award-winning author ReShonda Tate pens an 
 emotional page-turner about what it takes to achieve your dreams &mdash\; 
 even when everything &mdash\; and everyone &mdash\; is against you.</p>\n<
 p><strong><span style="color: #333333\;">Books will be available for purch
 ase and signing from <a href="https://www.braveandkindbooks.com/" style="c
 olor: #333333\;"><span style="color: #0000ff\;">Brave &amp\; Kind Bookshop
 </span></a>.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</span></strong></p>\n<p><strong><span style="co
 lor: #333333\;"></span></strong></p>\n<p><span style="color: #008000\;"><s
 trong><em></em></strong></span></p>\n<p><strong><em>**</em></strong><span 
 style="color: #008000\;"><strong><em> This program is free and open to the
  public. Registration is required. Registered guests will be given priorit
 y entry into the event\, but it is on a&nbsp\;first-come-first-served basi
 s.&nbsp\;The waitlist will open at 6:45 pm if the room is not yet full to 
 capacity. Space is limited\, therefore entry cannot be guaranteed. The eve
 nt will start promptly at 7 pm.</em></strong></span></p>\n<hr />\n<p><stro
 ng>ReShonda Tate</strong> writes both adult and teen fiction\, as well as 
 nonfiction. An award-winning author and poet\, ReShonda is the recipient o
 f the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature for her book <em>Say Am
 en\, Again</em> and was also nominated for her books <em>Mama&rsquo\;s Boy
 </em> and <em>The Secret She Kept</em>. She has received a plethora of dis
 tinguished awards and honors for her journalism\, fiction\, and poetry wri
 ting skills\, including an induction into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame 
 and a Texas Top Author honor. Considered one of the top African-American a
 uthors in the country\, her books remain a staple on Bestseller&rsquo\;s l
 ists and have been featured in <em>USA Today\, The Washington Post\, Jet\,
  People\, Essence\, </em>and <em>Ebony Magazines.</em></p>\n<p><img src="h
 ttps://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/gwinnettpl/Adelma_Stanfor
 d_Brown_headshot.jpg" width="83" height="113" alt="" style="float: left\; 
 margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" /></p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;">Moderat
 ing the talk is <strong>Adelma Stanford Brown</strong>\, a Senior Digital 
 Communication Manager\, and an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
  Inc.\, where she currently serves as the president of the Alpha Alpha Pi 
 Omega chapter in South Gwinnett\, Georgia. Her community involvement exten
 ds to various organizations\, reflecting her commitment to making a positi
 ve impact. Adelma's passion for literature is evident in her longstanding 
 membership with A Mo Better View Book Club\, spanning over 15 years.</p>\n
 <p style="text-align: left\;"></p>\n<p style="text-align: left\;"><span st
 yle="color: #999999\;"><em>Presented by Adult Services</em></span></p>\n<p
 ></p>\nhttps://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/10026681
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