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SUMMARY:Libraries are Hip-Hop
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DESCRIPTION:Kiana Fitzgerald is an author\, freelance music journalist\, c
 ultural critic\, and DJ. Her debut book\, Ode to Hip-Hop: 50 Albums That D
 efine 50 Years of Trailblazing Music\, is out now..\nhttps://faylib.libnet
 .info/event/10202014
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>We are back with our first Innovation Seri
 es speaker of 2024!</p>\n<p>Join us for an engaging evening with writer Ki
 ana Fitzgerald\, author of <a href="https://catalog.faylib.org/Record/2470
 45?searchId=158074&amp\;recordIndex=1&amp\;page=1&amp\;referred=resultInde
 x"><em>Ode to Hip-Hop: 50 Albums That Define 50 Years of Trailblazing Musi
 c</em></a>.</p>\n<p>This special event will feature a moderated conversati
 on and an immersive vinyl listening segment as we discuss some of the most
  influential hip-hop albums and songs from the last 50 years--followed by 
 a book signing.</p>\n<p>Dive into insightful discussions as we explore Kia
 na's work\, passions\, and creative process. Plus\, get the chance to inte
 ract with Kiana during a lively Q&amp\;A session.</p>\n<p>Don't miss this 
 opportunity to connect with a talented writer and experience the magic of 
 music and storytelling.</p>\n<hr />\n<p>Kiana Fitzgerald likes to do a lot
  of things\, but most of her time is spent with music. She specializes in 
 analyzing the art form as a journalist\, podcaster\, and on-air commentato
 r. Additionally\, she&rsquo\;s a cultural critic and a champion of Black c
 ulture. She moonlights as a personal essayist and DJ. Kiana&rsquo\;s debut
  book\, <em>Ode to Hip-Hop: 50 Albums That Define 50 Years of Trailblazing
  Music</em>\, is out now via Running Press.</p>\n<p>Kiana has written vira
 l cover stories for Paper Magazine (Megan Thee Stallion) and New York Maga
 zine&rsquo\;s The Cut (Chika). Her work has been printed in Rolling Stone\
 , Texas Monthly\, Stranger&rsquo\;s Guide\, Houstonia Magazine\, and Bitch
  Magazine. She has also produced highly circulated pieces for NPR\, Vibe M
 agazine\, Billboard\, Mic\, Vox\, NYLON Magazine\, The FADER\, Brooklyn Ma
 gazine\, Okayplayer\, REVOLT\, Saint Heron\, Uproxx\, and other publicatio
 ns.</p>\n<p>On top of her writing endeavors\, Kiana is a mental health adv
 ocate on TikTok\, where she has built a community of 20\,000+ supporters.<
 /p>\n<p>Kiana earned a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree in print journalism with s
 umma cum laude honors from Texas State University in 2011\, and a master&r
 squo\;s in new media in mass communication in 2013\, also from Texas State
 \, with summa cum laude honors.</p>\n<p>Aside from the above\, Kiana has w
 orked as a social media strategist\, editorial producer\, office reception
 ist\, and web developer.</p>\nhttps://faylib.libnet.info/event/10202014
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