Africana Tea: A Global History of Tea and Black Women's Health is an illustrated tea table book that catalo gs multiple narratives about Black women&rsquo\;s diverse experiences with tea as a tool for health\, healing\, and wellness. Based on research by D r. Stephanie Y. Evans and her work on historical wellness\, Africana T ea unveils the roots of Black women&rsquo\;s international tea cultur e. From hibiscus in Egypt and Jamaica to black tea in Kenya\, sassafras or orange pekoe iced tea in the US South\, and aromatic herbal teas of Calif ornia\, Black women&rsquo\;s wellness is steeped in tea history. This tea table book traces the historical\, geographic\, health\, and educational t raditions of collective care and offers a tea-tasting journal for self-car e.
\nBooks will be available for purchase and signing from \;Bla ck Dot Cultural Center. \;
\nThis program is free and open to th e public. Registration is requested.
\nDr. Stephanie Y. Evan s is Full Professor and former Director of Women's\, Gender\, and Sexualit y Studies (WGSS) at Georgia State University. As a Professor of Black Wome n's Studies\, she is the author of three books and co-editor of five books \, published through University Press of Florida\, State University of New York Press\, and Wayne State University Press. She headed Clark Atlanta U niversity's Department of African American Studies\, Africana Women's Stud ies\, and History (AWH) and was a Director of the African American Studies Program at University of Florida. \;
\nModerating the talk is Dr. La&rsquo\;Neice Littleton who holds a Ph.D. in Humanities with concentrati ons in African American Studies and History. Dr. Littleton has taught mult iple courses in Humanities\, History\, and African American Studies at ins titutions such as Clark Atlanta University\, Morehouse College\, and Agnes Scott College. She is a member of the National Council for Black Studies and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. As a public historian specializing in community engagement\, Dr. Littleton w orks to provide community members access to gathering and preserving histo ry in a myriad of ways. \;
\n* Presented by Adult Services. \;
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