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SUMMARY:Contemporary Conversations - Chlorine Skies and Chrome Valleys: Th
 e Work of Mahogany L. Browne
LOCATION:Marilyn J. Praisner Library\nMarilyn J. Praisner Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join the Lincoln Center’s first-ever poet-in-residence\
 , renowned writer Mahogany L. Browne to talk about her work. .\nhttps://mc
 pl.libnet.info/event/10566205
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Join the Lincoln Center&rsquo\;s first-eve
 r poet-in-residence\, renowned writer Mahogany L. Browne to talk about her
  work. Mahogany is a playwright\, community organizer\, arts event curator
  &amp\; literary educator receiving fellowships from Arts for Justice\, Ai
 r Serenbe\, Cave Canem\, Poets House\, and Mellon Research &amp\; Rauschen
 berg. She is the author of Vinyl Moon\, Chlorine Sky\, Chrome Valley\, Wok
 e: A Young Poets Call to Justice\, Woke Baby\, and Black Girl Magic.</p>\n
 <p>Mahogany is the Executive Director of JustMedia\, a media literacy init
 iative designed to support the groundwork of criminal justice leaders and 
 community members. She held a long tenure as the Friday Night Slam curator
  and Poetry Program director at the famed Nuyorican Poets Cafe and receive
 d a SWACC! Focus Fellowship award along with nominations for the NAACP&rsq
 uo\;s Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Browne has served as the 
 Executive Director of the Bowery Poetry Club and as the Artistic Director 
 at Urban Word NYC.</p>\n<p>Q&amp\;A after the presentation followed by boo
 k signing reception featuring complimentary light fare.</p>\n<p>Books will
  be available at the event for purchase from the Friends of the Library Mo
 ntgomery County (FOLMC) or by visiting <a href="https://bookshop.org/shop/
 folmc">https://bookshop.org/shop/folmc</a></p>\n<p>The Contemporary Conver
 sations series is sponsored by Friends of the Library Montgomery County (F
 OLMC) and Classroom 2 Community (C2C).</p>\n<p>Registration required.</p>\
 n<p>Questions about this program?&nbsp\;Contact <a href="https://montgomer
 ycountymd.gov/library/branches/praisner.html">Marilyn J. Praisner Library<
 /a> at 240-773-9460</p>\n<p>Don't have a card right now?&nbsp\; No worries
 !&nbsp\; Find out how to&nbsp\;<a href="https://mcpl.link/library-card-fro
 m-event-listing">Get a Library Card</a>.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>Accommod
 ation Requests</strong></p>\n<p>People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing sho
 uld request&nbsp\;<strong><a href="https://montgomerycountymd.gov/Library/
 accessibility/interpreter.html">English-language captioning or sign-langua
 ge interpretation</a></strong>&nbsp\;at least five days before the library
 -sponsored program they plan to attend. Contact the Assistant Facilities a
 nd Accessibility Program Manager at 240-777-0002 with all other accommodat
 ion requests.</p>\n<p>cm 1.1 01/03/2023</p>\nhttps://mcpl.libnet.info/even
 t/10566205
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