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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Breathing Out Live
LOCATION:Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library\nKate Waller Barrett Branch Li
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for a conversation with Author Whitney Parnell on her 
 debut book\, "Breathing Out: Ruminations of a Millennial Black Woman.".\nh
 ttps://alexandria.libnet.info/event/17224351
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Book Talk: Breathing Out Live is an opport
 unity to hear directly from Service Never Sleeps&nbsp\;CEO and founder Whi
 tney Parnell on her debut book\, <a href="https://alexandria.na5.iiivega.c
 om/search/card?id=a6ab2cdb-204e-5c73-8f2e-97f7199290aa&amp\;entityType=For
 matGroup" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Breathing Out: Ruminations of
  a&nbsp\;Millennial Black Woman</em></a>. The book covers stories and refl
 ections from her personal and&nbsp\;professional life\, drawing from her y
 ears of activism\, running a Black-led nonprofit\, and&nbsp\;navigating th
 e world as a Black woman today.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Together\, we'll dive into 
 her stories\, unpack her insights on today's cultural climate\, and&nbsp\;
 explore what it means to actively live out Allyship and pursue racial just
 ice in our daily&nbsp\;lives.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p>This program is for 
 those who have trained with Service Never Sleeps\, align with our mission\
 , or want to&nbsp\;learn more directly about the lessons and experiences o
 f a Black woman leader in the&nbsp\;nonprofit space and the world at large
 .</p>\n<p>Copies of the book will be available for purchase.</p>\n<p>Regis
 tration is appreciated.&nbsp\;&nbsp\;</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><img src="https://s
 tatic.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/alexandria/WhitneyParnell.png" wi
 dth="116" height="150" alt="" /></p>\n<p><strong>Whitney Parnell</strong> 
 (she/her) is an activist\, race equity practitioner\, artist\, and author.
  As a child of the Foreign Service\, she grew up between Latin America and
  West Africa\, and worked in the houselessness field in DC before starting
  Service Never Sleeps. Whitney wears many hats as the organizational leade
 r\, including guiding the SNS&rsquo\;s internal race equity priorities\, f
 acilitating the organization&rsquo\;s training content\, and continuing ef
 forts to grow the allyship movement.</p>\n<p><img src="https://static.libn
 et.info/frontend-images/editor/alexandria/Nick-SNS-Logo.png" width="200" h
 eight="68" alt="" /></p>\n<p><a href="https://serviceneversleeps.org/" tar
 get="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>Service Never Sleeps</strong></a> is a
 n Alexandria-based nonprofit that trains\, researches and advocates for so
 cial justice.&nbsp\;Our vision is a world where equal rights\, justice and
  opportunity are available to all.&nbsp\;We empower justice-minded individ
 uals with the tools and posture to be effective allies\, and to create equ
 ity within their spheres of influence.</p>\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info
 /event/17224351
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