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SUMMARY:Lit Chat with Frederick Joseph 
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DESCRIPTION:Take your nose out of that book and geek out with your favorit
 e authors or discover someone new to make your bookstack sing! There are t
 ons of authors writing everything from current events to mysteries to sci-
 fi and fantasy to the great American novel. Spend time with them as they t
 alk about their latest work\, what their writing process is\, and join in 
 Q&A to get to know them better. .\nhttps://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/ev
 ent/4981819
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><img src="https://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.
 info/images/editor/jaxpubliclibrary/E-news_Banner_Lit_Chat_Frederick_Josep
 h_2020.jpg" alt="Frederick Joseph" width="600" height="200" /></p>\n<p>Fre
 derick Joseph joins us to discuss his book&nbsp\;<em><a href="https://jkpl
 .ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/search/results?qu=the+black+friend+fre
 derick&amp\;te=">The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person</a></em>
 . This book serves as a conversation starter\, tool kit\, and an invaluabl
 e window into the life of a former "token Black kid" who now presents hims
 elf as the friend many readers need.&nbsp\;Frederick&nbsp\;Joseph&nbsp\;ch
 ats with Jacksonville teen\,&nbsp\;Taylor Richardson&nbsp\;who made <em>Th
 e Black Friend</em> available to all 21 library locations in Jacksonville.
 &nbsp\;Learn more about Taylor Richardson <a href="https://jaxpubliclibrar
 y.org/blog/girl-behind-black-friend-challenge">HERE</a>.&nbsp\; Moderating
  with Taylor are two amazing students&nbsp\;Yasmeen Ibrahim and Jakhye Wil
 kins.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><br />Joseph is the man who started #BlackPantherChal
 lenge and raised over a million dollars to help 75\,000 children worldwide
  to see 'Black Panther&rsquo\; movie for free. It was one of the biggest G
 oFundMe campaigns in history. Joseph is also an award-winning marketing pr
 ofessional\, activist\, philanthropist\, and author. Joseph consistently w
 rites about marketing\, culture\, and politics for the Huffington Post\, U
 SA Today\,&nbsp\;NowThisNews\, The Independent\,&nbsp\;AdWeek\, amongst ot
 hers.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Registration is required for this event and must be c
 ompleted two hours prior to the start time. A library card and PIN is requ
 ired for registration. If you do not have a card\, click <a href="https://
 jaxpubliclibrary.org/services/get-library-card">HERE</a> to obtain one.</p
 >\n<p>A link to the Zoom meeting room will be sent 1 hour prior to the eve
 nt. Your Zoom name must match your registration name for you to be admitte
 d to the program.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Pursuant to the Americans with Disabiliti
 es Act\, accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon r
 equest. Please allow 1&ndash\;2 business days to process. Last-minute requ
 ests will be accepted\, but may not be possible to fulfill. Please ask for
  Learning Services at 255-2665 or email JPLPrograms@coj.net.</p>\n<p>&nbsp
 \;</p>\nhttps://jaxpubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/4981819
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