BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:DC Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:DC Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:77d86ce0-6dd6-473d-a3c2-3bea86317947 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260803T081442Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220714T200000 SUMMARY:Writing on Race and Identity LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library\nMartin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Martin Luther King Jr. Mem orial Library - Central Library;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Martin Luther Ki ng Jr. Memorial Library - Central Library:geo:38.8986823,-77.024871 GEO:38.8986823;-77.024871 DESCRIPTION:Join the Library for a timely and thoughtful panel on race and identity with writers Sonja Cherry-Paul\, Tricia Ebarvia\, Glory Edim\, F rederick Joseph and Amina Luqman-Dawson..\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/e vent/6844260 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

As part of the 2022 Institute for Racial E quity in Literacy (IREL)\, you are invited to join the DC Public Library\, DC Public Library Foundation for a timely and thoughtful discussion with five incredible writers and activists who explore issues of race in their work\, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Stamped: For Kids)\, \;Tricia Ebarv ia (Co-Founder of #DisruptTexts)\, Glory Edim (Well-Read Blac k Girl)\, Frederick Joseph (The Black Friend) and Amina Luqm an-Dawson (Freewater). The theme for the 2022 institute is\, Interrogating Internalized Racism in Ourselves and in Our Practice \;< /em>and it focuses on the ways in which racism lives in all of us. By iden tifying our own personal relationships with race and racism\, we can then disrupt and dismantle the ways that our literacy practices may harm studen ts and work towards a liberatory personal and professional approach to lea rning.

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In this conversation\, the panelists will explore their rel ationship with race and identity and how it shapes the different kinds of creative work they produce\, from podcasts to novels to op-eds and more.&n bsp\;
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Limited FREE copies o f each of the panelists' and institute organizer's books listed below will be available for participants to take home and add to their home librarie s! A book signing with the authors will follow the event. \;< /span>
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The Black Friend by Frederick Joseph
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Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
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On Girlhood by&nbs p\;Glory \;Edim
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Stamped (For Kids) - Sonja Cherry-Paul\, Ibram X. Kendi\, Jason Reynolds
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Panel Bios
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Sonja Cherr y-Paul
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Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul&rsquo\;s research and work stem from an unyielding commitment to anti-bias and antiracist pedagogy an d practices. She has taught middle school students for twenty years and de velops curricula that centers the work of racial literacy in K-12 schools. As the co-founder of the Race Matters Committee in her former school dist rict\, Sonja spotlighted and centered issues related to race and racism an d provided faculty and staff with the language and tools to facilitate con versations with students about race. Sonja has adapted the #1 New York Tim es Best Seller \;Stamped (For Kids)\, published by Little\, Brown Book s for Young Readers\, which has earned starred reviews by Kirkus and Schoo l Library Journal\, and was selected as one of the best nonfiction/informa tional books of 2021 by Parents Magazine\, School Library Journal\, the Ne w York Public Library\, and the Chicago Public Library. She is the co-auth or of four books published by Heinemann: \;Teaching Interpretation: Us ing Text-Based Evidence to Construct Meaning (2014)\, \;Flip Your Writ ing Workshop: A Blended Learning Approach (2016)\, \;Breathing New Lif e into Book Clubs: A Practical Guide for Teachers (2019) \;and \;C ritical Literacy: Unlocking Contemporary Fiction.
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\n< p>Tricia Ebarvia
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A co-founder of #DisruptTexts a nd co-founder/director of the Institute for Racial Equity in Literacy (IRE L)\, Tricia Ebarvia advocates for literacy instruction rooted in equity an d liberation through critical literacy. An educator with more than 20 year s of classroom experience\, she is currently the Director of Diversity\, E quity\, and Inclusion at an independent school in Philadelphia. Previously \, Tricia taught and served as department chairperson at a large public hi gh school where she taught courses in American literature\, AP Language\, and AP Literature. A National Writing Project teacher consultant (West Che ster Writing Project)\, Tricia also serves on the Advisory Board for the C enter for Antiracist Education (CARE). She is the recipient of the 2021 Di vergent Award for Excellence in Literacy Advocacy\, as well as the NCTE Hi gh School Teacher of Excellence award. Tricia&rsquo\;s work has been featu red in various publications and academic journals and the author of a fort hcoming professional book on anti-bias literacy instruction. Follow her @t riciaebarvia and at triciaebarvia.org.
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G lory Edim
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Glory Edim \;is the founder of Well-Read Black Girl\, a podcast and digital platform that celebrates the uniqueness of Black literature a nd sisterhood. She edited the \;Well-Read Black Girl \;anthology i n 2018\, which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award. \;She was the 2 017 winner of the Innovator's Award from the \;Los Angeles Times \ ;Book Prizes and has worked as a cultural \;practitioner for over ten years. She serves on the board of Baldwin for the Arts and New York City's Housing Works Bookstore. She currently resides in Washington D.C. with he r son\, Zik. \;
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Frederick Joseph
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F rederick Joseph is an activist\, a philanthropist with over 10 years of ma rketing experience\, and the New York Times bestselling author of The Blac k Friend and the forthcoming title Better Than We Found It. An award-winni ng marketing professional and media representation advocate\, Joseph has b een recognized for the International Literacy Association&rsquo\;s 2021 Ch ildren&rsquo\;s &\; Young Adults&rsquo\; Book Award and was named in 20 19 to Forbes 30 Under 30 list. In his new personal and poignant collection \, Patriarchy Blues (Harper Perennial)\, Joseph examines the culture of ma sculinity through the lens of a Black man.
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Amina Luqman-Dawson
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Amina Luqman- Dawson loves using writing to tell stories and to build an understanding o f race\, culture \;and community. Her published writing includes op-ed s in newspapers such as the Washington Post\, magazine articles\, travel w riting and book reviews. \; \;She&rsquo\;s authored the pictorial history book \;Images of America: African Americans of Petersburg \;(Arcadia Publishing). She&rsquo\;s worked as a policy professional\, res earcher \;and consultant on issues of education and criminal justice. She has a BA in Political Science from Vassar College and a Master of Publ ic Policy from UC Berkeley. \;Freewater \;is her debut novel. The novel has received critical acclaim including 5-starred reviews from Kirku s\, Publisher&rsquo\;s Weekly\, Horn Book\, School Library Connection and BookPage. Freewater was recognized by Entertainment Weekly Magazine as a B lack History Month pick. Freewater was also featured on NPR&rsquo\;s natio nally syndicated program Here and Now. \;Amina is a proud mother of a 13-year-old son. \; \;She\, her husband and son reside in Arlingt on\, VA.
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This event is made possible with the generous support of the DC Public Library Foundation. \;
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