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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Damon Mosley 
LOCATION:Delaware Branch Library\nDelaware Branch Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join writer\, producer\, and publisher Damon Mosley in a discu
 ssion with the Delaware African American Heritage Council\, followed by a 
 meet & greet and a book signing of "Smile for We.".\nhttps://delawarelibra
 ry.libnet.info/event/6872028
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3>For updates on Damon's visit\, please fil
 l out the Register button on this page.&nbsp\;</h3>\n<p>Mosley just releas
 ed his second book\, "<a href="https://smileforwe.com/">Smile for We</a>\,
 " as part of a movement to stop the negative stereotypes seen in movies an
 d on TV. He wants to help the world see Black men in a different light\, s
 o he grabbed his camera and went outside to find beauty in the US.&nbsp\;A
 s more teens are caught up in violence\, he hopes the book can also serve 
 as a positive influence\, full of role models for younger generations.&nbs
 p\; Learn more about "Smile for We" and Damon Mosley at <a href="https://s
 mileforwe.com">https://smileforwe.com</a>. Watch an <a href="https://abc6o
 nyourside.com/news/local/columbus-author-uses-book-to-portray-black-men-in
 -a-positive-light-break-down-stereotypes-damon-mosley-smile-for-we-columbu
 s-franklin-county-ohio">ABC6 interview</a> with Damon!&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>Mosl
 ey will chat with Johnnie Jackson\, MBA\, Diversity and Equity Supervisor 
 for Marion City Schools. They will discuss how Mosley became an author\, t
 he inspiration for the book\, defining language\, and exploring and refram
 ing themes. He'll talk about how negative images of Black men - in news co
 verage\, entertainment\, and politics - are weaponized into actual legisla
 tion against the Black community. Thus the need for rebranding through pos
 itive images.</p>\n<p>Johnnie Jackson&nbsp\;is a Ph.D. Candidate in the De
 partment of Educational Leadership at Miami University. He is currently th
 e Diversity and Equity Supervisor for Marion City Schools.</p>\n<p><img sr
 c="https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/delawarelibr
 ary/Damon_Mosley.jpg" alt="" width="400" height="522" /></p>\n<p><a href="
 https://smileforwe.com/"><img src="https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/fro
 ntend-images/editor/delawarelibrary/Smile_for_We.jpg" alt="" width="795" h
 eight="200" /></a></p>\n<p>Special Thanks to our Partners at:</p>\n<p><img
  src="https://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/delawarel
 ibrary/Delaware_African_American_Heritage_Council.png" alt="" width="400" 
 height="400" /></p>\nhttps://delawarelibrary.libnet.info/event/6872028
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