BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:DC Public Library X-WR-CALNAME:DC Public Library BEGIN:VEVENT UID:d95faac6-9005-42bb-a2ed-21b5c51906db SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260813T131602Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230415T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230415T160000 SUMMARY:Author Talk: Say Their Names 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:Authors Patrice Gaines\, Keith Harriston\, Curtis Bunn\, Nick Charles\, and Michael Cottman will discuss their book\, Say Their Names: H ow Black Lives Came to Matter in America..\nhttps://dclibrary.libnet.info/ event/8229980 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

This event is made possible in part by the DC Public Library Foundation. A free copy of the book will be available to the first 50 registrants c ourtesy of their support. \;

About the Book

SAY THEIR NAMES: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America&mdash\;a gripping\, thought-provoking s urvey of the forces that pushed our unjust system to its breaking point fo llowing the murder of George Floyd\, a definitive catalyst for our country &rsquo\;s present-day racial reckoning.
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As the Black Liv es Matter movement gives momentum to a long-overdue cultural shift in Amer ica&rsquo\;s collective conscience\, some might say the story of the weeks of protests in the summer of 2020 began with the 9 minutes and 29 seconds when Police Officer Derek Chauvin murdered George Floyd on camera. Many s aw a story where white America had finally witnessed enough brutality\, wi th Floyd&rsquo\;s death being the impetus for the sweeping federal\, state \, and intrapersonal changes in its wake. The only problem is that it isn' t true. George Floyd was not the first Black man to be murdered by police\ , yet his death came at a time when America was already a country on the b rink.
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Penned by a powerhouse of five expert Black journa lists\, SAY THEIR NAMES is a deep dive exploration of the historical conte xt behind America&rsquo\;s original sin. By examining how inequality was p ropagated through history\, the authors highlight the disparities that for so long have characterized the dangers of being Black in America.
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SAY THEIR NAMES shows how Black people in America attempted a s eries of moderate methods to counteract these inequalities\, dating back t o Ferguson and the Civil Rights movement before it\, to enact change long before the pandemic arrived\, and how the killings of Ahmaud Arbery\, Breo nna Taylor\, and George Floyd pushed compliance with an unjust system to i ts breaking point. Finally\, they outline the changes that have resulted f rom this movement\, helping readers understand the magnitude of what we've been able to accomplish\, while at the same time proposing necessary next steps to move forward as individuals and as a society.
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With a combination of incisive\, focused journalism and affecting personal insight\, the authors bring together their collective years reporting int o one voice\, creating a cohesive and comprehensive understanding of racia l inequality in America.
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< strong>ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Patrice Gaines is author of the bestselling memoir Laughing in the Dark (Random House\, \;1995) and Moments of Grace(Random House\, 1998). Gaines \;was a repo rter at the Washington Post for 16 years. While at the Post\, she was a&nb sp\;member of a team that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. She was a warded a Soros Justice Media Fellowship to write a series of columns about the impact of incarceration on the Black community. At age 21\, Gaines wa s found guilty of drug charges and forever labeled a &ldquo\;convicted fel on.&rdquo\; In the decades since\, she has spoken and taught in prisons an d jails\, and also lectured at colleges and conferences on the brutality a nd failure of America&rsquo\;s criminal justice system. Gaines is also a j ustice advocate and abolitionist.

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\n< p>Michael H. Cottman\, author and award-winning journalis t\, is Assistant to the Dean for the Morgan State University School of Glo bal Journalism and Communication. He served as Program Editor for NBCU Aca demy\, a journalism education and training initiative with the NBCUniversa l News Group Diversity\, Equity and Inclusion Team. He is also the former Editorial Manager of NBCBLK\, a division of NBC News Digital. Cottman is a former reporter for \;The Washington Post \;and \;The Miami H erald\, \;among other publications. Cottman\, who has received numerou s awards\, was also part of a Pulitzer Prize-winning team for \;Newsda y's coverage of a deadly subway crash in New York in 1992. Cottman has aut hored\, co-authored and edited eight non-fiction books and he appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show to discuss his work.

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Nick Charles has reported\, written\, and edited f or various media at the local and national levels. He has been a reporter/ writer and contributor to the \;Daily News\, People\, NPR\, the Washin gton Post\, The Undefeated\, as well as several other publications. He was the Editor in Chief of AOL Black Voices and the VP of Digital Content for BET.com. Charles is the Chief Culture Editor for NPR.

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\;Keith Harriston is a writer based in Washington\, D.C.\, who w orked for 23 years as a senior newsroom manager\, department editor\, inve stigative reporter\, and beat reporter covering public safety policy at Th e Washington Post. As a reporter at The Post\, Harriston twice was a nomin ated finalist by the Pulitzer Prize Board. Since leaving The Post\,Harrist on has taught journalism at American University\, Howard University\, and George Washington University\, where he currently is a professorial lectur er in journalism. \;
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