Schomburg Center Literary Festival Explores Freedom

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Parent Category: Other Festivals

Category: Literature

Published on Tuesday, 01 June 2021 20:00

Written by Brad Balfour

The Third Annual Schomburg Center Literary Festival: Reading the African Diaspora expands on the Schomburg Center’s long tradition of championing authors of African descent from across the globe and publications that celebrate Black history and culture. Running June 14 to the 19th, the fest will be held virtually. 

This year’s festival explores the concept of freedom, culminating on June 19, also known in the United States as Juneteenth, a day in 1865 marking freedom for enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. The third annual Schomburg Center Literary Festival features book talks with critically acclaimed authors such as Carol Anderson, Mahogany L. Browne, Ellis Cose, Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Kiese Laymon, Yusef Komunyakaa, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, Ben Okri, and more.

To learn more, go to: https://www.schomburgcenterlitfest.org/

The Third Annual Schomburg Center Literary Festival
June 14 - 19, 2021

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