{"title":"Author Talks","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"author-talk-nicole-lynn-in-conversation-with-keisha-nicole","title":"IRL Author Talk: Nicole Lynn in Conversation with Keisha Nicole - July 20, 2021 at 6:30 PM CST","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"g-group l-mar-bot-6 l-sm-mar-bot-4\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"structured-content g-cell g-cell-10-12 g-cell-md-1-1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-automation=\"about-this-event-sc\" class=\"has-user-generated-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan data-slate-fragment=\"JTdCJTIyb2JqZWN0JTIyJTNBJTIyZG9jdW1lbnQlMjIlMkMlMjJkYXRhJTIyJTNBJTdCJTdEJTJDJTIybm9kZXMlMjIlM0ElNUIlN0IlMjJvYmplY3QlMjIlM0ElMjJibG9jayUyMiUyQyUyMnR5cGUlMjIlM0ElMjJwYXJhZ3JhcGglMjIlMkMlMjJkYXRhJTIyJTNBJTdCJTIyY2xhc3NOYW1lJTIyJTNBbnVsbCU3RCUyQyUyMm5vZGVzJTIyJTNBJTVCJTdCJTIyb2JqZWN0JTIyJTNBJTIydGV4dCUyMiUyQyUyMmxlYXZlcyUyMiUzQSU1QiU3QiUyMm9iamVjdCUyMiUzQSUyMmxlYWYlMjIlMkMlMjJ0ZXh0JTIyJTNBJTIySm9pbiUyMHVzJTIwZm9yJTIwb3VyJTIwZmlyc3QlMjBldmVyJTIwaW4tcGVyc29uJTIwZXZlbnQlMjBpbiUyMGNlbGVicmF0aW9uJTIwb2YlMjBOaWNvbGUlMjBMeW5uJ3MlMjBkZWJ1dCUyMGJvb2slMkMlMjBBZ2VudCUyMFlvdSUyQyUyMHdoaWNoJTIwZHJvcHMlMjBvbiUyMEp1bHklMjAxMy4lMjAlMjBUaGlzJTIwY29udmVyc2F0aW9uJTIwd2lsbCUyMGJlJTIwbW9kZXJhdGVkJTIwYnklMjBLZWlzaGElMjBOaWNvbGUlMjBvZiUyMDk3LjklMjBUaGUlMjBCb3glMkMlMjBhbmQlMjBpdCdzJTIwYWxsJTIwZ29pbmclMjBkb3duJTIwYXQlMjBQcm9qZWN0JTIwUm93JTIwSG91c2VzJTIwaW4lMjBUaGlyZCUyMFdhcmQhJTIyJTJDJTIybWFya3MlMjIlM0ElNUIlNUQlN0QlNUQlN0QlNUQlN0QlNUQlN0Q=\"\u003eJoin us for our first-ever, in-person event in celebration of Nicole Lynn's debut book, Agent You, which drops on July 13. This conversation will be moderated by Keisha Nicole of 97.9 The Box, and it's all going down at Project Row Houses in Third Ward!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Deets:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at 6:30 pm CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere\u003c\/strong\u003e: Project Row Houses Community Gallery - 2521 Holman Street, Houston, TX 77004\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow:  \u003c\/strong\u003eLimited in-person tickets are available.  You have the option to grab a ticket for free or purchase the book and ticket.  All books purchased prior to the event will be signed by the author, and will be available for pick up at the event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe hope to see you there!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"In this book, Nicole reveals her incredible journey and how she got where she is today.\" -Gabrielle Union (from the foreword)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAgent You shares Nicole’s key strategies for creating a plan and executing it, even in the face of self-doubt and external obstacles. Each chapter includes exercises to help you implement the strategies presented, so you can start working toward your goals today. After reading Agent You, you’ll learn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDiscover and stay focused on your purpose.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDevelop your personal brand and advocate for yourself.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrepare for big opportunities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLand your dream job.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManage your workload and still prioritize self-care.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Imagine if you had an agent for your own life…someone guiding you to determine what your purpose is, someone advocating for you in rooms you have not even stepped into, someone that was pushing you to your greatest potential…now, imagine that that agent is you,” says Lynn. “I believe that everyone can own their success story, no matter life’s challenges,” adds Lynn. “And, I believe that you are your best agent.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThriving in a male-dominated profession, Lynn tells about her extraordinary successes that were earned through a combination of hard work, preparation, self-advocacy, tenacity, and faith.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mce-fragment=\"1\" class=\"structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2019, Nicole Lynn became the first Black woman to represent a Top 3 NFL draft pick (and only the second woman in history to solo represent a NFL first rounder). The following year, Lynn again made history, representing back-to-back Top 10 NFL draft picks. Beyond the realm of sports, she represents multiple clients in the entertainment industry; ranging from broadcasters and a music artist. A TV show inspired by her life will be produced and released by 50 Cent and STARZ. Most recently, Lynn joined Klutch Sports Group as senior agent and president of football operations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 2020, she was named to Sports Illustrated’s ‘The Unrelenting’ list, honored as one of the most powerful, most influential and most outstanding women in sports. 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BOOK to receive a book with your ticket.  Your book will be shipped within 14 days after the event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e2) Select TICKET \u0026amp; DONATION to receive a ticket to the event.  This option allows you to make a $5 donation to our store.  These events are not free to execute so we appreciate your support!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3) Select TICKET ONLY to receive a ticket to the event only.  This ticket option does not include a book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe hope to see you there!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBeginning in his own hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader through an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation’s collective history, and ourselves.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving over 400 people on the premises. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives and work sustained it. It is the story of Angola, a former plantation-turned maximum security prison in Louisiana that is filled with Black men who work across the 18,000-acre land for virtually no pay. And it is the story of Blandford Cemetery, the final resting place of tens of thousands of Confederate soldiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn a deeply researched and transporting exploration of the legacy of slavery and its imprint on centuries of American history, \u003cem\u003eHow the Word Is Passed\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates how some of our country’s most essential stories are hidden in plain view-whether in places we might drive by on our way to work, holidays such as Juneteenth, or entire neighborhoods—like downtown Manhattan—on which the brutal history of the trade in enslaved men, women and children has been deeply imprinted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInformed by scholarship and brought alive by the story of people living today, Clint Smith’s debut work of nonfiction is a landmark work of reflection and insight that offers a new understanding of the hopeful role that memory and history can play in making sense of our country and how it has come to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eClint Smith is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e and the author of the poetry collection \u003ci\u003eCounting Descent. \u003c\/i\u003eThe book won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. He has received fellowships from New America, the Emerson Collective, the Art For Justice Fund, Cave Canem, and the National Science Foundation. His writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Poetry Magazine, The Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere. Born and raised in New Orleans, he received his B.A. in English from Davidson College and his Ph.D. in Education from Harvard University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Moderator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJeffrey Page is a native of Detroit, Michigan. He recently retired from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehe Awty International School where he taught History and Global Politics beginning in 2004. He has also served as an Adjunct Instructor of History at Texas Southern University and Houston Community College. In addition, he was an administrator at the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (Children's Protective Services), served as the Assistant Director of Children’s Division of the Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority of Harris County Texas, and has worked at Memorial Hermann Heights Hospital as a Medical Social Worker. He also worked as a Hospice Social Worker at the Hospice at the Texas Medical Center. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Project Row Houses:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eProject Row Houses is a community platform that enriches lives through art with an emphasis on cultural identity and its impact on the urban landscape. 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Eventbrite\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-body-medium\" data-automation=\"listing-event-description\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-body-medium\" data-automation=\"listing-event-description\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-body-medium\" data-automation=\"listing-event-description\"\u003ePlease use the Eventbrite link above to secure your ticket for this event!\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-automation=\"listing-event-description\" class=\"text-body-medium\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-automation=\"listing-event-description\" class=\"text-body-medium\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-automation=\"listing-event-description\" class=\"text-body-medium\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-automation=\"listing-event-description\" 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77085\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow:  \u003c\/strong\u003eTicket required for entry.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEvery ticket includes a copy of Gabrielle Union’s book, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou Got Anything Stronger?, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich will be available for pick-up when checking in at the venue.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCost: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/author-talk-you-got-anything-stronger-with-gabrielle-union-tickets-165514409053\"\u003e$35 via Eventbrite\u003c\/a\u003e (includes book)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe hope to see you there!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOver the years Gabrielle Union has been a tireless advocate for the marginalized and the victimized, and fans around the world have watched her both on and off-screen stand up to and speak out against injustice, in its myriad forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eWith her newest book, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYou Got Anything Stronger?,\u003c\/em\u003e Gabrielle is at her most vulnerable. Life happens with all its plot twists, and Gabrielle is opening up about everything from her surrogacy journey to navigating married life to aging and leveling up in your career. This will be a memorable evening of conversation that will leave guests feeling empowered and inspired. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGabrielle Union is an actress, executive producer, activist, best-selling author and most recently, a Time100 cover honoree. Union formed her production shingle “I’ll Have Another” in 2018 with the goal of telling stories that center marginalized communities with their specific point of views in an authentic manner. In August of 2020, she relaunched her haircare brand “Flawless by Gabrielle Union” for women with textured hair. The new and improved collection includes an array of options, affordably priced between $4 - $10, that empowers consumers to customize a regimen specific to their texture and style preferences. Prior to relaunching Flawless, Union learned of the disparities in the food space and joined Bitsy's as a cofounder with the goal of making healthy, allergen-friendly, school-safe snacks that are accessible and affordable for all families regardless of their socioeconomic or geographical status. Her first book, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe’re Going To Need More Wine: Stories That Are Funny, Complicated and True,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was released in 2017 and instantly became a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebestseller. Union serves as a leader and advocate for inclusion in the entertainment industry. She is also a champion of breast health and combating sexual violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent guidelines subject to change.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"PURCHASE TICKETS VIA EVENTBRITE LINK BELOW","offer_id":40260938825924,"sku":"","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/products\/GabrielleUnionEventFlyer.png?v=1628816464"},{"product_id":"virtual-author-talk-jason-wilson-in-conversation-with-the-black-man-project-september-21-at-7-pm-cst","title":"Virtual Author Talk: Jason Wilson in Conversation with The Black Man Project - September 21 at 7 PM CST","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-slate-fragment=\"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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePresented in partnership with Project Row Houses and The Black Man Project\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-slate-fragment=\"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\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoin us for a virtual author talk in celebration of Jason Wilson's newest book, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBattle Cry\u003c\/i\u003e. This conversation will be moderated by The Black Man Project and presented in partnership with Project Row Houses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvent Deets:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tuesday, September 21 at 7:00 pm CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhere\u003c\/strong\u003e: Virtual via Crowdcast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow:  \u003c\/strong\u003eRegistration is required by adding a ticket to your cart and checking out.  You have the option to grab a ticket for free, make a donation with your ticket, or purchase the book together with the ticket. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe hope to see you there!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFor decades, Jason Wilson tried his best to \"be a man\" but struggled to express the full range of human emotions because the only ones he felt comfortable expressing were the traditional \"masculine\" emotions--anger, aggression, and boldness. This went on until he finally released years of past trauma to attain the healing he needed to become a better man, husband, father, and leader. Learning how to master his emotions and verbally process them transformed Jason's life and relationships in ways he never could have imagined. He now seeks to expose the lies that many men have been deceived to believe about manhood and bring healing to their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBattle Cry\u003c\/em\u003e will teach men how to wage and win the war within themselves--unlearning society's definition of masculinity and empowering them with the tools needed to freely live from their hearts instead of their fears. Wilson shows readers how to\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ewin internal battles before they turn into external wars;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003emaster their emotions instead of being ruled by them;\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003erelease trauma from their past so they can live fully to their potential in the present; and\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003ecommunicate more effectively with the people in their lives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Moderators:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Black Man Project explores the origins of how misconceptions such as one-dimensional expression and emotional inaccessibility have come to be. We specifically explore the complexity of African American masculinity for young boys and simultaneously create safe spaces for black young men to engage in dialogue that grants space that nurtures healing, wholeness, leadership, accountability, and brotherhood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTo learn more about The Black Man Project visit \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/theblackmanproject.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.theblackmanproject.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Project Row Houses:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eProject Row Houses is a community platform that enriches lives through art with an emphasis on cultural identity and its impact on the urban landscape. We engage neighbors, artists, and enterprises in collective creative action to help materialize sustainable opportunities in marginalized communities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eProject Row Houses occupies a significant footprint in Houston’s Historic Third Ward, one of the city’s oldest African-American neighborhoods. The site encompasses five city blocks and houses 39 structures that serve as home base to a variety of community-enriching initiatives, art programs, and neighborhood development activities. PRH programs touch the lives of under-resourced neighbors, young single mothers with the ambition of a better life for themselves and their children, small enterprises with the drive to take their businesses to the next level, and artists interested in using their talents to understand and enrich the lives of others. Although PRH’s African-American roots are planted deeply in Third Ward, the work of PRH extends far beyond the borders of a neighborhood in transition. The Project Row Houses model for art and social engagement applies not only to Houston, but also to diverse communities around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\"\u003eTo learn more or to make a donation to Project Row Houses visit \u003ca title=\"www.projectrowhouses.org\" href=\"https:\/\/www.projectrowhouses.org\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewww.projectrowhouses.org\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"Ticket and Book","offer_id":40363960959172,"sku":"9781400226993","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/products\/JasonWilsonEvent_1.png?v=1630508190"},{"product_id":"irl-author-talk-tabitha-brown-discusses-feeding-the-soul-october-8-at-7-00-pm-cst-tickets-via-eventbrite","title":"IRL Author Talk: Tabitha Brown discusses Feeding the Soul - October 8 at 7:00 PM CST (TICKETS VIA EVENTBRITE)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"g-group l-lg-mar-bot-6 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data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e13950 Hillcroft Ave, Houston, TX 77085\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow:  \u003c\/strong\u003eTicket required for entry.  \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eEvery ticket includes a copy of Tabitha Brown's book, Feeding the Soul (becasue it's my business)\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003ewhich will be available for pick-up when checking in at the venue.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCost: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/170834940907\"\u003e$40 via Eventbrite\u003c\/a\u003e (includes book)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe hope to see you there!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the actress and TikTok vegan superstar who became known as \"America's Mom\" for her warm, upbeat, encouraging messages--a warmth, funny, generous book of life lessons in in trademark style.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrown's path to stardom was an unlikely one. While pursuing acting, she raised a family and struggled with a painful and debilitating autoimmune disorder that was finally cured by switching to a vegan diet, which she started talking about on TikTok.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNow she's one of the most popular personalities in the world, with millions of fans who follow her homespun wisdom. The book is filled with these stories about her life, career, faith, and family--and is organized around Tab's now-famous catchphrases like \"That's your business,\" \"Have the most amazing day,\" and \"But don't go messin' up no one else's.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMarked by humor, warmth, generosity, inspiration and faith, it's a book fans will return to again and again--and want to give others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-key=\"92\"\u003e\u003cspan data-key=\"93\"\u003eTabitha Brown literally and metaphorically satisfies the hunger of millions with her unique approach to veganism and her wholesome, comedic personality. Whether it be a new recipe, acquiring some imparted wisdom, enjoying a laugh, or melting away to a soulful, soothing voice, Tabitha Brown is home base. The North Carolina born actress, vegan lifestyle personality, mother, and wife, has amassed over 11 million followers across platforms, gaining 2 million followers over a five-week period on TikTok, earning her the coined title of “America’s mom.” Brown’s unique journey to veganism highlights the intersection of personal discovery, food, and health. With a passion for acting, Brown traveled around the States to pursue her career. 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The story, which addresses themes of perseverance and bravery, is based on Abrams’s experience participating in several spelling bees while in elementary school.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e“Words have always been important to me,” says Abrams. “I loved competing in spelling bees as a young girl. With this book, I want to inspire children to speak up for themselves and for others—and to keep trying if they don’t succeed the first time around.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe young Stacey in the book, who loves words and spelling, is asked by her teacher to compete in a spelling bee. Her excitement quickly evaporates when she discovers that she’ll be competing against Jake, the class bully. Abrams recalls of her childhood, “Like Jake, some kids picked on me and others who were different. Over the years, I learned how to use my words to do good, even when I am most afraid.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eStacey Abrams is the three-time New York Times bestselling author of While Justice Sleeps, Our Time Is Now, and Lead from the Outside; an entrepreneur; and a political leader. A tax attorney by training, she served eleven years in the Georgia House of Representatives, seven as Minority Leader, and became the 2018 Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia, where she won, at the time, more votes than any other Democrat in the state’s history. She has launched multiple organizations devoted to voting rights, training and hiring young people of color, and tackling social issues at the state, national, and international levels. She is the founder of Fair Fight, Fair Count, and the Southern Economic Advancement Project. Abrams is a lifetime member of the Council on Foreign Relations and sits on the boards of Climate Power 2020, the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, the Center for American Progress, and the Marguerite Casey Foundation. 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January 11 at 6:30 PM CST","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNOW VIRTUAL\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJoin us virtually for an evening of girl empowerment with a little magic mixed in as we celebrate the launch of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAshes of Gold\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith New York Times bestselling author, J Elle.   \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAshes of Gold\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis the \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eheart-pounding conclusion to the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/wings-of-ebony-by-j-elle?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e993e2ede\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/wings-of-ebony-by-j-elle?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e993e2ede\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWings of Ebony\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e duology\u003c\/span\u003e.  This conversation will be moderated by Ayana Gray, author of\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/beasts-of-prey-by-ayana-gray\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/beasts-of-prey-by-ayana-gray\"\u003eBeasts of Prey\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003eand will be planned and executed in partnership with the students at Young Women's College Prep.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvent Deets:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tuesday, January 11 at 6:30 pm CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhere\u003c\/strong\u003e: Crowdcst \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/ashes-of-gold-virtual\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/ashes-of-gold-virtual\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/ashes-of-gold-virtual\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow: \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGrab a ticket for free or purchase the book and ticket together.  All books will be shipped on Friday, January 14 after the author has had an opportunity to sign them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe hope to see you there!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the book:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn the heart-pounding conclusion to the\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/wings-of-ebony-by-j-elle?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e993e2ede\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/wings-of-ebony-by-j-elle?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e993e2ede\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003eWings of Ebony\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduology, which #1\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Nicole Yoon calls “bold, inventive, big-hearted and deeply perceptive,” Rue makes her final stand to reclaim her people’s stolen magic.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRue has no memory of how she ended up locked in a basement prison without her magic or her allies. But she’s a girl from the East Row. And girls from the East Row don’t give up. Girls from the East Row pick themselves back up when they fall. Girls from the East Row break themselves out.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut reuniting with her friends is only half the battle. When she finds them again, Rue makes a vow: she will find a way to return the magic that the Chancellor has stolen from her father’s people. Yet even on Yiyo Peak, Rue is a misfit—with half a foot back in Houston and half a heart that is human as well as god, she’s not sure she’s the right person to lead the fight to reclaim a glorious past.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen a betrayal sends her into a tailspin, Rue must decide who to trust and how to be the leader that her people deserve…because if she doesn’t, it isn’t just Yiyo that will be destroyed—it will be Rue herself.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJ Elle \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eis a prolific Black author and advocate for marginalized voices in both publishing and her community.  She is a\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author of young adult and middle-grade fantasy fiction. She is best known for her debut novel,\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/wings-of-ebony-by-j-elle?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e993e2ede\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/wings-of-ebony-by-j-elle?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e993e2ede\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWings of Ebony\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, and her work has been translated into three languages. The former educator and first-generation college student credits her nomadic lifestyle and humble inner-city beginnings as inspiration for her novels. When she’s not writing, Elle can be found mentoring aspiring authors, binging reality TV, loving on her three\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Moderator:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"structured-content-rich-text structured-content__module l-align-left l-mar-vert-6 l-sm-mar-vert-4 text-body-medium\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mesh-id=\"comp-kkdxx9x7inlineContent\" data-testid=\"inline-content\" class=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-mesh-id=\"comp-kkdxx9x7inlineContent-gridContainer\" data-testid=\"mesh-container-content\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"comp-kkdxw690\" class=\"_2Hij5\" data-testid=\"richTextElement\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAyana Gray\u003c\/strong\u003e is a New York Times bestselling young adult fantasy author and a lover of all things monsters, mythos, and magic. Originally from Atlanta, she now lives in Little Rock, Arkansas where she reads avidly, follows Formula One racing, and worries over the varying moods of her adopted baby black rhino, Apollo, and her mini goldendoodle, Dolly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHer debut novel, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/beasts-of-prey-by-ayana-gray?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=ae59f8f9f\u0026amp;_ss=r\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/beasts-of-prey-by-ayana-gray?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=ae59f8f9f\u0026amp;_ss=r\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBEASTS OF PREY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis being translated in 10 languages across five continents and is being adapted for film by Netflix.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font_8\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePronouns: She\/Her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"Ticket + Book","offer_id":42190366769407,"sku":"","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/products\/IMG_0769.jpg?v=1639536218"},{"product_id":"an-evening-with-zora-neale-hurston-moderated-by-morgan-jerkins","title":"An Evening with Zora Neale Hurston moderated by Morgan Jerkins - Jan 12 @ 7:30 PM CT","description":"\u003cp\u003eRegister at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/an-evening-with-zora\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/an-evening-with-zora\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're celebrating the release of the boxed set of Zora Neale Hurston's collection of works, all with reimagined covers illustrated by incredible Black artists, and her newest release of essays, You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNYT bestselling author, Morgan Jerkins, will moderate a conversation with Lucy Ann Hurston (scholar and niece of Zora Neale Hurston), Patrick Dougher (cover artist for Their Eyes Were Watching God), and Genevieve West (co-editor of You Don't Know Us Negroes and Other Essays).\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Boxed Set:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAvailable for the first time, this amazing boxed set includes 10 repackaged Zora Neale Hurston classics--each with a newly imagined cover by a popular contemporary Black artist. 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In \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSOUTH TO AMERICA: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of our most important thinkers and critics, acclaimed author \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImani Perry \u003c\/strong\u003etackles her most ambitious project yet, moving across the color line to grapple with the mix of intimacy and racial violence in Southern and American history, showing that what it means to be \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAmerican\u003c\/em\u003e is inextricably linked with the South. \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eImani Perry will be in conversation with Dr. Melanye Price of Prairie View University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvent Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen: Tuesday, February 1 @ 6:30 PM CST\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhere: Virtual via Crowdcast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow:  Register here or on Crowdcast.  Although the event is free, we encourage you to support our store and future programming by purchasing the book here.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImani Perry\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Hughes-Rogers Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University where she also teaches in Gender and Sexuality Studies, Law and Public Affairs and Jazz Studies. She has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a Ph.D in the history of American civilization from Harvard University. Perry is the author of \u003cem\u003eLooking for Lorraine: The Radiant and Radical Life of Lorraine Hansberry\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the Bograd-Weld Biography Prize of 2019 from the Pen America Foundation. She is also the author of \u003cem\u003eBreathe: A Letter to My Sons\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cem\u003e Vexy Thing: On Gender and Liberation\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cem\u003e May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem\u003c\/em\u003e, which was a finalist for the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Nonfiction. 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Her first book, Dreaming Blackness: Black Nationalism and African American Public Opinion (NYU, 2009) examined contemporary support for Black Nationalism. 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Cleveland reveals how America’s collective idea of God as a white man has perpetuated hurt, hopelessness, and racial and gender oppression. Integrating womanist ideology, and theological, historical, and social science research, she invites readers to take seriously the truth that God is not white nor male and points to a new path for connecting with the divine and honoring the sacredness of all Black people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristena Cleveland Ph.D\u003c\/strong\u003e. is a social psychologist, public theologian, author, and activist. She is the founder and director of the Center for Justice + Renewal as well as its sister organization, Sacred Folk, which creates resources to stimulate people’s spiritual imaginations and support their journeys toward liberation. An award-winning researcher and. 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She reflects on the lives of her grandmother and father to show us an \"embodied, dignity affirming spirituality\", both in beliefs and actions. Part memoir, part coming of age, Riley explores pressing topics in this season of chaos. We are asked to examine our own inherited stories as well as our ability to hold love, joy, rage, peace and rest. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCole Arthur Riley\u003c\/strong\u003e is a writer, liturgist, speaker seeking a contemplative life marked by embodiment and emotion. She is the creator and writer of Black Liturgies, a project seeking to integrate concepts of dignity, lament, rage, justice, rest, and liberation with literature and spirituality. 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As often as possible, she incorporates silence in her work to offer participants opportunities to seek their own truths. \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShe currently serves as Regional Representative for The Labyrinth Society and is active on the League of Women Voters Marketing Committee.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"Ticket w\/ Book","offer_id":42497416954111,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/products\/ThisHereFleshwithColeArthurRiley_1.png?v=1646084655"},{"product_id":"virtual-author-talk-fly-with-brittany-thurman-march-16-6-30-pm-cst","title":"Virtual Author Talk:  Fly with Brittany Thurman - March 16 @ 6:30 PM CST","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrder copies of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/fly-by-brittany-thurman\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/fly-by-brittany-thurman\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFly \u003c\/em\u003eby Brittany Thurman here\u003c\/a\u003e!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGrab your little ones and join us for a fun author chat as we reminiscence on a favorite Black girl magic pastime - double dutch!  In\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/fly-by-brittany-thurman\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e Fly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfrica decides to compete in a Double Dutch competition despite never having jumped in one before, she'll have to learn the winning moves, but it's the birthmark in the shape of her name that tells her she's always been a winner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEVENT DEETS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen:\u003c\/strong\u003e Wednesday, March 16 at 6:30 pm CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhere\u003c\/strong\u003e: Virtual via Crowdcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow: \u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eRegister on this page or head over to register on Crowdcast directly using this link.  If you register using our website (with or without purchasing the book) and not Crowdcast, you will register a Crowdcast watch link at least 24 hours before the start of the event.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe hope you can join us!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eABOUT THE BOOK:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen Africa decides to compete in a Double Dutch competition despite never having jumped in one before, she'll have to learn the winning moves, but it's the birthmark in the shape of her name that tells her she's always been a winner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrica doesn't hesitate to train for a competition. She asks for help from her female friends who give her all sorts of useful advice and train with her. This book is perfect for anyone looking to surround young readers with stories of confident and successful African American girls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfrica is inspired by the memory of her grandmother's achievements to help her on her own quest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrittany Thurman \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ei\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003es the author of Fly from Caitlyn Dlouhy Books. As a former children’s library specialist and museum educator, Brittany is dedicated to ensuring children's literature truthfully reflects the world in which we live. Brittany is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University where she studied Dramatic Writing, and Kingston University (London, England) where she studied theater. 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In August 2020, she was named\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/author\/joy-sewing\/\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonchronicle.com\/author\/joy-sewing\/\"\u003eHouston Chronicle’s Lifestyle and Culture Columnist\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand previously was the fashion and beauty editor. She has worked at the Kansas City Star, New York Post and has written regularly for Money, People, Vibe, Shape, Time, Town \u0026amp; Country, and other magazines. 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My hope is that my story will inspire you to light up your own life with creative expression and rediscover who you were before the world put a label on you.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Viola Davis: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVIOLA DAVIS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e is an internationally acclaimed actress and producer, known for her exceptional performances in television shows like 'How to Get Away with Murder' and movies like 'Fences' and 'The Help.' She is the winner of an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, and two Tony Awards, and in 2021 she won a Screen Actors Guild award for her role in 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'. 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Davis is also the founder and CEO of JuVee Productions, an artist driven production company that develops and produces independent film, theater, television, and digital content.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"Ticket with Book","offer_id":42590028660991,"sku":"9780063037328-event","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/products\/VirtualEvent_Asset_FINALCT_52.jpg?v=1650657856"},{"product_id":"virtual-author-talk-you-grow-gurl-with-christopher-griffin-march-30-7-00-pm-cst","title":"Virtual Author Talk: You Grow Gurl with Christopher Griffin - March 30 @ 7:00 PM CST","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us as we celebrate the release of \u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-you-grow-gurl-plant-kweens-lush-guide-to-growing-your-garden-by-christopher-griffin?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=71445f230\u0026amp;_ss=r\" title=\"You Grow Gurl\"\u003eYou Grow Gurl\u003c\/a\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eby Christopher Griffin\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEVENT DEETS:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen: \u003c\/strong\u003eWednesday, March 30 at 7:00 PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere: \u003c\/strong\u003eVirtual via Crowdcast.  You can register using this event page or directly through Crowdcast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow:  \u003c\/strong\u003eRegistration is required.  You can RSVP with a book purchase or without a book purchase.  We appreciate your support of our store by purchasing the book with us.  This empowers us to continue bringing amazing author programming to Houston and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis accessible and empowering guide to plant care as self-care is the perfect book for this Spring. Written by Black, queer, and non-binary plant influencer and expert Christopher Griffin aka \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plantkween\/?hl=en\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plantkween\/?hl%3Den\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1647633349133000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw05odhVFPcXgVFgW_loGXWR\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plantkween\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@PlantKween\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eYOU GROW, GURL!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e3\/22\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e) spills the juiciest tea on how to take care of yourself while taking care of your plants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChristopher Griffin\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(he\/she\/they) aka\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plantkween\/?hl%3Den\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1647633349133000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw05odhVFPcXgVFgW_loGXWR\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plantkween\/?hl=en\"\u003e@PlantKween\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the go-to source on plant-care as self-care. 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Her sometimes complicated relationship with her strong-willed, vibrant, religious mother marked her views of mothering and love. When a chance encounter with a tall-ish, brown-skinned brotha at Ruby Tuesday's right before closing time collided with a Jill Scott song and the right time of the month, Adiba found herself unexpectedly pregnant. She also found herself unexpectedly falling into the same relationship patterns of the matriarchs before her-the ones she swore she'd never end up in.\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMom to a new baby with high medical needs and a slew of hardships that just didn't seem to quit, she set out on a reckoning that was just as generational as it was personal. Along the way, Adiba never loses her heart or her humor. This is a true love story, but the kind about a woman loving herself enough to change the course of her life for herself, her child, and the women after her as well as before. From pasties to postpartum depression, \u003cem\u003eAin't That a Mother\u003c\/em\u003e is not your average motherhood memoir-and Adiba is not your average mother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe in-between moments and the self-revelations are where this bold and brilliant story of love, family secrets, and lots of \"what the…?\" really shines. Just like parenting, the story is messy, but the reward is incredibly satisfying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAdiba Nelson writes about inclusion and her life \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eas a Black mother, woman, and daughter. 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With a singular poetic voice brimming with imagery, Boyah challenges us to face difficult truths about the destructive forces that threaten Black lives and attempts to heal a fracture in Black men’s identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"expandContent\" id=\"desc_contributorbio0063073358-content\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBoyah J. Farah’s work has been featured in the \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGuardian, Harvard Transition, Scheer Intelligence\u003c\/em\u003e at KCRW, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGrubWrites,\u003c\/em\u003e and Truthdig. 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Five people who don’t have anything in common except for faint memories of being driven through Brixton in their dad’s gold jeep, and some pretty complex abandonment issues. Dimple has bigger things to think about.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe’s thirty, and her life isn’t really going anywhere. An aspiring lifestyle influencer with a terrible and wayward boyfriend, Dimple’s life has shrunk to the size of a phone screen. And despite a small but loyal following, she’s never felt more alone in her life. That is, until a dramatic event brings her half siblings Nikisha, Danny, Lizzie, and Prynce crashing back into her life. 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She is especially excited by stories that speak to navigating grief, trauma, and Black Femme Eroticism. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"TICKET WITH BOOK","offer_id":43218131550463,"sku":"9781419756870-event","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"TICKET ONLY","offer_id":43218131583231,"sku":"9781419756870-event-2","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/products\/Kindred_LarkAndKasim.jpg?v=1662067230"},{"product_id":"virtual-author-talk-golden-ax-with-rio-cortez-ariana-brown-september-26-7pm-cst","title":"Virtual Author Talk: Golden Ax with Rio Cortez \u0026 Ariana Brown-September 26 @7PM CST","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us as we celebrate the release of \u003cem\u003eGolden Ax\u003c\/em\u003e with Rio Cortez and poet author, Ariana Brown. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEVENT DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 25 @7PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere:\u003c\/strong\u003e Virtual via Crowdcast\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRegister on this page or head over to register on Crowdcast directly using \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/golden-ax-with-rio\"\u003ethis link\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/lark--kasim-start-a-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/lark--kasim-start-a-2\"\u003e.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/lark--kasim-start-a-2\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.crowdcast.io\/e\/lark--kasim-start-a-2\"\u003e \u003c\/a\u003e If you register using our website (with or without purchasing the book) and not Crowdcast, you will register a Crowdcast watch link at least 24 hours before the start of the event.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Book\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Outstanding . . . the poetry in these pages is intelligent, lyrical, as invested in the past as the present and future with witty nods to pop culture.” —Roxane Gay, author of \u003ci\u003eHunger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e“I’ve never read anything like it. Truly a sublime experience.” —Jason Reynolds, author of \u003ci\u003eAin’t Burned All the Bright\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA groundbreaking collection about Afropioneerism past and present from Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Rio Cortez\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a visionary writer praised for her captivating work on Black history and experience, comes a poetry collection exploring personal, political, and artistic frontiers, journeying from her family's history as \"Afropioneers\" in the American West to shimmering glimpses of transcendent, liberated futures. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn poems that range from wry, tongue-in-cheek observations about contemporary life to more nuanced meditations on her ancestors—some of the earliest Black pioneers to settle in the western United States after Reconstruction—\u003ci\u003eGolden Ax\u003c\/i\u003e invites readers to re-imagine the West, Black womanhood, and the legacies that shape and sustain the pursuit of freedom. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, \u003cstrong\u003eRio Cortez\u003c\/strong\u003e is the New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe ABCs of Black History\u003c\/em\u003e (Workman, 2020) and \u003cem\u003eI Have Learned to Define a Field As a Space Between Mountains\u003c\/em\u003e, winner of the 2015 Toi Dericotte and Cornelius Eady Chapbook Prize. 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Ariana is a 2014 national collegiate poetry slam champion and owes much of her practice to Black performance communities led by Black women poets from the South. She has been writing, performing, and teaching poetry for over ten years. 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Her work has been featured by a wide range of media outlines, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, NPR, Good Morning America, ABC News, Essence, The Cut, MindBodyGreen, Bet\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e, among many others. She teaches workshops and leads retreats centered around writing and self-care, and was host of the popular \u003ci\u003ehey, girl podcast\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of several books and journals, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eAfter the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eIn Courage Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. 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In a narrative that blends present with past, Randi Pink explores two extraordinary characters who channel their hopelessness and find their voices to make history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandi Pink\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAngel of Greenwood\u003c\/i\u003e, praised by NPR as a story “American kids need to know”; G\u003ci\u003eirls Like Us,\u003c\/i\u003e a School Library Journal Best Book of 2019, and \u003ci\u003eInto White\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by Feiwel and Friends. She lives with her family in Birmingham, Alabama. 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Williams AND illustrator, Briana Mukodiri Uchendu. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEVENT DEETS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: October 20 at 7:00PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Project Row House Community Gallery (2521 Holman Street, HTX, 77004)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow: RSVP with book to support our programming and store or grab a free ticket. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbout the Book \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a little boy grows into a bigger boy, ready to take on the world, he first must have that very difficult conversation far too familiar to so many Black Americans on how to live in a world where racism is ready to take on YOU....\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMost Black and Brown children are given some form of The Talk, but it's not the easiest subject to broach. 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It shows Black children enjoying life, and that they are deserve to gather in big groups, laugh too loudly, run as fast as they can, and to live freely like the kids that they are.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's just as vital that kids who aren't given The Talk, or aren't aware of it, BECOME aware of it, become aware of what others have to contend with, because you can't make a change without knowing what needs changing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" class=\"font_8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"color_15\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aliciadwilliams.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAlicia D.\u003c\/a\u003e Williams is the author of \u003cem\u003eGenesis Begins Again\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the Newbery and Kirkus Prize honors, was a William C. 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Kendi\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicstone\/\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nicstone\/\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNic Stone\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e for an in-person author talk moderated by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/britthawthorne\/\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/britthawthorne\/\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBritt Hawthorne\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e as they discuss their newest book, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Be a (Young) Antiracist\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e,\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon Thursday, February 2, 2023, at 6:30 PM in the Reading Room at the Julia Ideson Building at the Houston Public Library Downtown.  \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis program is being sponsored by the wonderful folks at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.aclutx.org\/\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.aclutx.org\/\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eACLU of Texas\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEvent Deets:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhat: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Be a (Young) Antiracist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e with Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhen:  \u003c\/strong\u003eThursday, February 2 at 6:30 PM CST\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWhere: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe Reading Room at the Julia Ideson Building at the Houston Public Library Downtown\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (\u003c\/strong\u003e550 McKinney St, Houston, TX 77002)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow:\u003c\/strong\u003e  Tickets are $26 via \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-with-dr-ibram-x-kendi-and-nic-stone-tickets-510756996927\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-with-dr-ibram-x-kendi-and-nic-stone-tickets-510756996927\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEventbrite\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and include one copy of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Be a (Young) Antiracist\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAbout the Event:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBestselling authors Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone have crafted the perfect guide for teens seeking a way to help create a more just society in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Be a (Young) Antiracist\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e. Based on Dr. Kendi’s groundbreaking \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/how-to-be-an-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/how-to-be-an-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, this dynamic reframing puts young adulthood front and center, encouraging and inspiring readers to think critically about how they engage in the world around them. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough the narration of acclaimed author Nic Stone, readers of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Be a (Young) Antiracist\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e follow a young Ibram as he learns (and unlearns) lessons that shape his understanding of racism. The result is an impactful non-fiction account that weaves history, science, law, and personal stories from Dr. Kendi and Nic to help teens understand complicated concepts about race and start them on their own antiracist journeys. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Be a (Young) Antiracist\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e offers an innovative framework specifically for teens that empowers them to reassess what it means to live and act in a manner that dismantles racism.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-paragraph=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEach ticket includes one copy of\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-how-to-be-a-young-antiracist-by-ibram-x-kendi-nic-stone\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHow to Be a (Young) Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e and will be available for pick-up at the event. The accompanying workbook, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-the-young-antiracists-workbook-questions-for-changemakers-by-ibram-x-kendi\" data-custom=\"link\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/products\/pre-order-the-young-antiracists-workbook-questions-for-changemakers-by-ibram-x-kendi\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cu data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe (Young) Antiracist’s Workbook\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003eis available for purchase with your ticket (see add-on options) and will be on sale at the event.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"BUY TICKETS VIA EVENTBRITE","offer_id":43735678386431,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/products\/31452_HTBAYA_IndividualAssets_Houston-FBIG.jpg?v=1673400794"},{"product_id":"in-person-author-talk-all-boys-arent-blue-we-are-not-broken-with-george-m-johnson-conscious-lee-february-6-7pm-cst","title":"IN PERSON AUTHOR TALK: All Boys Aren't Blue \u0026 We Are Not Broken with George M. Johnson \u0026 Conscious Lee-February 6 @ 7PM CST","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoin us as we welcome George M. Johnson, author of All Boys Aren't Blue and We Are Not Broken and motivational speaker and consultant George \"Conscious\" Lee\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEVENT DEETS: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen: February 6, 2023 at 7PM CST\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere: Kindred Stories Reading Garden - 2304 Stuart St.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow: Purchase ticket or RSVP with copy of All Boys Aren't Blue or We Are Not Broken\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wpb_wrapper\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorge M Johnson is an Award-Winning Black Non-Binary Writer, Author, and Executive Producer located in the LA area. They are the author of the New York Times Bestselling Author of the Young Adult memoir \u003cem\u003eAll Boys Aren’t Blue\u003c\/em\u003e discussing their adolescence growing up as a young Black Queer boy in New Jersey through a series of powerful essays. The book was optioned for Television by Gabrielle Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a former journalist, George has written for major outlets including Teen Vogue, Entertainment Tonight, NBC, and Buzzfeed. In 2019 was awarded the Salute to Excellence Award by the National Association of Black Journalists for their article “When Racism Anchors your Health” in Vice Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e George was listed on The Root 100 Most Influential African Americans in 2020. The Out 100 Most Influential LGBTQ People in 2021. 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She received her MFA from Drew University in Poetry \u0026amp; Poetry in translation. She is CantoMundo graduate fellow and a 2020 NYFA fellow. Her work has been published in Academy of American Poets Poem-a-Day, Prairie Schooner, Gulf Coast and in Best of American Poetry 2021 and forthcoming in Best of American Poetry 2022. Her first collection The Pink Box is published by Willow Books \u0026amp; was longlisted for a PEN award. Her second collection Muse Found in a Colonized Body is forthcoming from Four Way Books, 2022. She lives in Harlem, NY.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eRaina J. León, PhD is Black, Afro-Boricua from Philadelphia (Lenni Lenape ancestral lands). She is a mother, daughter, sister, madrina, comadre, partner, poet, writer, and teacher educator. She believes in collective action and community work, the profound power of holding space for the telling of our stories, and the liberatory practice of humanizing education. She seeks out communities of care and craft and is a member of the Carolina African American Writers Collective, Cave Canem, CantoMundo, Macondo. She is the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCanticle of Idols\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eBoogeyman Dawn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e,  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003esombra : (dis)locate, and the chapbooks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eprofeta without refuge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAreyto to Atabey: Essays on the Mother(ing) Self. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eShe publishes across forms in visual art, poetry, nonfiction, fiction, and scholarly work.  She has received fellowships and residencies with the Obsidian Foundation, Community of Writers, Montana Artists Refuge, Macdowell, Kimmel Harding Nelson Center for the Arts, Vermont Studio Center, the Tyrone Guthrie Center in Annamaghkerrig, Ireland and Ragdale, among others. She is a founding editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Acentos Review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e, an online quarterly, international journal devoted to the promotion and publication of Latinx arts. She educates our present and future agitators\/educators as a full professor of education at Saint Mary’s College of California, only the third Black person (all Black women) and the first Afro-Latina to achieve that rank there.  She is additionally a digital archivist, emerging visual artist, writing coach, and curriculum developer.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kindred Stories","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43775849365759,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0527\/3577\/0820\/products\/TresGolpes.png?v=1675359120"}],"url":"https:\/\/kindredstorieshtx.com\/collections\/author-talks.oembed?page=7","provider":"Kindred Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}