New York, I’m headed your way.
Join me on April 28 at The New York Society Library for an evening in conversation with Tamara Payne.
We’ll be diving into history, storytelling, and the legacy behind My America.
6 PM | In person + online
/events/randal-maurice-jelks-my-america-langston-hughes-democracy-tamara-payne
Imagine learning that in 1962, Malcolm X spoke at your high school in Long Island. Thanks to @nanhoweceramics , @bruceadams11768 and their classmates we learn more about that day in #newsday. #malcolmx #harborfieldshighschool #greenlawn. See link in bio.
I had the pleasure of seeing @dick.griffin (musician, composer and painter) perform last night. He is 86 years young. #music #artist #ethancohengallery
About last night, @recirculation.nyc , had a wonderful conversation with @drashleydfarmer about her biography on Queen Mother Moore. It was an honor to have Charles Turner and Marilyn Nance in the audience both of whom knew and travelled with Queen Mother Moore. 📷erickwashington and 📷brianjoneseducator #queenmothermoore #harlem #recirculationnyc #wordupbooks
Huge congrats to Ashley Farmer for researching, writing, and publishing the epic story of Queen Mother Audley Moore! So glad I got to hear her speaking in Harlem tonight (in conversation with Tamara Payne) at Recirculation, via Word Up Community Bookshop.
In NYC this month, three BIO members (Biographers International Organization: @biographersintl ) will be speaking at two author talks at Recirculation Bookstore (@recirculation.nyc : a project of @wordupbooks ) in Washington Heights.
Please register for the respective events at the link in the bio of @recirculation.nyc .
Tuesday, November 11:
Word Up welcomes BIO member Ashley D. Farmer, the award-winning historian of Black radical politics, to celebrate “Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore,” the definitive biography of the mother of modern Black Nationalism and trailblazer in the fight for reparations. In conversation with Farmer will be BIO board member Tamara Payne, Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of “The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X.”
Friday, November 21:
Word Up welcomes Professor Marion Orr to discuss his new book, “House of Diggs: The Rise and Fall of America’s Most Consequential Black Congressman, Charles C. Diggs Jr.,” about a Black congressman’s fight for civil rights, from Emmett Till to anti-apartheid activism. Orr was the 2022 winner of BIO’s Frances “Frank“ Rollin Fellowship for this first full biography of Diggs, who was once among America’s most influential Black legislators. He will be in conversation with award-winning author and journalist Herb Boyd.
@drashleydfarmer@itstamarapayne@herbboyd47
I am looking forward to this conversation with Dr. Ashley D. Farmer. Join us on November 11th, 7 pm at Recirculation, a project of Word Up, 876 Riverside Drive (corner of 160th Street)
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📖 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is the first biography of one of the most influential yet understudied Black activists and thinkers of the 20th century. The book shows how Moore fundamentally changed the scope and shape of Black struggle today. @pantheonbooks
📍Recirculation, a project of Word Up
876 Riverside Dr. (corner of 160th St.)
⏰7 pm
RSVP: /events
New York, NY ✨ Nov 11
Queen Mother by Ashley D. Farmer book launch with Tamara Payne
📖 Queen Mother: Black Nationalism, Reparations, and the Untold Story of Audley Moore is the first biography of one of the most influential yet understudied Black activists and thinkers of the 20th century. The book shows how Moore fundamentally changed the scope and shape of Black struggle today. @pantheonbooks
📍Recirculation, a project of Word Up
876 Riverside Dr. (corner of 160th St.)
⏰7 pm
RSVP: /events
I'm looking forward to discussing #thedeadarearising as part of the #queencityfilmfestnj on Thursday, October 16th @cindellesbooks ,
5:45 pm - 7 pm with @mjthewritedr
Register via the QR code.
