The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is hosting its 5th Annual Literary Festival on Saturday, June 17. This year’s theme “Literacy is Generational Wealth” features book talks with Sarah Ladipo Manyika and Cynthia Manick.
) and Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond among others and workshops lead by Hasna Muhammad with Harlem Writers Guild and The Moth.This year, author and historian Claude Johnson will open the 135th Street stages with her curated Woke Baby Children’s Festival featuring children’s readings, live music, and craft-making.
Traditionally held on Juneteenth weekend, the Schomburg Center Literary Festival is held both outdoors and throughout the historic research library in Harlem, featuring discussions, workshops, and book signings with established and emerging writers across the Black Diaspora.
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