Book Talks - Non-Fiction/Biographies: The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture by Courtney Thorsson In-Person
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One Sunday afternoon in February 1977, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, and several other Black women writers met at June Jordan’s Brooklyn apartment to eat gumbo, drink champagne, and talk about their work. Calling themselves “The Sisterhood,” the group―which also came to include Audre Lorde, Paule Marshall, Margo Jefferson, and others―would get together once a month over the next two years, creating a vital space for Black women to discuss literature and liberation. The Sisterhood tells the story of how this remarkable community transformed American writing and cultural institutions.
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- Date:
- Tuesday, November 19, 2024 Show more dates
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Heimberg Business Meeting Room (Map )
- Library Branch:
- Downtown Library
- Audience:
- Adults
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- Book Talk