About this Event
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Detroit Book City is proud to present its 11th Annual African-American Family Book Expo & Read-In 2027 ...The movement continues! ✊🏾📖... dedicated to promoting, preserving and sustaining literacy throughout Metro Detroit—while honoring the rich legacy of Black History.
Join us on Saturday, February 20, 2027 ~ 12:00 PM–5:00 PM.
✨Venue: New St. Mark Family Life Center, 24331 W. 8 Mile Road Detroit 48219 ✨Free admission with registered ticket!
At the 11th-Year expo, meet and purchase autographed books from more than 50 talented independent authors, representing both adult and children’s literature across a wide range of genres. Discover powerful stories and valuable knowledge written through the lens of local and national Black voices.
Families are strongly encouraged to attend! Bring your children to experience the joy of storytelling, develop a love for reading at an early age, and build home libraries filled with books to be treasured and shared for generations to come.
****2027 BOOK AUTHOR SHOWCASE***
Featured Guest Author: ✨ Kelly J. Baptist ~ NAACP Image Award-nominated Michigan Author✨ Tawana Petty, Shalanda Williams, T.A. Moorman, Ursula McCray, September Faison, Donald Thomas, Kenya Amora, Winona Thomas, Dr. Kajon Franklin, Frank Zaaqan Jordan, Jenai Whitmore, Nicole Montez, Andrea Hill, Pam Crump, Michael Wynn, Lauren Brooks, RL Clark and Terrye Blevins...more to come!!!
Did we mention KIDZONE? Bring the kids because we're giving away free Black History silicone wristbands, 'I Pledge to Read' posters and lots of heritage coloring sheets. Be there...leave with an event SWAG Bag full of literacy resources!
With respect to ANY post Covid-19 & variants, please be prepared to practice the latest CDC's guidelines to protect all including mask and hand sanitizer. This event is handicap accessible.
Please bring your ticket with you — either printed or ready on your phone — and have it available at the registration desk for a smooth check-in process
Got questions? Email us: [email protected]
The Movement Continues! ❤️💚🖤💛
National African-American Read-In hosted event! This is our third year on the national registry in collaboration with the National Council of Teachers of English. This initiative is a groundbreaking effort to encourage communities to read together, centering A-A books and authors. It was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English and has reached more than 6 million participants around the world. Read your story, poem or song written by a legendary African-American writer from the past that focuses on the Black experience. This is a public reading created to amplify Black literature, culture, experiences, history and comprehension. Programming starts at 1pm.
Detroit Book City hosts the largest Black author book fairs in Michigan. We have been featured in the Oakland Press and Telegram Newspapers, Channel 7 - Detroit WXYZ, WDIV – Live in the D with Michelle Oliver, American Black Journal/PBS with Stephen Henderson , Fox 2 News with Kelly Rowe, CW-50 Community Connect with Logan R. Tesmer, and we're honorably listed on The OPRAH List ~125 Black-Owned Bookstores in America along with Travel Noire's 50 in 50: Black-owned Bookstores Across America.
On June 2, 2023, Detroit Book City was honored in a special ceremony along with a self-portrait on the 'wall of fame' at the Detroit Historical Museum by The Soul Of Philanthropy (TSOP). Over 90 Black leaders in Metro Detroit were highlighted for Black giving in the city. The philanthropy exhibit is open to the public for viewing at the Detroit Historical Museum from June 3 - August 27, 2023. Be sure to stop by to support and visit https://www.tsopmichigan.org.
---Learn more about our independent bookstore's collaborations, partnerships and customers at: www.detroitbookcity.com
Agenda
🕑: 01:30 PM
The African- American The Read-In 2027
Info: Join the captive audience and listen in on “The African-American Read-In 2027” … the community reading excerpts of stories, poems & songs by legendary Black authors!!
Event venue & nearby stays
New St. Mark Family Life Center, 24331 Eight Mile West, Detroit, United States
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