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Join us in celebration of ReShonda Tate's latest release, With Love from Harlem. Enjoy a rousing discussion on the novel inspired by Harlem Renaissance jazz performer, Hazel Scott, and the exhilarating yet tumultuous relationship she had with Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Tate will be joined by Paine College's Chairperson of the Evelyn G. Etheridge Conference on the Harlem Renaissance and Department of Humanities, Jeffrey Jones, for a rare opportunity to reflect on historical legacy and the way literature preserves our collective memory of a powerhouse of a woman. Praise for With Love from Harlem
"Tate has a rare gift for storytelling that strikes straight to the heart."
— SADEQA JOHNSON, New York Times bestselling author of Keeper of Lost Children
"[A] vivid and compelling picture of the life of this singular woman."
— MARIE BENEDICT, New York Times bestselling author of The Queens of Crime
About the Book
From The Queen of Sugar Hill author ReShonda Tate—a new novel inspired by beloved Harlem jazz performer Hazel Scott and the equal parts exhilarating and tumultuous relationship that changed the course of her life.
Harlem, 1943. At just twenty-three, Hazel Scott is a woman on fire. A jazz prodigy, a glamorous film star, and a fierce advocate for civil rights, she’s breaking barriers and refusing to play by the rules. Then Adam Clayton Powell Jr. walks into her life. Harlem’s most electrifying preacher-turned-politician, Adam is as bold and unyielding as Hazel—charismatic, powerful…and married.
This kicks off a decades-long relationship that propels them into the center of a political and cultural revolution. As Hazel’s star rises, Adam takes the national stage in Congress and the couple becomes the toast of the country. But when their affair turns into a marriage, behind the glamorous façade is a battlefield of ego, ambition, and sacrifice. Forced to choose between her music and her family, Hazel must decide what she’s willing to lose—and what she refuses to give up.
Set against the pulsing backdrop of twentieth-century Harlem and featuring icons like Billie Holiday, Langston Hughes, and James Baldwin, With Love from Harlem is a sweeping, emotionally charged romantic drama, rich with historical detail. ReShonda Tate delivers a powerful portrait of love, art, and the price of being unforgettable.
About the Author
As a national bestselling author and award-winning journalist, ReShonda Tate has the credentials, and the passion, to bring stories to life. A highly sought-after motivational speaker/poet, ReShonda is a three-time nominee and previous winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literature. She has received a plethora of distinguished awards and honors for her journalism, fiction, and poetry writing skills, including an induction into the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame and the Texas Literary Hall of Fame. Two of her novels have been made into television movies.
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