About this Event
IN-STORE EVENT
Tuesday, September 24, 7:30pm
Book launch: Prithi Kanakamedala presents Brooklynites: The Remarkable Story of the Free Black Communities that Shaped a Borough
In conversation with Kaitlyn Greenidge
Wine Reception to follow
Meet the Black Brooklynites who defined New York City’s most populous borough through their search for social justice in Prithi Kanakamedala's Brooklynites. An active public historian, Kanakamedala has worked with a range of cultural organizations across the city and, in her research, focuses on community-building, race, and citizenship in Brooklyn and New York’s 19th-century free Black communities. Her newly launched title Brooklynites illustrates the depth and scope of four families' activism and is a story of land, home, labor, of New Yorkers past, and the legacy they left us. Joining her in conversation, and returning to the Greenlight stage, is novelist Kaitlyn Greenidge (Libertie). This will be followed by a Q&A and author signing.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Greenlight Bookstore in Fort Greene, 686 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 35.38