About this Event
Please welcome Terry P. Mitchell, Carre Adams, and Sadé Channell Lawson to celebrate The City We Built: Black Leaders of Austin!
This event is free and open to the public.
- Start time: 4:00 P.M.
- Run time: 45-60 minutes, followed by a signing line.
- Location: The second floor of BookPeople.
The authors will be signing and personalizing copies of the book after the speaking portion of the event.
- To get a book signed, a copy of the event book or an item of equal value must be purchased from BookPeople.
Guidelines:
- Seating will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
- There will not be a live stream or recording available.
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About the book:
Featuring full-page biographies and vibrantly illustrated, full-color portraits,
The City We Built: Black Leaders of Austin, honors the extraordinary African
American men and women who played a critical role in shaping Black Austin’s
social, political, and cultural heritage. A collaboration between The Black
Leaders Collective; The George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and
Genealogy Center; and renowned Texas visual artist Sadé Lawson, The City
We Built will take readers on an empowering and inspiring journey through
Black Austin’s history, highlighting such local luminaries as: Ada Anderson,
Charles Atkins, Berl Handcox, Johnny Holmes, Azie Taylor Morton, Velma
Roberts, Dorothy Turner, Willie Wells, and more.
About the authors:
Terry P. Mitchell prides herself in being the head and foundation of the
Black Leaders Collective, E & Co Tech, and Glam Beauty Bar. She is also the
co-owner of Austin Woman Magazine, co-chair of the Black Fund at Austin
Community Foundation, and Commissioner for City of Austin Small and
Minority Business Resources department.
As a native of the music capital of the world—Austin, Texas—and a
first-generation descendant from Trinidad and Tobago, Terry has cultivated
a sincere adoration for travel, culture, and diversity. She graduated from
the University of Texas at Austin with a bachelor’s degree in Corporate
Communications and certification in Business Foundations.
Carre Adams is the Chief Curator and Director of the George Washington
Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center in Austin, Texas—an
institution dedicated to the collection, preservation, and exhibition of Black
material culture. A former co-director at allgo, a statewide LGBTQIA +
BIPOC arts and justice organization, he has repeatedly sought professional
opportunities that allow him to align his creative pursuits with movements
for racial equity and justice.
Carre is also an artistic director, mixed-media artist, filmmaker, and
music producer. His projects have been featured on Arts in Context
produced by PBS, Feministing, Glasstire: Texas Visual Art News & Reviews,
Art in America, Sightlines, and Forbes.
He received his B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College in Visual Arts and
African and African Diaspora Studies.
Sadé Lawson is a Texas-raised muralist and painter who lives and works
in Austin, Texas. Some of the themes in her work include feminine energy,
nature, and mental health. She is interested in how art can be a way to
process the array of emotions that we experience. Using female forms,
dreamy landscapes, and bright colors she aims to inspire introspection. She
uses whimsical portraiture, vivid colors, landscapes, and various objects to
tell stories. Sadé creates to live her truth and share her own struggles with
the hope of inspiring others.
By purchasing a book from BookPeople, you are not only supporting a local, independent business – you’re showing publishers that they should continue sending authors to BookPeople.
Thank you for supporting Terry P. Mitchell, Carre Adams, Sadé Channell Lawson, and your local independent bookstore!
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
BookPeople, 603 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, United States
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