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Detroit Book City is ecstatic to host its 9th Annual African-American Family Book Expo & Read-In 2025 to promote, preserve and sustain literacy in Metro Detroit while celebrating the heritage of Black History. The book expo is Sat. Feb. 22, 2025 from 12 Noon - 5pm at Ernest T. Ford Field House, 10 Pitkin Highland Park 48203.The first 100 adult door arrivals get a free SWAG bag full of literacy resources from DBC and our 2025 Sponsor Judson Center ~ Michigan.gov/hopeforahome, Raise Hope & Foster Dreams foster care program.
Get ready to meet & buy autographed books from over 30 talented independent authors of adult & children books from across all genres! Fill your bookshelves up with incredible stories and knowledge written through the lens of local and national Black Americans. We encourage you to bring your kids to share this experience so that they can 'gain a love' of reading at an early age and retain the books collected to share with future generations to come.
****2025 BOOK AUTHOR LINE-UP****
Special Guest Author: Award-winning author & historian Frank Zaaqan Jordan. Frank is the author of six astounding history books ~ unscripted and uncensored, teaching shocking historical untaught facts in it's raw nature. Be sure to join the conversation at 2pm.
Aspiring Indie Authors: Tanya King, Lela Howard, Yvette Daniels, Leon Stokes, LaJuana Jackson, Florenza Lee, Katrina Stewart, Andrew Snorton, Pamela Crump, Natasha Davis, Kelley Duren-Jones, GoodLife Russ, Andre Batts, Valerie Wade, Shanna Red, Gwendolyn Lewis, David Watkins, Kenya Harper, K.B. Whitaker, Renae Micou, Tieshka K. Smith, Kelli Felder, DAndre J. Herron, Calvin Mann, Maurice Jones, Demarra West and more...
National African-American Read-In hosted event! This is our second 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. Sign-up to 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.
Black History Souvenirs: T-shirts, necklaces, pillows, framed pictures, postcards & more…
Soulfood & Music: You’ll enjoy soulful, nostalgic sounds by DJ Holly in celebration and delicious soul food from ThatsDatTruck.
American International Academy - District's LIVE Performance. At this year's Family Book Expo, we explore Black history through music. Enjoy an enchanting afternoon with Inkster's American International Academy - District youth string ensemble, handchime choir and marching band! The repertoire will be focused on Black History. Don't miss this!!
With respect to post Covid-19 & variants, please be prepared to practice the latest CDC's guidelines to protect all...mask and hand sanitizer required. This event is handicap accessible.
Got questions? Email us: [email protected]
**Registration STILL open for Indie authors https://forms.gle/iit3nrzzo67Xz9LD8
Learn how to become a 2025 Sponsor: https://forms.gle/NmxrE8xaWFUwk3wF9
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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
---Learn more about our independent bookstore's collaborations, partnerships and customers at: http://www.detroitbookcity.com/about-us
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
10 Pitkin Street,Highland Park,48203,US, United States
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