About this Event
📚Divine Radiance presents D.E.A.R (DropEverythingAndREAD) is a family reading event centering Black girls & their families.
🗓️Saturday April 4th
💫4pm-7pm
📍 546 9th st Oakland
This space is designed to bring book lovers and future book lovers together to foster a deeper appreciation for reading and celebrating Black books.
Readers of all ages are welcome 💞
Bring a book, borrow a book, or win a free book, or buy a book from Chapter 510’s Dept. Of Make / Believe or the Sistah Scifi Book Vending Machine located onsite.
We will also have free books to give away courtesy of the Oakland Literacy Coalition @oaklitcoalition 🥳
Activities will include reading together along with light music, refreshments, conversation, and opportunities to connect with the Oakland Public Library and community partner organization Sistah Scifi.
Sponsored by Oakland Literacy Coalition & @chapter510
About Oakland Literacy Coalition
In 2008, literacy service providers, foundations, businesses, the Oakland Unified School District (OUSD), and other community partners joined together to form the Oakland Literacy Coalition. They believed in the power of working together to equip all Oakland children with the life skills of reading, writing and communication by the end of third grade.
Since then, many new members have joined the OLC. Every day, they dedicate their energy and expertise to achieving literacy. It is the personal drive and passion of our members that has built this community and fuel the movement to transform Oakland into a city where all children learn and love to read. Read more here.
About Chapter 510
Chapter 510 connects youth to the power of their stories.
We provide a safe space for youth to bravely write, centering Black, brown and queer voices. Read more here.
About Sistah Scifi
Started in 2019 by Isis Asare, Sistah Scifi is the first Black-owned bookstore focused on science fiction and fantasy in the United States, as validated by the American Booksellers Association, and has a community of nearly 60K points of contact with engaged readers across the country. The bookstore has been featured in The Seattle Times, KQED, Oprah Magazine, Buzzfeed, USA Today, KTVU, The New York Times, South Seattle Emerald and many more.
Sistah Scifi's mission is to double the number of Black and Indigenous Speculative Fiction authors on the New York Times bestseller list by 2030. Read more here.
Check out Sistah Scifi's bookshop.org page
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Chapter 510 & the Dept. of Make / Believe, 546 9th Street, Oakland, United States
USD 0.00
