About this Event
HBCU Roll Call! Join MahoganyBooks for an exciting night celebrating love and HBCUs as we host author Ebony LaDelle and her latest book, You've Got A Place Here, Too. This anthology is an electric collection of love stories set at HBCUs, written by some of our favorite YA-authors! Ebony is joined in conversation with author Christine Platt!
Grab a friend, cousin or roll solo, we'd love to see you. Come through and celebrate this anthology that will make your heart swoon, while having pride about the HBCU experience!
About the book: You've Got A Place Here, Too
A heartwarming and unforgettable collection of love stories set at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, exploring hope, endurance, and what it means to leave a legacy, from some of today’s most prominent Black writers and edited by the acclaimed author of Love Radio. Love can be messy, painful, and heartbreaking, but it can also be revolutionary, profound, and hopeful. For Celine, a forbidden crush on a professor evolves into a second chance at romance years later. Myra’s focus on a coveted audition for the Fisk Jubilee Singers is challenged by the handsome music major determined to help her. Kiese investigates the darker side to academia, love, and identity. Like most blessings, love emerges in the most unexpected places—in a training cockpit for new pilots, during a Mardi Gras celebration, or while gathering signatures to start the first-ever LGBTQ+ student organization officially recognized at an HBCU.These are just a few of the heart-searing, tender, and transporting love stories collected in You’ve Got a Place Here, Too—a true celebration of Black love and the profound impact of HBCUs on the community.Featuring stories by Elizabeth Acevedo, Jasmine Bell, Carla Bruce, Aaron Foley, Kai Harris, Ebony LaDelle, Kiese Laymon, Christine Platt, Farrah Rochon, Kennedy Ryan, Dawnie Walton, and Nicola Yoon.
About the author: Ebony LaDelle (she/her) is the author of Love Radio—which was People magazine’s best book of the summer, an Audie Award Finalist, a Michigan Notable Book, an Apple Books best book, and was featured on the Today show. Before becoming an author, Ebony was a brand marketing director in book publishing and worked at Simon & Schuster, Penguin Random House, and HarperCollins. Ebony holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Howard University and a master’s degree in publishing from Pace University.
About the conversation partner: Christine Platt is an author and advocate whose work centers on honoring Black voices and lived experiences—past, present, and future. Author of the bestseller The Afrominimalist’s Guide to Living with Less and the highly anticipated sequel Less Is Liberation, Christine is recognized globally as a lifestyle teacher and trailblazer on how to embrace the power of “less” to ease our overconsumption and overwhelm. Christine earned her bachelor’s degree in Africana studies from the University of South Florida, an master’s degree in African and African American studies from The Ohio State University, and a Juris Doctor from Stetson University College of Law.
Event guidelines are subject to change.
- 6:30 PM - Doors Open | 7 PM Conversation Begins
- Non-refundable tickets, however transfers made be made.
- Face masks optional throughout event.
- Please email us at at least 14 days in advance at [email protected] should you need any accommodations to attend this event
- Please note, books not picked up at the event can be retrieved at our National Harbor location for two weeks after event day. Afterwhich, they will be donated to a local organization.
- Photographs may be taken during the event WITHOUT FLASH.
- Note: By entering the event premises, you waive all rights you may have to any claims for payment or royalties in connection with any photographs or videos taken.
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--Let's have an amazing evening,
Derrick, Ramunda & The MahoganyBooks Team
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
MahoganyBooks - National Harbor, 121 American Way, Oxon Hill, United States
USD 0.00 to USD 34.92
