His writing has been honored by the legacy award for creative nonfiction and any a literature, in his new book afropessimism, memoir and philosophy flowthrough and from one another as Frank Wilderson discusses an afro pessimist world of the occult with examples from his own life which in turn inform a lot. The screen is all yours. Guest it seems new every time. I thank everyone for coming up and sharing their evening with me in the auditorium of the free library of philadelphia. We are to gather like this perhaps. As horrible as this is, would have been in an auditorium. It is not worth the extra numbers. I hope everyone is safe and healthy. I am going to share with you an episode from my book. Those of you who have seen the book or read my other work or some are familiar with afropessimism, there are two trains running and i told John Williams of the new york times, what is the chain of critical theory which speaks to explain the structure the structure of black suffering that cannot
Locations here at the union market. If you would like a full list of our Upcoming Events please see our website. Or you can pick up a paper copy of our Events Calendar at the questions desk. Before the event tonight i do have a few short housekeeping items. First, please silence your cell phones so that we dont have any buzzing or ringing during the event. What is time for the q a session after the presentation, please come up to the microphone there as we are recording the event via audio. Please also make sure that your question is in fact a question. [laughter]. And if you have a dissertation, we do have a selfpublishing arm. [laughter]. We will have a signing for the book up at the front of the table here after the event. If you do not yet have a copy, we have plenty available for cell at the register. At the front of the store. Finally, at the end of the event, please hold the future and put into the side on one of the shelves. That would be a great help. Today im excited to welco
Association the director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program a State University of new york and the author of in the spirit of marching the living legacy of doctor mlk junior and through the eyes of others africanamericans and identity in arts. In her new book driving while black, just out today, the professor tells a story of the indispensable green book that reshape the africanamerican traveling experience throughout the sacred native land to help drive the Civil Rights Movement. Please welcome gretchen to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] good evening. Its wonderful to be in this great city of philadelphia and i apologize rick could not join us this evening. He had an emergency and italy but i hope we a jewel on enjoy the preview of the film. So im sure many of you have seen the green book movie i will talk this evening of the broader story and that is about the automobile and the role it played in africanamerican life. How important your mobility is to you. How important
Years experience doctor Gretchen Sorin has consulted for more than two and 50 institutions include the smithsonian, the jewish museum, and the new York State Historical association. She is the director of the Cooperstown Graduate Program of the State University of new york, and the author of in the spirit of margins. The living legacy of doctor Martin Luther king junior. And through the eyes of others, African Americans identity in american art. In her new book, driving while black, just out today, professor Gretchen Sorin talks about the indispensable which reshape the africanamerican traveling experience throughout our segregated land and helped drive the nation Civil Rights Movement. Please welcome Gretchen Sorin to the free library of philadelphia. [applause] guest good evenings wonderful to be in this great city of philadelphia i apologize that rick was not able to join us this evening he had a little bit of an emergency and he is in italy. I hope that you will enjoy preview of ou
My wyoming, utah and nevada north dakota arizona and elsewhere. And with no further ado, mark kenyon. [applause]. Mark acute samantha. Thank you all for being here. It is terrific. I am thrilled to be with yall about my first book i thought to myself it would be appropriate to chat here with or tell you about a funny story. I thought it was funny. This was my book first tour and i got to thinking about my first public trip. My first public land adventure. In the story quickly came to mind. With this myself, this is perfect because it is funny and is subject textual, its a winner. So before getting here i decided maybe i should passes through my common sense filter. I think it was a decent wage is described that. That would be my wife. So last night i sit down bed and i say thankfully, they want to start with the story and very funny one what you think. So i walked her through it. So the further and further get to the story, the experience i had out in wyoming a number of years ago, you