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Bookmarks, the group behind the annual book festival, plans to use literature to fuel a community-wide initiative against racism.
The literary arts nonprofit organization and independent bookstore hopes to bring the community together throughout the summer in conversations about racism through the Book with Purpose effort.
âWeâre working with dozens of community partners on programming throughout the summer for kids and adults,â Jamie Rogers Southern, executive director of Bookmarks,â said after a press conference at Bookmarks on Friday.
This summer program will start with the book âStamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in Americaâ by Ibram X. Kendi.
When seeking knowledge and/or improvement, itâs always a good idea to get input from others. Thatâs what the Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County did recently by commissioning an extensive survey to help it prepare to resume its mission in the inevitable post-COVID era. The results were enlightening â and some were surprising. Theyâll assist not only the Arts Council, but any artist or artistic organization that wants to be ready to open their doors again.
First, the not-so-surprising results: People are eager to see and participate in live artistic events â and theyâre most eager to hear live music, followed by theater, festivals, film and visual arts, in that order.