Join us on Saturday, Sept. 7, 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., at Afriware Books, 1701 S. 1st Ave. (Suite #400 in the Eisenhower Tower) in Maywood, for the official One Book, One Proviso launch party. Area elected officials, community leaders and representatives from libraries throughout Proviso Township will gather to formally announce the creation of the One Book, One Proviso literacy initiative.
This is the first part of a three-part discussion series that the Maywood Public Library will host on the One Book, One Proviso selection from September through November.
This is part one of the three-part Black Against Empire discussion series hosted by the Broadview Public Library that will be held on Thursday evenings throughout September, October and November. Dr. Quincy Johnson will lead interactive discussions on the One Book, One Proviso selection. Please note that the location is subject to change, since the library is currently under construction. Visit the library's website for …
The Bellwood Public Library will host “100 Years of Black History Presented by Storyteller Linda Gorham.” An East African proverb states: “Until the lion starts writing down his story, the hunter will always be the hero.” In this program, the Bellwood Public Library celebrates African American heroes who have made phenomenal contributions to this country over the past 100 years — often under difficult circumstances. …
The Broadview Public Library will screen the documentary “The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution." There will be a guided discussion of the film by Dr. Johnson. From pbs.org: "In the turbulent 1960s, change was coming to America and the fault lines could no longer be ignored — cities were burning, Vietnam was exploding, and disputes raged over equality and civil rights. A new revolutionary …