Frances E.W. Harper Literary Society 2016-2017 Programs
Frances E.W. Harper Literary Society of
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| Saturday, September 10 11:00am – 12:00pm |
Opening registration in the James Brown African-American Room |
| Wednesday, September 14 6:30pm |
Film showing of Goin’ to Chicago by George King |
| Wednesday, October 5 6:30pm |
The Book of Negroes by Lawrence Hill |
| Wednesday, November 2 6:30pm |
King of the Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. by Wil Haygood |
| Wednesday, December 7 6:30pm |
Another Country by James Baldwin |
| January 2017 |
No Meeting Scheduled Happy New Year! |
| Wednesday, February 8, 2017 6:30pm |
Celebrating Black History Month The Disenfranchisement of the Black Vote: The Voting Rights Act in 2016 Speaker: Zayid Muhammad |
| Wednesday, March 1 6:30pm |
Celebrating Women’s History Month |
| Wednesday, April 5 6:30pm |
Celebrating National Poetry Month Theme: The Voice of the Poets |
| Wednesday, May 3 6:30pm |
The Power of Broke by Daymond John |
| Wednesday, June 7 6:30pm |
Celebrating the Black Diaspora Home and Exile by Chinua Achebe |
For more information call 973-733-7793.
All programs are book discussions, unless otherwise noted.
Some of these books may be at other libraries and can be requested through our Interlibrary Services Department.
Private: Frances E.W. Harper Literary Society of The Newark Public Library
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| Wednesday, September 18th, 2018 | Eyes on the Prize: The Sit-Ins 1960 (film) |
| Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018 | Going to Meet the Man by James Baldwin |
| Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 | Inside Newark by Robert Curvin Guest Speaker Nancy Zak |
| Wednesday, December 5th, 2018 | Singing in the Comeback Choir by Bebe Moore Campbell |
| January 2019 | No Meeting Scheduled; Happy New Year! |
| Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 6-8 PM | Celebrating Black History Month Guest Speaker Dr. Akil Kokayi Khalfani. Topic “The Living Legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson” |
| Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 | Celebrating Women’s History Month From Suffragettes to the Statehouse by Barbara Kukla |
| Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 | Celebrating National Poetry Month Let the Poet Sing (a community read) |
| Wednesday, May 1st, 2019 | Black Fortunes by Shamari Wills |
| Wednesday, June 5th, 2019 | Celebrating the Black Diaspora When Roots Die by Patricia Jones Jackson |
Extra Read: Goodbye, Columbus by Philip Roth
For more information call 973-733-7793.
All programs are book discussions, unless otherwise noted.
Some of these books may be at other libraries and can be requested
through our Interlibrary Services Department.
