As part of its annual Congress Week celebration, the Richard B. Russell Library will be hosting a conversation with Atlanta-Journal Constitution reporters Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell. The Tuesday, April 22nd panel will be moderated by The Red&Black Executive Director Charlotte Norsworthy-Varnum.
In California’s Central Valley, tucked between the county jail and the shooting range, 100 Mexican-American farmworking families live, love and strive at the Artesi II Migrant Family Housing Center. Until every December, that is, when they’re asked to leave. Join documentarian Aggie Ebrahimi Bazaz for a screening of "Como Vivimos (How We Live" on Thursday, April 3rd at 7:00PM EST/4:00PM PST. Following the screening, Aggie will be in conversation with virtual panelists Jessica Romero, Jose Modesto, and Maya Gonzales.
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Join us for tours of the Georgia Music Collections installation at the Akins Ford Arena on Thursday, Febr
Join the Georgia Debate Union for a public debate as the team prepares for the 2nd Annual University System of Georgia Regents Cup Debate Championship.
Join the Hargrett Library on Thursday, March 20th at 6:00pm for a talk with Sara Idacavage, curator of our newest exhibition From Farms to Fast Fashion: Unraveling the Need for Sustainable Style. Her presentation will detail the history of fashion production, as well as consumption, in the United States, dating back to the 1800s.
This event is free and open to the public; a light reception will follow.
The Georgia Review, the Institute for African American Studies at UGA, Avid Bookshop, and the Athens-Clarke County Library invite the public to a reading with Aaliyah Bilal and Kiese Laymon. This event is on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 7pm in the Appleton Auditorium at the Athens-Clarke County Library.
The internationally renowned poet Coleman Barks, a longtime Ath
On November 14th, at 4pm, join the Hargrett Library for a discussion centered around LGBTQ+ advocacy in the legal field with guest panelists Michael Shutt, Nneka Ewulonu, and Patricia Thomas. Moderated by OUTLaw, the guest speakers will discuss their experiences negotiating legal and policy issues that impact LGBTQ+ communities, and the intersection of advocacy and law. A Q&A segment will follow the panel discussion.
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Join us for the 2024 Lillian Smith Book Awards Ceremony, which will be held on October 3rd, 2024, at 7 p.m. ET in the Decatur Library Auditorium. This free event includes remarks from both recipients and a Q&A followed by a book signing. The Lillian Smith Book Awards are sponsored by the Southern Regional Council, University of Georgia Libraries, DeKalb County Public Library/The Georgia Center for the Book, and Piedmont College. This event is free and open to the public, but registration is requested.
