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Events
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- Women in Africa and the Africa...
Auburn Avenue Research Library on A...
Sunday, November 1 at 12:00pm - Fighting Against the Odds
Auburn Avenue Research Library on A...
Sunday, January 10 at 2:00pm - The Culture of Property
Auburn Avenue Research Library on A...
Saturday, February 20 at 4:00pm
Deborah HELLO
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
The Auburn Avenue Research Library, in collaboration with the Central Library of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System, presents GIWAYEN MATA, a dynamic, all women, percussion, dance, and vocal ensemble. GIWAYEN MATA celebrates the fifth principle of Kwanzaa, NIA (Purpose) with a soul-stirring performance of West African influence.
Kwanzaa Celebration
Time:3:00PM Wednesday, December 30th
Location:Central Library Auditorium – Lower Level
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History Dr. LeeAnn Lands, Associate Professor of History and American Studies at Kennesaw State University, will discuss her book, The Culture of Property: Race, Class, and Housing Landscapes in Atlanta, 1880–1950. This history of the idea of “neighborhood” in a major American city, examines the transition of Atlanta, Georgia,... from a place of little concern with residential segregation, tasteful surroundings, and property control, to one marked by extreme concentrations of poverty and racial and class exclusion.
Author’s Discussion & Book Signing
Time:4:00PM Saturday, February 20th
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
In collaboration with Kennesaw State University's Museum of History and Holocaust Education, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will host the exhibit The Tuskegee Airmen: The Segregated Skies of World War II, which examines the inspiring story of the Tuskegee Airmen and their journey to become arguably the most skilled... aviators of World War II.
Community Forum: Saturday, February 13, 2010 ● 4:00 p.m.
Authors’ & Writers’ Lounge ● 3rd Floor
This is a complementary event to the exhibit.
Historical Exhibit
Time:2:00PM Sunday, January 10th
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Heroes in War ~ Heroes at Home: A Tribute to the “First” Air Force Top Guns
In recognition of Veteran’s Day, author Zellie Rainey Orr will discuss Heroes in War ~ Heroes at Home, the inspiring story of the Tuskegee Airmen’s unwavering determination and their journey to become arguably the most skilled aviators of World War II.
Time:4:00PM Saturday, November 14th
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
The Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL) Friends Group will hold its annual AARL Friends’ Book Sale: Friday & Saturday, December 11 & 12, 2009. This sale offers a large selection of rare & collectible Africana titles, memorabilia, fiction and non-fiction books, and magazines and journals. Come to the Members’ Preview ...Friday evening and join the AARL Friends and browse even before it opens to the general public at Noon on Saturday.
Time:12:00PM Saturday, December 12th
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
The Auburn Avenue Research Library (AARL) Friends Group will hold its annual AARL Friends’ Book Sale: Friday & Saturday, December 11 & 12, 2009. This sale offers a large selection of rare & collectible Africana titles, memorabilia, fiction and non-fiction books, and magazines and journals. Come to the Members’ Preview ...Friday evening and join the AARL Friends and browse even before it opens to the general public at Noon on Saturday.
Time:6:00PM Friday, December 11th
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Festival Theme: Creative Fire! The Black Man and His Art and Style
The festival is a cinematic celebration of the authentic culture, style, and creativity of the African-American male.
As a complementary exhibit to the 2009 International Blackman Film Festival, local Atlanta artist, Keef Cross, will display unique works... of contemporary urban art that celebrate the dynamic and complex subject of African American masculinity.
For additional information, please call 404-432-2194, or visit http://blackmanfilmfest.net.
Time:12:00PM Saturday, November 7th
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
In support of the gay/lesbian/bi/transgender literary community and in collaboration with the 2009 Atlanta Queer Literary Festival, the Auburn Avenue Research Library will present readings by Stacyann Chin, author of The Other Side of Paradise, and Manil Suri, author of The Death of Vishnu.
Literary Festival
Time:7:00PM Friday, November 6th
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
In collaboration with collector and curator N. Louise Willingham the Auburn Avenue Research Library will present Women in Africa and the African Diaspora. This exhibit is the result of N. Louise Willingham’s 30 year passion for art and artifacts that celebrate the global female Africana experience.
(Opening Reception: T...hursday, November 5, 2009 ● 7:00 p.m.
Curator Discussion: Saturday, December 5, 2009 ● 4:00 p.m.)
Art and Artifacts of the Female Africana Experience
Time:12:00PM Sunday, November 1st
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Author Bob Holmes, a friend of Maynard Jackson and former director of the Southern Center for Studies in Public Policy at Clark Atlanta University will discuss his latest publication Maynard Jackson: Trailblazer. This book details the historical significance of Atlanta’s first black mayor and the seismic shift in political power his legacy represents.
Author’s Discussion and Book Signing
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 22nd
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Author Michael Gray will discuss Hand Me My Travelin’ Shoes, a moving odyssey into a lost world of black music and white power and an unprecedented portrait of the culture, language, and landscape of the deep South. As a long, thoughtful stare into the world of Blind Willie McTell, Hand Me My Travelin’ Shoes is sure to... find a place among the classics of American music history.
Authors’ Discussion and Book Signing
Time:7:00PM Monday, October 19th
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Family Affair: What it Means to be African American Today is a collection of first-person narratives from a wide cross-section of Black Americans. Edited by noted journalist Gil L. Robertson IV, the book is a follow-up to his 2006 bestselling anthology, “Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community” and pro...vides a revealing and introspective look at the contemporary issues that have shaped the African American community. Family Affair provides a unique platform for the African American community to explore and share its diverse perspective, while offering thoughtful solutions to overcome the many issues giving the Black community.
Authors’ Discussion and Book Signing
Time:5:00PM Saturday, October 10th
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
In celebration of American Archives Month and Family History Month the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History (AARL) will present a learning session that explores the importance of saving primary African American archival materials, including personal papers and institutional records. The workshop is free and open to the public.
Learning Session
Time:3:00PM Saturday, October 3rd
Location:Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History
