REMOVING THE MASK, AMPLIFYING OUR VOICES is one of the panel discussions that is a part of the African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition which is scheduled to take place on March 2, 2024 at 9:30am at Trinity Washington University. The presenters include Carolivia Herron, Wynn Yarbrough, and Bernard Demczuk " Carolivia Herron is a retired professor of comparative literature who directs the EpicCentering the National Mall creative writing program for at risk youth. She is best known as the author of the children’s book Nappy Hair. She is a speaker with the Pen Faulkner Writers in Schools program, an African American Jew, and an active member of Tifereth Israel of Washington, DC." " Wynn Yarbrough teaches Creative Writing and Children's Literature at the University of the District of Columbia. He is the author of two books: a volume of poetry, A Boy's Dream (Pessoa Press, 2011) and a nonf...
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