The following below panel discussions are apart of the African Americans and Children's Literature: A Symposium and Exhibition which is scheduled to take place on March 2, 2024 at Trinity Washington University. Among them include REMOVING THE MASK, AMPLIFYING OUR VOICES: The Struggle of Black Authors To Publish Authentic Stories About African American People--Their Lives and Their Culture PRESENTERS: Brian Gilmore, Carolivia Herron, Wynn Yarbrough, Bernard Demczuk and jonetta rose barras; SEEING OURSELVES IN THE RIVER, IN THE MIRROR, IN THE WORLD: Illustrators Talk About The Challenge of Creating Images That Bring Children’s Books Alive PRESENTERS: Jennifer Lawson, Justin Johnson, Keesha Ceran and Sheila Crider ; TRUNKS, SATCHELS AND THE US POSTAL SERVICE: Book Distributors and Store Owners Tell Their Story About Getting Black Books into the World By All and Any Means Necessary PRESENTERS Courtland Cox, Paul Coates, Vanessa Williams, and Kojo Nnamdi ; and UNFINISHED BUSINESS, UNTOL...
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