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Penn Center and NBAF

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I just returned from a three day trip with the National Black Arts Festival exploring Gullah Culture. Gullah – one of a group of people of African ancestry that live in the Sea Islands and coastal areas of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida; the creolized language of the Gullahs, based on English and several … Read more

Praise for Eliza

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ELIZA’S FREEDOM ROAD will debut in January~ Here is a bit of pre-release buzz to whet your appetites: “A story of hope, determination, and the triumph of the human spirit.” — Alma Powell, wife of former Secretary of State Colin Powell “Like the young slave girl who watches a cook ‘stirring tears into…stew,” Nolen stirs … Read more

Southern Festival of Books Wrap-Up

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Two weeks ago I drove up to Nashville, TN to speak with Jewell Parker Rhodes at the Southern Festival of Books. Not only did I get to meet a wonderful author, but I was able to spend some quality time with my younger brother and take him to his very first book festival. On the … Read more

Teach the Babies

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Last week Renée Watson visited Atlanta to appear and sign at the Decatur Book Festival. While she was here we teamed up to conduct a two day writing and art workshop with students at Frederick Douglass High School (my alma mater). The students wrote poems modeled after Renée’s poem, “Where I’m From”, using an “Anaphora” … Read more

NBC News Date Change

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Thursday August 26, 2010 NBC Nightly News Date Change Author Renée Watson & Illustrator Shadra Strickland are back from New Orleans! The segment on A PLACE WHERE HURRICANES HAPPEN has changed and will now air on SATURDAY, August 28th on NBC Nightly News Check your local listing for time and channel