CANCELED- Mary McLeod Bethune: A History
Join Us in welcoming Dr. Noliwe Rooks
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Noliwe Rooks as she discusses, "A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune". Dr. Rooks will discuss the life and legacy of one of America’s towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberation.
Copies of the book will be available for sale (or advance sale to be picked up at event) courtesy of One More Page Books.
REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED for program updates. First-come, first-served seating.
For more information, contact libraryprograms@arlingtonva.us
This event is brought to you in partnership with the National Council of Negro Women- Celebrating 90 years- as part of our Black History Month programming!
- Date:
- Thursday, February 27, 2025
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 7:30pm
- Location:
- Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium
- Library:
- Central Library
- Audience:
- Events for Adults Events for High Schoolers
- Categories:
- Author Talk Book Discussion
- Calendar:
- Arlington Public Library
About the author
Dr. Noliwe Rooks is the L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Africana Studies, and the chair of Africana Studies at Brown University. Her work explores how race and gender both impact and are impacted by popular culture, social history and political life in the United States. She works on the cultural and racial implications of beauty, fashion and adornment; race, capitalism and education, and the urban politics of food and cannabis production. She coined the term “segrenomics,” in "Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education".