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  • To serve as a source of information on recommended ethnic collections, services, and programs.
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  • To disseminate the work of the Round Table through a program of publications

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Coretta Scott King Book Awards Spotlight: Unspeakable the Tulsa Race Massacre

  • 1.  Coretta Scott King Book Awards Spotlight: Unspeakable the Tulsa Race Massacre

    Posted May 16, 2022 11:38 AM
    Edited by Janice Newsum May 16, 2022 12:33 PM
    The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Round Table (CSKBART) is hosting a FREE webinar.  There have been a few reports of difficulty registering with the link that was posted in the message of May 7, 2022. Fortunately through the diligent efforts of Monica Chapman, ALA Project Coordinator, Coretta Scott King Book Awards and ODLOS Round Tables, we now have a direct registration link:
    https://ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_wOWEUYr0QX2avjLdFmoWeA

    Please join the  CSKBART webinar and share this link with your personal and professional networks. 

    The webinar description is below.


    Coretta Scott King Book Awards Spotlight: Unspeakable the Tulsa Race Massacre
    May 23, 2022, 3 p. m. CST

    Do not miss what is sure to be a riveting, in-depth panel discussion on the events at the heart of the 2022 Coretta Scott King Award Winner for both Author and Illustrator, Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre written by Carole Boston Weatherford with Illustrations by Floyd Cooper.  We are fortunate to have an immensely talented and knowledgeable panel to enlighten us on both the historical and artistic content of this emotionally powerful piece of nonfiction.  The panelists are multi award winning author Carole Boston Weatherford; Larissa McNeil, the Coordinator for the Tulsa City-County Library's African American Resource Center; and Laura Raphael, the Children's Services Coordinator for all 24 Tulsa City-County Library locations.

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    Janice Newsum, PhD
    Assistant Professor
    University of Houston Clear Lake
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