Hue Man Books Celebrate Black History Month 2012

Greetings!

Friday, February 3, 6PM

Saturday February 4, 4PM

Sunday, February 5, 2PM

Monday, February 6 , 6PM

Wednesday,February 8, 6PM

Black Gotham challenges many of the accepted “truths” about African-American history, including the assumption that the phrase “nineteenth-century black Americans” means enslaved people, that “New York state before the Civil War” refers to a place of freedom, and that a black elite did not exist until the twentieth century. Carla L. Peterson is professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park. She is the author of”Doers of the Word”: African-American Women Speakers and Writers in the North, 1830-1880.

Melodie Homer
A decade after September 11, 2001, the nation continues to mourn what was lost: nearly 3,000 lives, and the innocence of a nation that will forever be changed. LeRoy W. Homer, Jr. was the first officer and co-pilot of United Flight 93; the morning of September 11, the flight was diverted to Washington, D.C., before crashing into a deserted field. Had it not been for the heroic efforts of crew members such as LeRoy, the plane would have crashed into its intended target–the U.S. Capitol–destroying more lives and the symbol of a nation united. In From Where I Stand, Homer’s wife Melodie chronicles the events of that day and the “new normal” that ensued: media calling for a quote every time a story broke related to September 11; raising children while living with post-traumatic stress disorder; and standing up to LeRoy’s employer, United Airlines. The last ten years have been a daily struggle, yet as Melodie proves in this ultimately uplifting journey, “there is a better future ahead.”

Wednesday February 15, 6PM

Thursday, February 16, 6PM

Troupe is an innovator of form and tone who shifts quickly from a lofty, elegiac mode into burlesque or smoky, jazzed-down pop phraseology.”–”Publishers Weekly”

“Troupe’s poems are exuberant and passionate outpourings with driving, syncopated rhythms and improvisatory riffs of colorful language.”–”Star Tribune “(Minneapolis)

Coined with the French word errance “to wander” in mind, these poems rove through ancient Yoruba to the streets of Harlem to the tropical heat of Guadeloupe and emerge with a new vocabulary for the transformations of the physical, philosophical, and musical worlds. Known for his long lyrical narrative poems and invocation of the oral tradition, Quincy Troupe captures the histories and deaths of Michael Jackson and Miles Davis, celebrating both their accomplishments and contradictions. This collection embraces the improvisation of a soul as it offers a paen to the possibilities of poetry.

Friday, February 17, 6PM

Where the Sun Rose Over Harlem- A Memoir

Terry Baker Mulligan

Using Harlem’s cultural institutions and memorable characters as her backdrop, Mulligan writes joyously about weathering adolescence while history unfolds around her. This feel-good story resonates with humor and warmth as she chronicles her life among evangelists, curly-haired doo wop boys, snuff-dipppers, Fidel Castro’s entourage, interracial marriage, chitlin’ parties and testy interactions between West Indians and Southern blacks. Meet Mr. Big B, the neighborhood numbers banker; join her at the Apollo for Thursday matinees and visit Smalls Paradise and the Hot Cha, when she and her father go bar-hopping on Sunday mornings. She befriends baseball’s Willie Mays in the shoeshine parlor, paints posters for the 1957 March on Washington, and tries, but fails to ingratiate herself into junior black society. This book is a living document of mid 20th-Century Harlem with appeal for all America.

Double Feature Saturday

Saturday Feb 18 , 4PM

Sunday, February 19, 3PM

Monday, February 20th

Tuesday, February 21, 6PM

Reading By Any Greens Necessary

2008; the year of hope and change. The year of the black president. The year of Barack Obama. His campaign unlocked the door to America’s political process in ways unseen before. Millions donated to the Obama election fund; even more exercised their democratic right to vote for the first time, recognizing the power of the collective voice. America was ready for a black president and African Americans ready for a new reality.

The work of the Redefining Black Power Project is simple; to document the black experience during the ‘Age of Obama’; African American history is unique, and so is the black perspective on this key moment in the United States’ political and social development. Beginning in 2009, hosts and producers including Margaret Prescod, Lucia Chappelle, Sabiha Khan, Aimee Allison, Esther Manilla and Gloria Minnott, recorded roundtable discussions at Pacifica stations nationwide. These conversations were followed by a special documentary series,  phone in programs, and now the book and this online portal of history. Via these outlets, were collected voices and opinions through the  lenses of the legal system, the economy, media, social justice advocacy, faith, politics, education and more. As the 2012 election approaches, our voices are ever more important.

Saturday, February 25, 4PM

Sunday Feb 26 3PM

Monday, February 27th, 6PM

Maggie Anderson is a woman of substance and walks every talk. Anderson’s shocking and enlightening book, Our Black Year, was born from what many black people say with nauseating regularity, but that the Anderson family actually practiced. The power couple bought exclusively from black-owned businesses for an entire year and documented their profound findings through their Empowerment Experiment website and Our Black Year book.  ”The Empowerment Experiment is grounded in my family’s public pledge to live off of black businesses and talent, and to buy black for an entire year. Since then, the Empowerment Experiment has evolved into a movement where we encourage consumers of all kinds and races to support black businesses,” says the Chicago native who’s called “Mrs. Buy Black” at speaking engagements around the country. “And in doing so you counter the social crisis that disproportionately impacts black people. We believe that it’s a beautiful thing that is just as American as buying white, buying military, etc.”  A Sister to our own Harlem Power of One Program…this is a must have book for every black person who want to economically empower themselves and their community.   see special coupon below….to help you…afford this book.

Wednesday, February 29, 6PM

A deeply moving story by a survivor of the commercial sex industry who has devoted her career to activism and helping other young girls escape “the life.” At thirteen, Rachel Lloyd found herself caught up in a world of pain and abuse, struggling to survive as a child with no responsible adults to support her. Vulnerable yet tough, she eventually ended up a victim of commercial sexual exploitation. It took time and incredible resilience, but finally, with the help of a local church community, she broke free of her pimp and her past. Three years later, Lloyd arrived in the United States to work with adult women in the sex industry and soon founded her own nonprofit-GEMS, Girls Educational and Mentoring Services-to meet the needs of other girls with her history. She also earned her GED and won full scholarships to college and a graduate program. Today Lloyd is executive director of GEMS in New York City and has turned it into one of the nation’s most groundbreaking nonprofit organizations.

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