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2006 PAN AFRICAN BOOKFEST
Pre-Conference April 8
Bookfest and Cultural Conference April 12-21, 2006
Poet-in-Residence: HBO Def Poet "Will Da Real One"
PABF Visiting Scholar in Residence: Dr. Olive Lewin, Ethnomusicologist, Jamaica, W.I.
Exhibit: Buck, Right on Time: Buck O'niel's traveling exhibit from The Negro Baseball Leagues Baseball Museum.
Features:
Panel Presentations:
State of the Race with: Dr. Jemadari Kemara, author of "State of the Race" and is currently the director of the Center for African, Caribbean, and Community Development at the University of Massachusetts, Boston; Jacques Sotero Agboton, President of JSA Publishing and is a Pan Africanist; Dr. Niara Sudarkasa, Moderator.
Blacks in Media: Global Reach, Local Touch with: Kervin Clenance, General Manager. WTPS 1080 AM; Blanche Williams, XM Radio Talk Show host; Guy Thomas, Publisher, Haitian American Business News; Brad Bennett, Miami Herald Editor; Derek Bridgeman, Publisher, Success SOUTH Florida Magazine and Dr. Rovan Locke, Publisher, Caribbean-American Commentary Newspaper.
African Women in the Diaspora A discussion of issues impacting African women worldwide with Michelle McCory, Black Britts USA; Dr. Imani Tafari-Ama author, Jamaica; Congresswoman Carrie Meek, Retired. USA; Joyce Bourne, Deputy Consul General for Barbados in Miami.
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Living History Celebration with Metropolitan Theatre, School Board of Broward County Diversity Curriculum Department.
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Children's Book Workshop and Reception for New Authors
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Author book signings and discussions
Pre-Conference
4/8
Maryse Condé, national bestselling author of I Tituba, Witch of Salem and Segu will read and discuss her work. Books will be available for purchase. Co-sponsored by the Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College.
Location: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC), 2650 Sistrunk Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, 2-4 p.m.
Conference
4/12
The Pan African Panel discussion, "The Rhetoric of Identity among African-Americans" presented by Dr. Dexter Gordon, Director of African-American Studies, University of Puget Sound; Dr. Tracey E. Hucks, Associate Professor, Haverford College; Dr. Dianne M. Stewart, Associate Professor, Emory University; Dr. Martha Wiggins; Priest Douggie Smith, President of the Florida Rastafarian Secretariat. Sponsored by Broward Community College and the BCC Foundation.
Location: AARLCC Auditorium, 6-9 p.m.
4/13
How to Market your Book Authors Workshop
Location: Broward Center for the Performing Arts, Amaturo Theater, 201 SW 5th Ave. Ft. Lauderdale. Call 954-357-7348 to register. 6-8:30 p.m.
4/14
Rastafari: Past, Present, and Future
Location: to be announced. 7-10 p.m. Sponsored by Rootz, Reggae and Kulcha Magazine and the Broward Public Library Foundation.
4/15
HBO's Def Poet "Will Da Real One": Poet in Residence. Will discusses his career, rise to fame and challenges he's faced. Discussion will be followed by a presentation of his work.
Location: AARLCC, 2-5 p.m.
4/17
PABF Poet Residency Outreach with HBO's Def Poet, "Will Da Real One"
Internationally award wining spoken word artist, poet, Will "Da Real One" will speak to youth in the community.
Location: Community sites.
4/18
Black Man Film Festival. A series of short films and discussion on issues affecting men of the African Diaspora with Yemi Toure, Coordinator of the Atlanta Black Man Film Festival. Groups must RSVP. Call 954-357-7514.
Location: African American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale, auditorium 6- 9 p.m.
4/19
An Evening with Randall Robinson
Author of "Quitting America", social activist and founder of Trans Africa will discuss his history of social activism in America and internationally. Reception sponsored by Caribbean-American Commentary Newspaper
Location: AARLCC auditorium, 6-9 p.m.
4/20
PABF Scholar Residency with Olive Lewin, Ethnomusicologist at local schools.
Location to be determined
Urban Stories Reading and Book Signing with Omar Tyree, NY Times Bestselling author, Victor McGlothin, Berniece L. McFadden, Travis Hunter, Marry B. Morrison and Daaimah S. Poole. Books available for purchase. Sponsored by Pyramid Books.
Location: AARLCC Auditorium, 6-8:30 p.m.
4/21
Bookfest Author Reception featuring Urban Stories authors Omar Tyree, Victor Mc Glothin, Bernice L. McFadden, Travis Hunter, Mary B. Morrison, Diaamah S. Poole, Jacques Sotero Agboton, Dr. Anita Davis DeFoe, Al Collins and a host of local and international authors. Meet Poet-in Residence, HBO's Def Poet, "Will Da Real One". RSVP required.
Location: Reverend Samuel Delevoe Park, 2560 Sistrunk Blvd. Ft. Lauderdale 6-8:30 p.m. Call 954-357-7348 to RSVP.
Rastafari 40th Anniversary Tribute Celebrating H.I.M/ Haile Selassie Commoration of the visit of Haille Salassie to the Caribbean
Location: Camp Greynolds, 18601 NE 22 Ave. North Miami Beach. Sponsored by Rootz, Reggae & Kulcha Magazine, Talawah Roots and RCOF. 8 p.m. - 3 a.m.
4/22
Bookfest Day Featuring
Poet in Residence HBO's Def Poet, "Will Da Real One"
PABF Visiting Scholar in Residence; Dr. Olive Lewin workshop
100 Words of Wisdom for Women on tour panel presentation
Children's Bookfest activities
African Libation
State of the Race, Women in the African Diaspora and Blacks in Media: Local Reach, Global Touch panels
Children's book making and New Author Reception
Author and historic person impersonations
Maco Jumbi stilt performances, Junkanoo costume workshop and parade
Living History/Community History presentations and exhibit
Writer character impersonators (Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston, etc.)
Urban Stories authors
Genre Panel Book Discussions (Romance, Inspiration, Fiction)
How to get published clinics
"The Doctor's In": Children's Health Village sponsored by North Broward Hospital District
Location: African American Research Library and Cultural Center and the Samuel Delevoe Park, 2520-2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Ft. Lauderdale. Conference 11 a.m.-7 p.m.; Bookfest 12 Noon - 7 p.m.
All events are Free.
Saturday, April 22
Great activities featured:
Sponsors
Broward County Libraries Division
Broward County Parks and Recreation Division
Comcast
Broward Community College
The Miami Herald
The Broward Times
Pyramid Books
Caribbean American Commentary
WVCG
National Endowment for the Arts
Broward Public Library Foundation
FAU/CURE
South Florida Water Management District
Broward County Transit
North Broward Hospital District
Ocean Bank
Enterprise Security
Roots, Reggae & Kulcha Magazine
Unique Graphics
TriRail
Florida Center for the Literary Arts at Miami Dade College
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