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DESCRIPTION:Jerald Walker will discuss his book, "How to Make a Slave & Other Essays", 
 a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award in Nonfiction, followed by 
 questions & answers with interviewer, Kevin Cartwright.\n\nDate and Time: 
 Thursday, January 28, 2021 @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM PST\n\nRSVP: 
 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jerald-walker-how-to-make-a-slave-and-other-essays-tickets-130211779939\n\n\nFor 
 the Black community, Jerald Walker asserts in "How To Make a Slave” that 
 "anger is often a prelude to a joke, as there is broad understanding that 
 the triumph over this destructive emotion is in finding its punchline.” 
 \n\nIt is on the knife’s edge between fury and farce that the essays in 
 this exquisite collection balance. Whether confronting the medical 
 profession’s racial biases, considering the complicated legacy of Michael 
 Jackson, paying homage to his writing mentor, or attempting to break free 
 of personal and societal stereotypes, Walker elegantly blends intimate 
 revelation and cultural critique. \n\nThe result is a bracing, often 
 humorous examination by one of America’s most acclaimed essayists of what 
 it is to grow, parent, write, and simply exist at this time as a Black 
 American male.\n\n“These powerful essays offer an incisive glimpse into 
 life as a Black man in America…crafted with honesty and a wry comedic 
 flair, these essays are both engaging and enraging.” —Kirkus 
 Review\n\n\nAUTHOR: Jerald Walker is the author of "The World in Flames: A 
 Black Boyhood in a White Supremacist Doomsday Cult" and "Street Shadows: A 
 Memoir of Race, Rebellion, and Redemption" (winner of the 2011 PEN New 
 England Award for Nonfiction). His work has been widely anthologized, 
 including five times in "The Best American Essays". He is currently 
 Professor of Creative Writing at Emerson College.\n\nINTERVIEWER: Kevin 
 Cartwright, a former Program Director with KPFA Radio, has also produced a 
 and contributed to a number of local and national public affairs programs, 
 including Democracy Now, Living Room, The Morning Show, Education Today, 
 1440, and various short run documentaries. In addition, Kevin is a 
 playwright, poet, and short story writer. He’s written several 
 full-length plays about life in Oakland, and is currently finishing two 
 plays dealing with the musical implications of life under racism.\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/02/18839161.php
SUMMARY:Book Talk: "How to Make a Slave & Other Essays" w/ author, Jerald Walker
LOCATION:Online event via Zoom
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/01/02/18839161.php
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