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New Laws Target LGBTQ+ Students and Put Pressure on Teachers to Monitor and Report Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Schools

Press ReleaseAugust 24, 2023

“This is an alarming trend that threatens to turn teachers into the sexuality and gender police of public education, forcing them by law to monitor the most personal of… More

Unsealed: On That Old Rock Pile Prison Quilt Project

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By: Jess Abolafia, Jeff Elmore | August 18, 2023

In this essay, Jeff Elmore explains his process of making paper collage quilts in prison, which he sends to anyone interested in receiving them. More

An Evening with Patricia Smith

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: A Conversation with Imani Perry

Wednesday, February 1, 2023 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Moonrise Over New Jessup: Jamila Minnicks at Thank You Books

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “High Art From the Hollar”

Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “Decolonizing Language”

Friday, November 18, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “High Art From the Hollar: the Value of Southern Colloquialisms”

Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “Agency of the Black Dollar In History”

Friday, October 28, 2022 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm CT
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Birmingham Reads: “To whom does this place belong?”

Friday, October 7, 2022 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm CT
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