2010 HARLEM BOOK FAIR

July 17, 2010

8 Programs

Phillis Wheatley Book Awards

Ceremony

The presentation of the Phillis Wheatley Book Awards opened the 12th annual Harlem Book Fair. The award, named for the first published African-American female writer, is given for literary work and .. Read More
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21 minutes

Tags: Festival, Book Business, Cable Television, African Americans
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Religion Panel

Forum

Spiritual leaders and theologians talked about overcoming the religious issues that divide people. Bishop Carlton Pearson talked about his book God Is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, .. Read More
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1 hour, 15 minutes

Tags: Festival, Religious Issues
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Length: 01:15:14
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  • Adero, Malaika

    Vice President and Senior Editor Atria Books

  • Hendricks, Obery

    Professor New York Theological Seminary->Biblical Interpretation

  • Pearson, Carlton

    Bishop Azusa Interdenominational Fellowship of Christian Churches and Ministries

  • Sayeed, Sarah

    President Women in Islam

  • Vega, Marta

    Founder and President Williams (Franklin H.) Caribbean Culture Center/ African Diaspora Institute

Barack Obama and Human Rights

Forum

Authors discussed their books about the changes in views of citizenship, equality, and democracy in the era of Barack Obama's election to president. They responded to questions from members of the .. Read More
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1 hour, 14 minutes

Tags: Festival, Obama, Barack, Minorities
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  • Browne-Marshall, Gloria

    Associate Professor John Jay College of Criminal Justice->Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration

  • Butler, Paul

    Associate Dean George Washington University->Law School

  • Clark, Steve

    Editorial Director Pathfinder Press

  • Cobb, William

    Associate Professor Spelman College->History Department

  • Daughtry, Herbert

    National Presiding Minister House of the Lord Pentecostal Church (Brooklyn, NY)

  • Joseph, Peniel

    Professor Tufts University->History Department

  • Williams, Yohuru

    Associate Professor Fairfield University->History Department

Biography and Memoir Panel

Forum

Authors talked about their memoirs and biographies about finding success in spite of odds, expectations, or outwardly imposed perceptions. They responded to questions from members of the .. Read More
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1 hour, 18 minutes

Tags: Festival, African Americans
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Length: 01:18:20
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Diversity in Children's and Young Adult Publishing

Forum

Panelists discussed the problem of creating greater racial diversity in the production of children's literature. Wade Hudson moderated.

Jerry Craft is the author ofMamma's Boyz; .. Read More
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1 hour, 12 minutes

Tags: Festival, Book Business, Books for children, African Americans
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Length: 01:12:37
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African-American History Panel

Forum

Former fellows in the Schomburg Center's Scholar-in-Residence program talked about the problem of presenting a balanced view of black history in their books. Professor Miller included images in her .. Read More
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1 hour, 12 minutes

Tags: Festival, African American History
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  • Dodson, Howard

    Director Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

  • Guridy, Frank

    Associate Professor University of Texas at Austin->Department of African and African Diaspora Studies

  • Hall, Stephen

    Author

  • Miller, Monica

    Associate Professor Barnard College->English Department

  • Palmer, Colin

    Director Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture->Scholars-in-Residence Program

Reading in the Digital Age

Forum

A panel discussion was held on the changes made to access to information by a market-driven digital technology. They discussed the thesis that wider visual representation would lead younger readers .. Read More
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1 hour, 24 minutes

Tags: Festival, Arts & Literature, Online Technology, Literacy
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Length: 01:24:18
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2010 Harlem Book Fair

Public Affairs Event

Book TV aired live coverage of the 12th annual Harlem Book Fair in New York City from the Langston Hughes Auditorium in the New York Public Library's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. .. Read More
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9 hours, 9 minutes

Tags: Festival