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Activist Schuyler Bailar offered his thoughts on how to have conversations about gender identity. Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York, hosted this event.

Grio columnist Michael Harriot provided a retelling of American history which highlights the experiences and perspectives of Black Americans. Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York, host…

Journalist David Sax argued that interacting in person is better than over digital spaces. This event was hosted by Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn.

Author Steven Johnson looked at the advancements that have increased human lifespan. This virtual event was hosted by Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.

Janice Nimura profiled Elizabeth and Emily Blackwell, two of the first women to receive medical degrees in the United States. This was a virtual event hosted by Greenlight Bookstore in Brook…

Journalist Katie Engelhart took an in-depth look at the right-to-die debate. This was a virtual event hosted by Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn, New York.

New York Times journalist Nikita Stewart reported on Girl Scouts Troop 6000, which was started for girls living in a homeless shelter in New York City and sparked the creation of similar tro…

Kerri Arsenault investigated how the paper mill in her hometown of Mexico, Maine, affected the financial and physical well-being of its residents. This was a virtual event hosted by Greenlig…

New York University Professor Perri Klass provided a history of child mortality over the past 100 years and explained the changes in health care changes that led to a decrease. This virtual …

New York Magazine writer Jon Mooallem provided a history of the largest earthquake in North American history that took place in Alaska in 1964.

Time national correspondent Charlotte Alter reported on how millennials have gained leadership roles at the local and national level.

Tope Folarin talked about his book, A Particular Kind of Black Man: A Novel, in which he addressed issues of immigration, identity, and religion in tracing the Akinola family’s move from Nig…

Clay Risen talked about his book, The Crowded Hour: Theodore Roosevelt, the Rough Riders, and the Dawn of the American Century, his history of the Rough Riders, a volunteer cavalry led by Th…

New York Magazine’s Emily Bazelon took part in a discussion of her book, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration, in which she reported on the …

Shomari Wills recalled the lives of six black entrepreneurs who achieved their wealth during the 19th and 20th centuries. Self-taught chemist Annie Tumbo-Malone, creator of the first nationa…

Novelist Anne Lamott offered her thoughts on hope, forgiveness, and generosity.

Investigative journalist Vegas Tenold reported on white nationalism in America.

Matt Taibbi recounted the events leading up to the death of Eric Garner and examined issues surrounding policing and mass incarceration. He was in conversation with journalist and author Tou…

Liza Peterson talked about her book, All Day: A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island , about teaching incarcerated youth at Rikers Island. She spoke with Flo…

Pamela Paul talked about her book My Life with Bob: Flawed Heroine Keeps Book of Books, Plot Ensues, in which she offers a look into her journal that lists all of the books she has read over…