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Presentation: The Living Spirit of Toni Morrison

Wednesday, 5/17/2023
6:00 - 7:30
Visitacion Valley Meeting Room
Visitacion Valley

201 Leland Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94134
United States

415-355-2848

In honor of the new Toni Morrison US Postal Service Commemorative Forever stamp, there will be an open and inclusive multicultural community celebration/reading of excerpts and reflections on Morrison's writings. The community reading will be preceded by an opening presentation by Dr.Tiffany Caesar, Africana Studies Professor at San Francisco State University.  Dr. Caesar will present on the significance of Morrison’s life, work and legacy followed by a brief Q&A session.

Dr. Tiffany Caesar calls herself a “Black Woman’s Archivist” due to her ongoing research on the preservation of transnational black women leaders and engagement with public history: Queen Mother Moore, Margaret Walker, and Phyllis Ntantala. Dr. Caesar was a Mellon scholar at the Margaret Walker Center and a Faculty Fellow for the Institute for Social Justice and Race Relation at Jackson State University. 

Author Readings & Lectures

Engage with your favorite writers and discover your next read.

More Than a Month: Black Interest

Connect to engaging discussions and performances related to the Black community.

More Than a Month recognizes important events in Black history, honors community and national leaders and fosters steps towards collective change. Programming features authors, poets and craft classes. 

Spotlight

This program is sponsored by Friends of the San Francisco Public Library.

Attending Programs

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