I was honored to be included in the inaugural African American Breakfast Party, hosted by children’s author Caroline Brewer to kick off the African-American Read-In event founded by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). It was a wonderful morning full of joy and talented writers, including Marita Golden, Tracy Chiles McGhee, Alan King, and the legendary Eloise Greenfield.
You can check out the entire event on CSPAN’s BookTV, or just view the clip of my reading from Malawi’s Sisters.
briefly with Ernest Gaines, who received the North Star award for his work. He had been a guest speaker at Hampton University when I was a student there, and I admit, I was in awe to see him again all those years later. I took my worn copies of his two books – “A Gathering of Old Men” and “A Lesson Before Dying” – and asked him to sign them, recounting our first meeting. And he signed them both with a personal note: “Good to see you again after so many years.” What a joy!
