Schedule of Events

African American Museum at Fair Park
3536 Grand Ave. Dallas, TX 75210
214-565-9026

Schedule of Activities African American Museum at Fair Park 3536 Grand Ave. Dallas, TX 75210 214-565-9026 Saturday, August 26, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Book Signings

10:30 a.m. Alice Randall
10:30 a.m. Kadir Nelson and Alexus Rhone
12:30 p.m. Rebecca Walker
1 p.m. Omar Tyree
3 p.m. Walter Mosley

Author Readings

10:30 - 10:40 a.m. Kayla Adams, There’s Beauty in the Rainbow
10:40 - 10:50 a.m. Dr. Monica Anderson, When A Sistah’s Fed Up
10:50 - 11:00 a.m. Lewis Banks, Fallen to Grace
11:00 - 11:10 a.m. M Bridges, Are you satisfied, yet?
11:10 - 11:20 a.m. Jeanette Britt, Lottie
11:20 - 11:30 a.m. Thomas Brooks, A Wealth of Family: An Adopted Son’s International Quest for Heritage, Reunion and Enrichment
11:30 - 11:40 a.m. Cynthia Cass, Against All Odds: Success After Teen Pregnancy
11:40 - 11:50 a.m. W. Eric Croomes, Brotha2Brotha, Becoming Healthy Men from the Inside Out
11:50 - 12:00 p.m. Paula Edwards, Searching to Find Myself
12:oo - 12:10 p.m. Erik Greene, Our Uncle Sam: The Sam Cooke Story From His Family Perspective
12:10 - 12:20 p.m. Deborah Lintz-Hill, The Proper Care and Feeding Your Soul
12:20 - 12:30 p.m. Vanessa Hollis, When My Tears Cry
12:30 – 12:40 p.m. Chris Howell, Man Talk – The Hard Things Men Never Talk About
12:40 – 12:50 p.m. Derek Jackson, Brother Word
12:50 – 1:00 p.m. Mylia Jaza, Plea for Peace
1:00 - 1:10 p.m. Kendrick Jones, Proof of Wisdom
1:10 - 1:20 p.m. Linda Jones, Nappyisms: Affirmation for Nappy-Headed People and Wannabes!
1:20 - 1:30 p.m. Marcus D. King, Thirsty Thursday: Determination
1:30 - 1:40 p.m. Diamond Knight, Taste of Candi
1:40 - 1:50 p.m. Sylvia Wills Lett, For Christina Sake
2:00 – 2:10 p.m. Dr. Christine LeVeaux, They Dance Alone
2:10 – 2:20 p.m. Michael Moore, Home Grown in the Haiku Garden
2:20 - 2:30 p.m. Marion Napoleon, Lady Silverstone’s Darkest Hour
2:30 - 2:40 p.m. Marcus Parker, The Product
2:40 - 2:50 p.m. Myra Towner-Rankin, The Rain Will Tell
2:50 - 3:00 p.m. Sana Rashid, G-Mama’s House: A FUN-damental Guide to Grandparenting
3:00 - 3:10 p.m. Lisa Brown Ross, Sapphires and Satin-Beauty of Black Soul
3:10 - 3:20 p.m. Brian W. Smith, The S.W.A.P. Game
3:20 - 3:30 p.m. James Spikes, The Adventures of Lemmon Head & Mudd Duck: What to do if someone tries to grab YOU!
3:30 - 3:40 p.m. Serena Wallace, Finding Destiny
3:40 - 3:50 p.m. Marvin Woodard, 101 Things A Black Man Should Know

Book Talk

11:30 - 12:30 p.m. Book Talk with Rebecca Walker

Panel Discussions and Workshops

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Identifying collectible books and First Editions
11 a.m. - 12 noon Keeping Your Family Alive
11:45 - 12:45 p.m. Creating Lifelong Readers Among the iGeneration
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Authors are talking…
2:15 - 3:15 p.m. I Can’t Afford To Marry You by Marilyn Logan
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Triple Crown Publication presents Book Talk - Life: a novel by Leo Sullivan

Art Workshops

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. How to Build A Book, Margo Klein, Age appropriate: 5-10 yrs
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12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Illustrating with Kadir Nelson, Age appropriate: 6-10 yrs.
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1:30 - 2:30 p.m. The Art of the People, Aroid Neal, Age appropriate: 14-18 yrs
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Writing Workshops

12 noon – 1 p.m. Poetry Workshop: From Griots to Hip Hop…From Green Eggs and Ham to Slam: This is Poetry, Peni-El Raphakumwah, Age appropriate: 18 yrs+ (NOTE: Please use this form to register.)

Workshop for Teens

1 - 2 p.m. Teen Dating Violence: Love Doesn't Hurt, Alexus Rhone, Age appropriate: teens (13-18), college students, and parents of teens

Celebrity Readers & Storytellers

10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Lyndale the Literary Lion
10:30 - 10:45 a.m. Skip Murphy (K104 FM)
10:45 - 11:00 a.m. Sam Putney (K104 FM)
11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Monique Ridge Williams
11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Jennifer Kindert
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Ronald McDonald
1:00 - 1:15 p.m. Romana Logan (NBC)
1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Anyika McMillian-Herod
1:30 - 1:45 p.m. Barron James (FOX)
1:45 - 2:00 p.m. Dr. Barbara Cambridge
2:00 - 2:15 p.m. Randy McIlwain (NBC)
2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Lynn Haze
2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Dr. Moe Anderson
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. B.C. Collins (ABC Radio)
3:00 – 3:15 p.m. W.G. Garland (DCCCD)
3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Tamara Johnson

Artistic Performances Friday, August 25

Barri Pearson Jazz Band

Saturday, August 26

9:45 - 10:00 a.m. Opening Procession - Len Barnett
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. David Carr, Jr. (Jazz)
11:00 - 12:00 Shree Foundation (Indian Folktales)
12:00 - 1:00 p.m. Moussa Diabete (African Dance)
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. Audrey McClure (Story Telling)
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Ballet Folkloric Viva Mexico (Folkloric Dance)
3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Joseph Gomez (Tejano/Salsa Music)

Sunday, August 27

New Arts Six (Negro Spirituals/Contemporary Gospel)

Ticketed Events

Kick-Off Reception

Breakfast with Alice Randall

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Children and Youth Breakfast with Kadir Nelson and Alexus Rhone

Pork Chops and Politics with Walter Mosley

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Coffee and Conversation with Omar Tyree

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Gospel Brunch

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Authors Participating

Kayla Adams, There’s Beauty in the Rainbow.
Vincent Alexandria, Brother-2-Brother Literary Symposium.
Terry Allen, Real Men Cook.
Dr. Monica Anderson, When A Sistah’s Fed Up; Mom, Are We There Yet? Black English Vernacular: From Ain’t to Yo Mama.
Lewis Banks, Fallen to Grace.
M Bridges, Are you satisfied, yet?
Jeanette Britt, Lottie; Pickin Ground; In Due Season.
Thomas Brooks, A Wealth of Family: An Adopted Son’s International Quest for Heritage, Reunion and Enrichment.
Cynthia Cass, Against All Odds: Success After Teen Pregnancy.
W. Eric Croomes, Dance in the Dark, Poetic Reflections on Love and Culture; Brotha2Brotha, Becoming Healthy Men From the Inside Out.
Paula Edwards, Searching to Find Myself; The Last Bad Decision.
Erik Greene, Our Uncle Sam: The Sam Cooke Story From His Family Perspective.
Deborah Lintz-Hill, The Proper Care and Feeding of Your Soul.
Vanessa Hollis, When My Tears Cry; Love in my Teardrops.
Chris Howell, Man Talk (The Book) The Hard Things Men Never Talk About.
Derek Jackson, Brother Word; A Man Inspired.
Mylia Jaza, Plea for Peace; Life Is Beautiful: La Vita E Belle.
Kendrick Jones, Proof of Wisdom.
Linda Jones, Nappyisms: Affirmation for Nappy-Headed People and Wannabes!.
Marcus D. King, Thirsty Thursday: Determination
Diamond Knight, Taste of Candi.
Sylvia Wills Lett, For Christina’s Sake; I Wish I Had Waited, Perfect For You.
Dr. Christine LeVeaux, They Dance Alone.
Marilyn Logan, I Can’t Afford to Marry You.
Eleanor Pat Miller, 7x’s Hotter; Have You Been Tried by the Fire?
Michael Moore, Home Grown in the Haiku Garden.
Walter Mosley, Fortunate Son; Devil in a Blue Dress: An Easy Rawlins Mystery; Cinnamon Kiss; Little Scarlet; Bad Boy Brawly Brown.
Marion Napoleon, Lady Silverstone’s Darkest Hour.
Kadir Nelson, Henry's Freedom Box; MOSES: When Harriet Tubman Led her People to Freedom; He's Got the Whole World in His Hands; The Real Slam Dunk.
Marcus Parker, The Product.
Alice Randall, The Wind Done Gone; Pushkin and the Queen of Spades: A Novel.
Myra Towner-Rankin, The Rain Will Tell
Sana Rashid, G-Mama’s House: A FUN-damental Guide to Grandparenting.
Alexus Rhone, Backseat and Bleachers: A High School Love Story; Premature Pleasures; Secret Shame.
Kim Robinson, The Roux in the Gumbo; Food For The Soul; Sweet Satisfaction.
Lisa Brown Ross, Sapphires and Satin- Beauty of Black Soul, The MAAFA: A commemoration of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Minister Roger Russell, Faith Beyond the Comfort Zone.
Brian W. Smith, The S.W.A.P. Game.
Lois Snell, Renaissance of the Soul.
James Spikes, The Adventures of Lemmon Head & Mudd Duck in What to do if someone tries to grab YOU!!!
Michelle Stimpson, Divas of Damascus Road; Boaz Brown.
Bryce Turner, Broken: Yet Sustained by God.
Omar Tyree, What They Want; For The Love of Money; Boss Lady; Diary of a Groupie; Fly Girl; The Love of Money.
Rebecca Walker, WHAT MAKES A MAN: Twenty-two Writers Imagine the Future; BLACK, WHITE, AND JEWISH, Autobiography of a Shifting Self; To Be Real, Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism, House and Home: Spirits of the South.
Serena Wallace, Finding Destiny.
Millicent Courtney Ware, The Freak Within.
Marvin Woodard, 101 Things A Black Man Should Know.