West Virginia University African American Read In – Reading with Damon Young - National Council of Teachers of English

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West Virginia University African American Read In – Reading with Damon Young

February 24, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 8:30 pm

Free

On the Campus of West Virginia University February 24, 2024 from 10:00am-5:00pm the National African American Read In will be held. Students, Faculty, Staff, Administration, and Community members will be able to pick from a variety of black writers, authors and poets and read an excerpt in order to take a stand for literacy.

At 7:30pm Author Damon Young will be reading excerpts from his book “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Blacker: A Memoir In Essays”

This event is co sponsored by the West Virginia University Center for Black Culture, Campus Read, Department of English, and Department of Education

Details

Date:
February 24, 2025
Time:
10:00 am - 8:30 pm
Cost:
Free
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Organizer

West Virginia University Center for Black Culture
Phone
304-293-7029
Email
Cbc@mail.wvu.edu
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Venue

WVU Mountainlair Student Union
1550 University Ave
Morgantown, W 26505 United States
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Phone
304-293-2702