Every year, hundreds of celebrations of the African American Read-In take place across the country and around the world. These events feature the texts, talks, and discussions by and about African American authors and serve as a way to recognize and amplify their work.
Looking for an event near you? Check out our event list below.
If you're hosting an event that you'd like to share, submit your event here.
- This event has passed.
Ecumenical Loyalties: Reading the Luminaries of the Black Freedom Movement at Saint Peter’s College
February 28, 2022 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Join Dr. John Johnson, Jr. of Saint Peter’s University in a multimedia presentation, exploring the works of important Civil Rights activists, who have visited Saint Peter’s, including Bayard Rustin (’64), Martin Luther King, Jr. (’65), Dick Gregory (’69), Jesse Jackson (’72), Amiri Baraka (’72), Shirley Chisholm (’73), Mary Lou Williams (’74), and Coretta Scott King (’75).
Please Register in advance to join this virtual program
The title of this event is adapted from a quote from Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr:
“If we are to have peace on earth, our loyalties must become ecumenical rather than sectional. Our loyalties must transcend our race, our tribe, our class, and our nation; and this means we must develop a world perspective.”
Christmas sermon, Atlanta, Georgia, 1967.