"Black Lives Always Mattered: Hidden African American Philadelphia of the Twentieth Century" Unveiling

    Temple University Libraries
    BLAM! illustration

    Join us for the celebration of our new graphic novel, BLAM! Black Lives Always Mattered!: Hidden African American Philadelphia of the Twentieth Century, supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage. The program will include an unveiling of the BLAM! cover along with some of the illustration profiles. Dr. Diane D. Turner, curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection and Dr. Carol D. Lee, Assessment and Learning Consultant to the project, will discuss plans for the graphic novel, and we’ll also hear from some of BLAM!’s key contributors.

     

    This program is part of the Black Lives Always Mattered! public program series at the Blockson Collection, which has been supported by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

    This program will be presented via Zoom Webinar. On the day of the program, use this link to join: https://temple.zoom.us/j/93798424702

    All programs are free and open to all, and registration is encouraged. 

    Contact Leslie Willis-Lowry at lwillis@temple.edu with questions.

     

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    Interior BLAM! page: Cecil B. Moore profile. Artwork by Eric Battle, colors by Andrew Dalhouse