Videos

Camille Dungy and Tiphanie Yanique, who contributed to the book, How We Do It: Black Writers on a Craft," discussed Black identity in the literary world. They spoke at the 2023 Library of Co…

Boston University Professor Ibram Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist, and author Saeed Jones, How We Fight for Our Lives discussed race and sexuality. This program was part of the 20th annual Na…

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor talked about her book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation and responded to viewer comments and questions. She was interviewed while at the 16th annual Nati…

Professor Franklin and his son, John Whittington Franklin talked about the book they co-edited, My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin. The book is about the life of …

Eugene Robinson talked about his book Disintegration: The Splintering of Black America. In his book he argues that, through decades of desegregation, affirmative action, and immigration, the…

Wil Haygood talked about his biography Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson (Knopf, 2009). He responded to questions from members of the audience. This was a program in th…

Michele Norris talked about her book, The Grace of Silence: A Memoir (Pantheon, 2010). Her examination of her family’s racial perceptions focused on her maternal grandmother’s short career a…

Gwen Ifill talked about her book The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama (Doubleday; January 20, 2009). In her book she examines a new generation of African-American politici…

12:20-12:50PM (History and Bio Tent) Annette Gordon Reed Author, The Hemingses of Monticello Annette Gordon-Reed talked about her book, The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (W.W. …

Professor Franklin talked about his newest book, Mirror to America: The Autobiography of John Hope Franklin, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. He described his life and education, and …

Arnold Rampersad talked about his biography, Ralph Ellison. He also responded to audience members' questions.

Judge Carter talked about his memoir A Matter of Law: A Memoir of Struggle in the Cause of Equal Rights, published by New Press. He talked about his life as a black man born into a culture …

Walter Dean Myers was interviewed at the National Book Festival. He discussed writing children’s books and the role of African Americans in World War I. Mr. Myers is the author of Autobio…

After an introduction by Chris Lehmann, deputy editor for Washington Post’s Book World, Juan Williams talked about his book, This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious E…

Representative John Lewis talked about his book Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement, published by Harvest Books. He described the history and impact of the 1963 March on Washingt…

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, former professional basketball player, talked about the book he co-authored, Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes, publi…

Juan Williams talked about his book My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, published by Sterling. The book is part of the Voices of Civil Rights project, a col…

Professor David Levering Lewis read excerpts from his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography W.E.B. DuBois and talked about DuBois' life and career. Professor Lewis is the Martin Luther King Profe…