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Prince Shakur, an award-winning author, will discuss his new book "When They Tell You To Be Good." His debut memoir delves into his self-realization through examinations of place, childhood, queer identity, and a history of uprisings.
When They Tell You to Be Good charts Shakur’s political coming of age from closeted queer kid in a Jamaican family to radicalized adult traveler, writer, and anarchist in Obama and Trump’s America. Shakur journeys from France to the Philippines, South Korea, and elsewhere to discover the depths of the Black experience, and engages in deep political questions while participating in movements like Black Lives Matter and Standing Rock. By the end, Shakur reckons with his identity, his family’s immigration, and the intergenerational impacts of patriarchal and colonial violence.
Examining a tangled web of race, trauma, and memory, When They Tell You to Be Good shines a light on what we all must ask of ourselves—to be more than what America envisions for the oppressed—as Shakur compels readers to take a closer, deeper look at the political world of young, Black, queer, and radical millennials today.
Prince Shakur is a queer, Jamaican-American freelance journalist, cultural essayist, and grassroots organizer with a BA in Creative Writing from Ohio University. His words have been featured in Teen Vogue, Catapult, Level, Electric Lit, and more. In addition, Shakur is the proud writer in residence at Sangam House, Twelve Arts, The Studios of Key West, and La Maison Baldwin.
Registration is required. Registration closes at the start of the program.
*Presented by Adult Services
AGE GROUP: | Ages 19+ |
EVENT TYPE: | Book Talks | Author Talk |
Mon, Sep 16 | 9:00AM to 9:00PM |
Tue, Sep 17 | 9:00AM to 9:00PM |
Wed, Sep 18 | 9:00AM to 9:00PM |
Thu, Sep 19 | 9:00AM to 9:00PM |
Fri, Sep 20 | 9:00AM to 9:00PM |
Sat, Sep 21 | 9:00AM to 9:00PM |
Sun, Sep 22 | 9:00AM to 9:00PM |
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