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Book Talk: The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice

Engage in conversation with editors, William A. ("Sandy") Darity Jr., A. Kirsten Mullen, and Lucas Hubbard  of The Black Reparations Project: A Handbook for Racial Justice. They will be joined by Keisha Bentley-Edwards and Malik Edwards who will speak about their contributions to the project.

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Book Launch: Jesus Devil with Alexis De Veaux and Alexis Pauline Gumbs

The launch of Jesus Devil, a nonlinear tale of black life from Black queer feminist independent scholar, Alexis De Veaux. Accompanying Alexis De Veaux in conversation is Black feminist scholar, poet and activist, Alexis Pauline Gumbs.

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Book Launch: Black Folk:The Roots of the Black Working Class with Blair Kelley and Melissa Harris-Perry

The launch of Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class which illuminates the adversities and joys of the Black working class in America. Please join us as author of Black Folk, Blair Kelley talks to Melissa Harris-Perry, media host, and author of Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes and Black Women in America. 

 


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On Writing from Zimbabwe: A Reading and Public Discussion with Acclaimed Zimbabwean Writer and Filmmaker Tsitsi Dangarembga

Acclaimed Zimbabwean writer and filmmaker, Tsitsi Dangarembga will present a reading on Monday, April 24 at Rofhiwa Book Cafe, followed by an open discussion with Prof. Tsitsi Jaji and students on Tuesday, April 25 at Duke.

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Book Launch: No Sweet without Brine with Cynthia Manick, Fred Joiner and Sumita Chakraborty

Cynthia Manick reads from and discusses No Sweetness Without Brine, her sophomore poetry collection, an elegiac ode to Black womanhood in four parts. Fellow poets Fred Joiner,  Sumita Chakraborty and Khalisa Rae join Cynthia Manick in reading and discussion.

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Power: The Rise of Black Women in America with Charity Elder, Lora Lavigne and Courtney Napier

A power-house panel of Black women in media. Rofhiwa is delighted to host Charity Elder, awarding winning journalist and media executive as she reads and discusses her book Power: The Rise of Black Women in America. Charity is joined by WRAL news anchor and journalist Lora Lavigne and Courtney Napier, writer, journalist, publisher, and liberation coach. 

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Book Launch: Birthing Liberation with Sabia Wade and Whitney Williams

Rofhiwa hosts Sabia Wade, renowned radical doula, educator and author of Birthing Liberation: How Reproductive Justice Can Free Us All.  Join us Sabia talks to Whitney Williams, Durham based doula and educator. In Birthing Liberation, Sabia traces the history of medical racism to explain how institutions and professionals have failed the BIPOC community. Ultimately, Sabia presents us with a guide for how we can all achieve liberation through trauma healing and reproductive justice.

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HBCU Trivia Night: Breaking the Bias

WUNC 91.5 hosts HBCU Trivia Night at Rofhiwa Book Cafe Thursday, March 16th at 7 p.m. ET. Test your knowledge on topics from fashion to politics. Trivia participants will compete to see who knows the most about BIPOC women- identifying icons.

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Book Talk: Of Black Study, with Joshua Myers and Jasmine Cobb

Joshua Myers, author of Of Black Study, which explores the ideas of Black intellectuals who created different ways of thinking and knowing in their pursuit of freedom talks to Jasmine Cobb, author of New Growth: The Art and Texture of Black Hair which traces the history of Afro-textured coiffure as a visual material through which to reimagine the sensual experience of Blackness. This is an in-person event. 

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Book Launch: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone, How to Be a (Young) Antiracist

The launch of How to Be a (Young) Antiracist with co-authors Dr. Ibram X. Kendi and Nic Stone in conversation with Durham based author and psychiatrist, Dr. Damon Tweedy.

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Black Christmas at Rofhiwa: Live Music with XOXOK

XOXOK (atmospheric soul; Durham, NC) performs live in concert as part of Black Christmas at Rofhiwa - a series of special events to gather in community and fellowship in celebration of this most special time of year. Admission is free ($10 donation appreciated). 


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Book Launch: The Color Line with Igiaba Scego and Maya Freelon

An afternoon with author, Igiaba Scego and Durham visual artist, Maya Freelon as we launch Scego's second novel, The Color Line. Igiaba's third novel, The Color Line combines the characters of Edmonia Lewis and Sarah Parker Remond and is dedicated to Rome and to these two African-American women who lived in 19th-century Rome - interweaving the lives of two women artists, more than a century apart and both living in Italy. 


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Book Launch - Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions in conversation with Francesca Royster and Shirlette Ammons

An evening with Francesca Royster and Durham musician, Shirlette Ammons as we launch Royster's monumental book, Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions. In this timely work—the first book on Black country music by a Black writer—Francesca Royster uncovers the Black performers and fans, including herself, who are exploring the pleasures and possibilities of the genre.

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Her Word is Bond: Psalm One, Book Launch and Live Session

The launch of Her Word is Bond: Navigating Hiphop and Relationships in a Culture of Misogyny, a celebration of the life and career of Psalm One, the Chicago born rapper who blazed the trail for women in hip hopPart memoir, part music journalism, Her Word is Bond takes an unflinching look at underground hip hop culture through the eyes of a queer Black woman. 

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Dalia Kinsey and Da'Shaun Harrison: Decolonizing Wellness, in pursuit of Body Liberation

Dalia Kinsey reads from and discusses Decolonizing Wellness: A QTBIPOC-Centered Guide to Escape the Diet Trap, Heal Your Self-Image, and Achieve Body Liberation. A love letter to those who struggle with their bodies. A gentle call to acceptance, trust and self-love. Da'Shaun Harrison, author of Belly of the Beast: The Politics of Anti-Blackness as Anti-Blackness joins Dalia in conversation. 

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Book Talk: Big Girl, A Novel by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan

We are thrilled to host the launch of Big Girl, A Novel that traces the intergenerational hungers and desires of Black womanhood. Please join us as author of Big GirlMecca Jamilah Sullivan talks to Black feminist scholar, poet and activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs. This is an in-person event. 

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Dr. Tara T. Green and Monet Noelle Marshal: A Conversation on Black Women Defining Pleasure

Dr. Tara T. Green reads from and discusses See Me Naked: Black Women Defining Pleasure in the Interwar Era, on the extraordinary lives of Lena Horne, Moms Mabley, Yolande DuBois, and Memphis Minnie. Black women who enjoyed pleasure as they gave pleasure to both those in their lives and to the public at large. Durham's beloved Monet Noelle Marshall - artist and cultural organizer, joins Dr. Green in conversation.

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Poetry Reading and Discussion: Thresh & Hold with Marlanda Dekine and Tyree Daye

Marlanda Dekine reads from and discusses Thresh & Hold, their dynamic debut collection which covers themes relating to ancestry, memory, and the process of staying within one’s own body. What does it mean, Marlanda asks, to be a Gullah-Geechee descendant from a rural place where a third of the nation's founding wealth was harvested by trafficked West and Central Africans? Fellow poet Tyree Daye, author of the collection Cardinal joins Marlanda in discussion.

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Rofhiwa Presents: Muzi INTERBLAKTIC Tour

Part of his Interblaktic - North America Tour,  South African Dj-Producer-Musician  will play at THE PINHOOK on Saturday June, 25 - with support from Durham's beloved Dj Gemynii. A self-declared Afrofuturist, Muzi offers the world glimpses of the future, wielding sound to suggest alternative universes and encounters with our best and dreaming selves. A new generation of South African sound. A bold vision of African music. 

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Book Launch: Break This House with Candice Iloh and Kwame Mbalia

June 1 - We are thrilled to host the launch of Break This Housea prose novel about a teenager reckoning with her family’s–and her home town’s–secrets. Please join us as author of Break This House, Candice Iloh talks to New York Times Bestselling author, Kwame Mbalia. This is a virtual event, live on Crowdcast and free with registration. 

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