Events Calendar
In local communities across Florida, humanities-rich programming is making a lasting impact in the hearts and minds of Sunshine State residents and visitors alike. Florida Humanities is proud to partner with local community champions to bring you high-quality public programming through Community Project Grants, Florida Talks, Museum on Main Street, and more.
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South Florida Book Festival 2023: Rob Kenner, The Marathon Don’t Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle
African American Research Library and Cultural Center 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaThe South Florida Book Festival 2023 presents a conversation with Rob Kenner, the author of The Marathon Don't Stop: The Life and Times of Nipsey Hussle. A founding editor of VIBE, Kenner joined the start-up team of Quincy Jones's groundbreaking hip-hop monthly in 1992. During a 19-year run at VIBE, he edited and wrote cover and feature stories on iconic cultural figures ranging from Tupac Shakur to Barack Obama. Join
South Florida Book Festival 2023: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South
African American Research Library and Cultural Center 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaThe South Florida Book Festival presents a conversation with Dr. Regina N. Bradley, an award-winning writer and researcher of the Black American South. Dr. Bradley is the author of Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South. She is an alumna of Nasir Jones Hip Hop Fellow (Hutchins Center, Harvard University, Spring 2016) and an Associate Professor of English and African Diaspora Studies. Join the Broward County Library's African American
South Florida Book Festival 2023
African American Research Library and Cultural Center 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaJoin Broward County Library's African American Research Library and Cultural Center for the 2023 South Florida Book Festival: "WORD! Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop Culture." Explore the cultural explosion generated by the hip-hop phenomenon. Attendees will hear from nationally-known speakers, learn the roots of hip-hop culture and meet local authors. Founded in 2012, the South Florida Book Festival is one of the fastest-growing events of its kind in the southeast,
Freedom for All: Liberation in Haiti and Florida
African American Research Library and Cultural Center 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FloridaThe South Florida People of Color, in partnership with the Broward County Library's African American Research Library and Cultural Center, hosts a discussion panel in recognition of Haitian Flag Day on May 18th and Florida's Emancipation Day on May 20th. This panel brings together historians and cultural experts for a transnational conversation about freedom struggles in the Caribbean and the Americas to educate the public about the two holidays. Registration
