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X-WR-CALNAME:Writers LIVE! Adrian Matejka with Jason Reynolds
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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DESCRIPTION:Adrian Matejka will look at the life of the first Black heavywe
 ight boxing champion Jack Johnson (1878-1946).  The son of formerly enslav
 ed parents\, Johnson worked his way to the top of the boxing world despite
  facing widespread racism and segregation. This was personified by his Jul
 y 4\, 1910 bout\, deemed the “Battle of the Century\,” against former 
 white heavyweight champion Jim Jeffries.  Adrian Matejka will be joined in
  conversation by award-winning author Jason Reynolds. \n\nAdrian Matejka i
 s the author of the award winning poetry collection The Big Smoke\, a fina
 list for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award.   He is an English pr
 ofessor at Indiana University\, Bloomington and a former Poet Laureate of 
 the state of Indiana.\n\nJason Reynolds is the author of several award-win
 ning books\, including Look Both Ways\, Long Way Down\, and Stamped: Racis
 m\, Antiracism\, and You (with Ibram X. Kendi).  He was the 2020-2022 Nati
 onal Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. \n\nThis FREE event will 
 be presented in-person and virtually.   To attend in person we strongly en
 courage you to register here\, Free parking vouchers are available to prog
 ram attendees who park at the Franklin Street Garage (15 W. Franklin Stree
 t) after 4pm.  Ask Pratt event staff for your parking voucher prior to or 
 after the program.Books sales provided by Urban Reads Bookstore.
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LOCATION:Central Library\, Wheeler Auditorium
SUMMARY:Writers LIVE! Adrian Matejka with Jason Reynolds
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 atejka
CATEGORIES:Writers LIVE!
CATEGORIES:Black History
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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