Series: Lit Fridays
2025
Lit Fridays
LIT Friday welcomes Colter Harper for a conversation about his book Jazz in the Hill: Nightlife and Narratives of a Pittsburgh Neighborhood. In it, he dives into the rich history…
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LIT Friday welcomes Colter Harper for a conversation about his book Jazz in the Hill: Nightlife and Narratives of a Pittsburgh Neighborhood. In it, he dives into the rich history…
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LIT Friday welcomes Colter Harper for a conversation about his book Jazz in the Hill: Nightlife and Narratives of a Pittsburgh Neighborhood. In it, he dives into the rich history…
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LIT Friday welcomes Colter Harper for a conversation about his book Jazz in the Hill: Nightlife and Narratives of a Pittsburgh Neighborhood. In it, he dives into the rich history…
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LIT Friday welcomes Colter Harper for a conversation about his book Jazz in the Hill: Nightlife and Narratives of a Pittsburgh Neighborhood. In it, he dives into the rich history…
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LIT Friday welcomes Colter Harper for a conversation about his book Jazz in the Hill: Nightlife and Narratives of a Pittsburgh Neighborhood. In it, he dives into the rich history…
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Lit Friday – Abiodun Oyewole
LIT Friday welcomes Abiodun Oyewole, Founding Member of The Last Poets for a conversation about using his poetry to articulate, glorify and protest the impurities of the black experience worldwide….
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Lit Friday REPLAY: Emmai Alaquiva
LIT Friday 2025 is back with one of our favorite REPLAYs! On February 28 at 6pm, on the August Wilson African American Cultural Center YouTube and Facebook, AWAACC Literary Curator…
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Lit Friday: Group Reading
Malika Aisha, Jehoiada Calvin, Louie Ortiz-Fonseca, Tirzah Sheppard, and Ivanova Veras join LIT Friday to for group reading and discussion about When Language Broke Open. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual…
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Lit Friday with Paa Joe Jr.
Join us for a special edition of LIT Friday featuring artist Jacob Paa Joe Jr. of Paa Joe Coffin Works in conversation with scholar, poet, and AWAACC Literary Curator, Jessica…
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Lit Friday: Mecca Jamilah Sullivan
LIT Friday welcomes award-winning fiction writer & critic Mecca Jamilah Sullivan for a discussion of her novel, Big Girls. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August…
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Lit Friday: Tyriek White
Tyriek White joins LIT Friday to discuss WE ARE A HAUNTING. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and…
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Lit Friday: Jerome Ellis
Jerome Ellis joins LIT Friday to discuss Aster Of Ceremonies. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and guest…
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Lit Friday: Nicholas Goodly
Nicholas Goodly joins LIT Friday to discuss Black Swim. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and guest performances…
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Lit Friday: Airea D. Matthews
Airea D. Matthews joins LIT Friday to discuss Bread and Circus. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and…
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Lit Friday: Maura Cheeks
Maura Cheeks joins LIT Friday to discuss Acts of Forgiveness. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and guest…
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Lit Friday: Gilda Sheppard
Gilda Sheppard, PhD joins LIT Friday to discuss her film SINCE I BEEN DOWN. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center,…
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Lit Friday: Emmai Alaquiva
Emmy Award winner, director, writer, and activist, Emmai Alaquiva and Jessica Lanay meet for another LIT Friday conversation about Alaquiva’s latest groundbreaking documentary focused on Black infant mortality, The Ebony Canal. Lit Fridays…
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Lit Friday: aja monet
On the back of the August Wilson African American Cultural Center’s dynamic Hooks & Phonics program, special guest, Grammy-nominated spoken word artist and vocalist aja monet, sits down with LIT Friday’s…
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Lit Friday: Onna-Bugeisha with Tim Okamura
Join us for a special edition of LIT Friday featuring artist Tim Okamura in conversation with scholar, poet, and AWAACC Literary Curator, Jessica Lanay discussing Okamura’s dynamic solo exhibition, Onna Bugeisha: Warriors of Light. Look out for their…
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Lit Fridays
Licensed therapist, Crystal Joseph, joins LIT Friday for a conversation about her latest publication, her practice, and best tips to keep your mental health on track during the holidays and…
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Lit Fridays
Mahogany Browne joins LIT Friday to discuss her latest poetry collection Chrome Valley. Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring…
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Lit Friday: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Exchange Talks & August Wilson African American Cultural Center Presents: “What do you do with your legacy, and how do you best put it to use?”…
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Lit Fridays
Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and guest performances on the last Friday* of each month at 6:00p…
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Lit Fridays
Lit Fridays is a literary-focused, virtual salon presented by the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, featuring conversations and guest performances on the last Friday* of each month at 6:00p…
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