Today’s Communiqué – 5.24.21

1. The College of Aspiring Artists Presents…From Tragedy to Triumph

2. Pyramid Art, Books, and Custom Framing Welcomes Julia Wright, Daughter of Famed Author Richard Wright on Richard Wright’s “The Man Who Lived Underground”

3. National African-American Insurance Association Arkansas Exploratory Committee Presents ‘Now Is AR Time!’

4. The Black History Commission of Arkansas’s June Symposium:  Profiles in Arkansas History:  African American Sororities & Fraternities Featuring Tamela Tenpenny-Lewis, Dr. Lonnie Williams, and Dr. Cherisse Jones – Branch

5. Philander Smith College Hosts Preview Days


1. The College of Aspiring Artists Presents…From Tragedy to Triumph


2. Pyramid Art, Books, and Custom Framing Welcomes Julia Wright, Daughter of Famed Author Richard Wright on Richard Wright’s “The Man Who Lived Underground”

in partnership with
The Elaine Legacy Center
presents
A Conversation with Julia Wright
Reverend Judge Wendell Griffen will moderate a discussion with the daughter of
and literary executor for author
Richard Wright 
on
The Man Who Lived Underground
an explosive, previously unpublished novel about
race and violence in America by the legendary author of Native Son and Black Boy

Tuesday, May 25, 2021 from 6:00 – 7:00pm

In Memory of George Floyd, Jr.(October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020)

2 Ways to Participate in this FREE virtual event 
ZOOM Click HERE to register to join event.

You will receive a confirmation email with a link and passcode.

More about THE MAN WHO LIVED UNDERGROUND

Now, for the first time, by special arrangement with the estate of Richard Wright, the full text of the work that meant more to Wright than any other is published in the form that he intended.


Julia Wright, elder daughter of Richard Wright, will discuss the recent publication of the full manuscript of her father’s 1941 searing novel about state-sanctioned torture and murder of a Black man by police officers.  
$22.95 (HB)


3. National African-American Insurance Association Arkansas Exploratory Committee Presents ‘Now Is AR Time!’


4. The Black History Commission of Arkansas’s June Symposium:  Profiles in Arkansas History:  African American Sororities & Fraternities Featuring Tamela Tenpenny-Lewis, Dr. Lonnie Williams, and Dr. Cherisse Jones – Branch

Click Here to Register

June 5, 2021 – 10:00am to 1:30pm


5. Philander Smith College Hosts Preview Days