Events for the Week of: 22-28 February 2021, from Discussions, Talks, Panels & Forums category

A Geisel Library 50th Anniversary Signature Event: A Conversation With Kevin Young

Kevin Young, whom The Washington Post calls "one of the most important poets of his generation" is a poet, essayist, editor, and curator. He is the director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, recently named a National Historic Landmark, and poetry editor of The New Yorker, where he hosts the poetry podcast.

Young is the author of 13 books of poetry and prose, most recently "Brown" (2018). He has won numerous awards for his poetry, including the Lenore Marshall Prize for Poetry from the Academy of American Poets for "Book of Hours"; an American Book Award for "Ardency: A Chronicle of the Amistad Rebels"; the Paterson Poetry Prize for "Jelly Roll: a blues"; and the National Poetry Series and the Zacharis First Book Award for "Most Way Home." His books have been finalists for the National Book Award, the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, and Los Angeles Times Book Prize.

Young’s nonfiction work has also received critical acclaim. His two nonfiction books, "The Grey Album: On the Blackness of Blackness" and "Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts, and Fake News" were both named a New York Times Notable Book and were finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His newest book, "African American Poetry: 250 Years of Struggle and Song," is scheduled to be released in September 2020.

Admission/Cost: FREE
Link: geisel50.ucsd.edu/go/rsvp50

Wednesday, February 24 - 5:30 PM


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Join CSA San Diego for a free Online Webinar to celebrate February as Black History Month. We will focus our presentation on Race and National Origin and include tips to prevent Fair Housing issues and complaints in rental and Real Estate sales. We'll also learn the Best Practices to comply with Federal and State Fair Housing laws and tips to stay in compliance. CSA is your local HUD fair housing agency and a resource for the housing industry. Who better to learn from then the experts who investigate housing discrimination complaints. Join us for this free educational event!


Admission/Cost: FREE

Location:
Online streaming event
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Thursday, February 25 - 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM


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