National Black Writers Conference Biennial Symposium: A Tribute to the Life and Works of Toni Cade Bambara
The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY, will pay tribute to the legacy of Toni Cade Bambara, a writer, social activist, educator, feminist and filmmaker whose contributions to the African-American literary canon has rightfully earned her the distinguished reputation of being not only a brilliant storyteller but an also an amazing truth teller. Invited panelists include Keynote speaker Farah Jasmine Griffin, with Malaika Adero, Keith Gilyard, Linda Janet Holmes, Louis Massiah, Eugene Redmond, Sonia Sanchez, and Cheryl Wall.