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Jamila Minnicks’s novel is a celebration of Black joy and a timely examination of the opposing viewpoints that attended desegregation in America. Join Jamila Minnicks at Thank You Books…
More InformationJoin us for an interactive community discussion on black entrepreneurship as a means of social liberation in Birmingham.
More InformationJoin us for an interactive community discussion on the legacy marginalization, colorism and gentrification in Birmingham.
More InformationJoin PEN Birmingham for a conversation centering on the issue of restrictive book bans in an era of increasing threats to body autonomy.
More InformationJoin us for an interactive community discussion on the legacy of slavery in Birmingham by examining genealogy and family histories.
More InformationCelebrating Black and Southern culture, the Birmingham Reads kickoff will feature music, dance and poetry!
More InformationAlabama poet laureate Ashley M. Jones opens a night of conversation with Carlos A. Ball, Michael Harriot, DeJuana Thompson, and Dr. Tara Y. White.
More InformationThis roundtable conversation will focus on the historical challenges to gender expression, sexuality, and free speech in Alabama.
More InformationJoin PEN America Birmingham and the Magic City Poetry Festival for a reading series with poets across Alabama in celebration of the state’s living contemporary literature.
More InformationJoin PEN America Birmingham and the Magic City Poetry Festival for a conversation between authors and poets Rachel Eliza Griffiths and Khalisa Rae.
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More InformationJoin the PEN America Birmingham chapter for the Magic City Poetry Festival, a month-long celebration of poetry and the poets of Birmingham and Alabama.
More InformationIn partnership with Magic City Poetry Festival, PEN America Birmingham is proud to present a poetry workshop facilitated by Camille Dungy.
More InformationIn partnership with Magic City Poetry Festival, PEN America Birmingham is hosting a conversation with Monique L. Jones and Dr. DaMaris B. Hill.
More InformationLocal writers, activists, and Members join PEN America's Writing for Justice fellows to celebrate the work of incarcerated writers and confront our era of mass incarceration.
More InformationJoin us on September 28 to support local organizations, journalists, and artists, as we tackle this issue through art, media, and action.
More InformationIn Birmingham, we will be having a community conversation about hate speech and its manifestations across journalism and activism.
More InformationJoin PEN America for the 2019 Magic City Poetry Festival Keynote Reading by world renowned poet and activist Sonia Sanchez.
More InformationLearn more about revolutionary activist and poet, and 2019 Magic City Poetry Festival Keynote Speaker, Sonia Sanchez via this free screening.
More InformationJoin PEN America for the 2019 Magic City Poetry Festival in a discussion about writing in another language and translating.
More InformationThe Magic City Poetry Festival will be celebrating local voices on the mic! Sign up and bring your poems and your love for the Magic City!
More InformationMagic City Poetry Festival commemorates the assassination of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with an event combining poetry, history, and social activism.
More InformationThe media was involved with the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1965 with the national coverage of the Birmingham campaign of the Civil Rights Movement, but that…
More InformationPEN America hosts a presentation and facilitated discussion around some of the ways Birmingham-area members of the literary and media communities can engage with different local advocacy initiatives, including…
More InformationJoin us for an interactive community discussion on the effects of colonization on education, language, identity, and power.
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