BLACK AND CARIBBEAN BOOK AFFAIR 2021 -Thursday, Oct. 14 -17, 2021
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Event description
THE BLACK AND CARIBBEAN BOOK AFFAIR - A VIRTUAL HYBIRD OF
AWARD WINNING AUTHORS/INTERNATIONAL GUESTS/TRIBUTES/PANELS & SIDEWALK PARTIES.
About this event
7:00 pm -8:00 pm
Author Olive Senior – “Pandemic Poems”
Hosted by journalist Neil Armstrong and Paula deRonde
[in-person event limited to audience of 3]
Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
12:00-1:00 p.m. – Celebrating the 15th Anniversary of the Rita Cox Black and Caribbean Heritage Collection at Toronto Public Library – a panel discussion.
Hosts: Denise Herrera-Jackson, Itah Sadu, and Neil Armstrong with the TPL, collection patrons and more
Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
3:00 pm-4:00 pm
Dr Salah Wilson
“Steelpan Playing With Theory” – steelpan textbook, & “The Steelpan Teacher’s Manual”
Hosted by educator Ivor Picou
Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Author Canute Lawrence
“Pathology of a Pandemic”
Hosted by author Gayle Gonsalves.
Friday, Oct. 15, 2021
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Professor Carl James
“Colour Matters: Essays on the Experiences, Education, and Pursuits of Black Youth”
Hosted by educator Nigel Barriffe
[in-person event at ADBCC limited audience (3) ]
Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021
10:00 am -11:00 a.m.
Raconteur Tania Hernandez
‘Miss Tania Lou’ – “One Pot: True Stories from Jamaica & Canada
Hosted by author Gayle Gonsalves
Saturday 16th, 2021
11:30 pm-12:30 pm. – Herbalist Ivelyn Harris
“Healing Herbs of Jamaica”
Hosted by journalist Neil Armstrong.
Saturday 16th, 2021
1:00 pm -1:30 pm – Author Ayana Francis
“ABC Where are We? The West Indies!”
(children’s programming)
Hosted by educator Nigel Barriffe
[in-person event at ADBCC with limited audience of 3 kids, 3 parents]
Saturday 16th, 2021
1:30 pm-2:00 pm – Author Kodi Dill
“Welcome to the Cypher”
Hosted by author Yolanda Marshall
Saturday 16th, 2021
2:30 pm-3:00 p.m.
Author Gayle Gonsalves
“My Stories Have No Endings”
Hosted by author Yolanda Marshall
Saturday 16th, 2021
3:15 pm-4:15 pm
“Collecting Courage”
An anthology of 14 Black fundraisers.
Co-editors: Nicole Salmon, Camila Pereira and Nneka Allen.
Hosted by Itah Sadu
Saturday 16th, 2021
4:30 pm-5:00 pm – Author Rabin Ramah
"I Only Make Love in Montreal,”
A collection of stories
Hosted by author Gayle Gonsalves
Saturday 16th, 2021
5:15 pm-6:15 pm
Dr. Afua Cooper – ‘Afrikan Wisdom’ and
Author Habiba Cooper Diallo – ‘#BlackInSchool’
A book signing and sidewalk party at ADBCC.
Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021
4:00-6:00 p.m. Ticketed Event
Aina-Nia Ayo’dele
“Self: An Inner Journey to Remembering Your Power”
The Diner’s Corner, 678 Yonge St., Toronto. ADBCC will live stream the event. https://www.aina-nia.com/
