A conversation with writers W. Kamau Bell and Kate Schatz for their new book Do the Work: An Anti-Racist Activity Book for All
Ready for a productive and witty conversation on race? Emmy Award-winning comedian W. Kamau Bell and New York Times bestselling author Kate Schatz discuss their new book Do the Work: An Anti-Racist Activity Book! at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library.
Do the Work: An Anti-Racist Activity Book! gives readers a hands-on understanding of systemic racism—and how to dismantle it using a highly illustrated, highly informative workbook. Packed with activities, games, illustrations, comics, and eye-opening conversation prompts, Do the Work! Challenges readers to think critically and act with intention.
Bell and Schatz will discuss the book with Dian Holton and Kenrya Rankin.
This event is held in partnership with Loyalty Bookstores. Following the discussion, copies of books by Bell, Schatz, Holton and Rankin will be available for purchase.
ABOUT THE PARTICIPANTS
W. Kamau Bell is a dad, husband, and comedian. He directed and executive-produced the four-part Showtime documentary We Need To Talk About Cosby, which premiered at Sundance. He famously met with the KKK on his Emmy-Award-winning CNN docu-series United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell, where he serves as host and executive producer. He has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Conan, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, CBS Mornings, MSNBC’s Morning Joe, Comedy Central, HBO, Fresh Air with Terry Gross, WTF with Marc Maron, The Breakfast Club, and This American Life. He has two stand-up comedy specials, Private School Negro (Netflix) and Semi-Prominent Negro (Showtime). Kamau’s writing has been featured in Time, The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Hollywood Reporter, CNN.com, Salon, and The LA Review of Books. Kamau’s first book has an easy-to-remember title, The Awkward Thoughts of W. Kamau Bell: Tales of a 6' 4", African American, Heterosexual, Cisgender, Left-Leaning, Asthmatic, Black and Proud Blerd, Mama's Boy, Dad, and Stand-Up Comedian. He is the ACLU Artist Ambassador for Racial Justice and serves on the board of directors of Donors Choose and the advisory board of Hollaback!
Kate Schatz is an author, activist, educator, and queer feminist mama who's been talking, writing, and teaching about race, gender, social justice, and equity for many years. She's the New York Times-bestselling author of the "Rad Women" book series, (Rad American Women A-Z, Rad Women Worldwide, Rad Girls Can, and Rad American History A-Z) and her book of fiction Rid of Me: A Story is part of the cult-favorite 33 ⅓ series.
Kenrya Rankin is an award-winning author, journalist, editorial consultant, producer and podcast host whose work amplifies the lived experiences, advocacy and labor of people of color and shifts the narrative around who deserves liberation, joy, justice and dignity in America. She's also an Alfred Knobler Fellow at Type Media Center.
Dian Holton is a multi-disciplinarily designer whose work includes editorial design, book design, craft, branding, retail installation, styling and footwear design. Growing up abroad due to her family's military service, she continues to travel globally for work, philanthropy, fashion, pop culture and education. She mains an active member in many industry design organizations, a critic for college design programs and a juror for some of the most coveted design and illustration competitions. For the fourth year in a row, Sisters From AARP, a newsletter that she creative directs received a webby nomination.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Summer Challenge | Author Talk |