The Prince George's County Office of Human Rights works to actively engage our community by providing meaningful content and opportunities for learning and growth.

The Prince George’s County Office of Human Rights turned fifty in July 2022. As part of our fiftieth year celebrations, we look to the spirit of Theresa Douglas Banks, who advocated tirelessly for the need for an agency such as ours in Prince George’s County and who was listed as a honorary councilmember when the bill founding our office passed in 1972. Theresa Douglas Banks was a public servant, a volunteer, a teacher, an activist, and a guiding light. It is our honor to continue to serve and to highlight her legacy, and we welcome you to join us in our events this year that celebrate her spirit, her energy, and that lift up the many in our community, our nation, and our world that continue the work to which her life was so devoted.

Check out the below links for registration, more information, or to watch previous programming (when available). Check back often as we will continue to update and post-viewing and registration links as soon as they are available.

Learn more about our ongoing Freedom Stories collaboration with Joe's Movement Emporium, Prince George's County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS), and Prince George's Community College's Center for the Performing Arts here.

Some of our upcoming events include:

September 5, 2023 at 7 pm ET - We welcome phenomenal emerging writer, Exodus Brownlow, in conversation about her new collection of essays, I'm Afraid That I Know Too Much...  Set a reminder to tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVtMPcimWcU

September 19, 2023 Join us with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, the Maryland Office of the Attorney General, the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights, the Howard County Office of Human Rights and Equity for a Central Maryland Hate Bias Reporting Forum. The registration is free but required to secure your space! Register here now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/central-maryland-hate-bias-reporting-forum-tickets-703442002967.

September 26, 2023 at 7 pm - Join us our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue with PGCMLS continues. Tonight as part of our Hispanic Heritage Month programming we will talk about The Man Who Could Move Clouds by Ingrid Rojas Contreras. Set a reminder to join us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCu8TMX96sc

September 28, 2023 at 7 pm ET - Filmmaker and memoirist Ellen Ann Fentress joins us and PGCMLS in conversation about her new book, The Steps We Take. Set a reminder to join us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04TN8SJ14-0.

POSTPONED! Please check back as we will work to reschedule this event, originally scheduled for May 4, 2023, as soon as possible.

 May 4, 2023 at 7:00 pm - Our Voting: Democracy in Action series with PGCMLS continues as we look at Combatting Misinformation and Propaganda. We welcome back Theo Dolan, Dr. David Crocker, and Dr. Stacy Kosko as our study on what shapes, supports, and sustains democracy continues. Set a reminder to join us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2hM2lu71ug.

... and many more! Check back soon as we update this page regularly.

Recently held events include:

August 29, 2023 at 7 pm - Our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue with PGCMLS continues as we discuss Big Girl by Mecca Jamilah Sullivan. Set a reminder to join us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kcr5lciluKQ.

August 15, 2023 at 7:00 pm - The 10th Anniversary of John Lewis' March

Join us as we talk to Andrew Aydin, co-author of the graphic novel trilogy March, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of March and the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington. Hear about John Lewis's legacy and the impact of March on social justice conversations over the last ten years. Set a reminder to join us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFAW1uT4Z1A. Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS.

August 9, 2023 at 6:30 pm - ROCK BANNED BOOK CLUB

Join us in-person for a discussion on Mike Curato's Flamer as part of our Rock Banned Book Club with PGCMLS. Learn more about the book and the series here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/8583294.

July 24-29, 2023 - Our Youth Leadership Academy and PGCMLS' Social Justice Camp continued with a new group of young people at the Spauldings Branch library for an in-depth week learning about social justice and activism.

July 18, 2023 at 6 pm - We joined PGCMLS in welcoming Elizabeth Wilkinson in conversation about Sandy Hook: An American Tragedy and the Battle for Truth, in-person at the Hyattsville Branch Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville, MD. The event was followed by a book-signing at 7 pm. Learn more about the event here: https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/8364516.

July 13-18, 2023 - Our Youth Leadership Academy combined with PGCMLS' Social Justice Camp for a week with young people. This week we were in the Greenbelt branch library.

July 12, 2023 at 6:30 pm - ROCK BANNED BOOK CLUB

Our Rock Banned Book Club with PGCMLS continued as we discussed John Green's Looking for Alaska. Learn more about the book and the discussion series here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/8583110 and get ready to join us for some of our upcoming discussions!

June 21, 2023 at 6 pm - Making Black America: Through the Grapevine We joined WETA and PGCMLS in a film-screening followed by a panel discussion at the Greenbelt Branch library. Learn more about the event here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/8505160

June 17, 2023 - We participated in Creative Suitland's Juneteenth Arts and Cultural Festival as Executive Director Battle-Brooks moderated Honoring Our Ancestors: Healing Through Reparative Justice, Art, and Community Activism. Learn about the entire line-up of events held here : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/creative-suitland-presents-juneteenth-arts-and-cultural-festival-tickets-619501253927

June 17, 2023 9:00 am to 3:00 pm - we were at the Prince George's County Housing Fair at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex located at 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, Maryland (next to Fed Ex Field). We loved seeing so many of our County residents and neighbors out and about and getting to share information about the work we do at the Office of Human Rights.

June 14, 2023 at 6:30 pm - Our new Rock Banned Books Book Club with PGCMLS kicked off with Gender Queer: A Memoir by Maia Kobabe. Join us in person at Hyattsville Branch! Learn more about the book and our entire new book club series: https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/8448429.

June 12, 2023 at 3 pm -  We welcomed authors Yseult P. Mukantabana and Hannah Summerhill in conversation about their smash new book, Real Friends Talk About Race. Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS and the EEOC, with special appreciation to Tonya Lennox from the EEOC's Philadelphia office who co-hosted this event with OHR Executive Director Battle-Brooks. Watch this interesting and important conversation with the authors about their intentions, insights, and hopes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8aAjhZ6SaI

June 10, 2023 - Our staff had a great time out at the Women Veterans Recognition and Resource Fair, sharing information about civil and human rights and the work of the Office of Human Rights. Pictured here is Investigator Clay with Dr. Dula from the Office of Veteran's Affairs.

June 10, 2023 at 1 pm - We had a great time at EDMONSTON DAY, celebrating Edmonston's 99th anniversary and getting to meet so many awesome residents from around the region. We hope to see you there next year!

June 9, 2023 at 4 pm - Everybody Eats

Prince George's County Office of Human Rights and the Prince George's County Memorial Library System hosted a Community Conversation with three young Prince Georgian entrepreneurs, recent winners of Towson University's College Cup, about their plans for Everybody Eats, a food truck with a mission to fight food insecurity around the region. Bruno Verdonk, Bryce Carter, and Jared Hamlin talk about their vision and efforts here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SX9kQoJh0fc

June 8, 2023 at 4 pm - Young Prince George's County Rodeo Star Morissa Hall

Prince George's County Office of Human Rights and the Prince George's County Memorial Library System hosted a Community Conversation with Prince George's County Rodeo star Morissa Hall, 2x Rodeo Queen. Check our our interview with this amazing, accomplished, and inspiring young Prince Georgian here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmEu57AZaDA

June 7, 2023 - UNITED AGAINST HATE

We joined PGCMLS and the US Attorney's Office for a special hate crimes forum featuring speakers from the FBI, Department of Justice, Office of Human Rights, State's Attorney's Office, and more. This was a great learning opportunity for community members to learn about how to identify hate crimes and bias incidents and why it is so, so important to report them when they occur.  Learn more here about what we did here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/8557153 

June 6, 2023 at 6:30 pm - Jeffrey Dale Lofton on Red Clay Suzie. We joined PGCMLS for an in-person event with author Jeffrey Dale Lofton at the Laurel Branch Library beginning at 6:30 pm. This was a fantastic conversation about a warm-hearted book and a wonderful Pride Month event!

June 4, 2023 at 10 am: We joined the INAUGURAL NATIONAL HARBOR PRIDE WALK! 

June 1, 2023 at 7 pm - We had a wonderful conversation with Dr. Julia Lee about her recent book, The Racial Railroad. Watch it on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obG3MplRJ2M. Brought in partnership with PGCMLS.

May 25, 2023 at 6:30 pm - Prince George's County Reads 2023. The final of our  2023 Prince George's County Reads book discussions considered Rabia Chaudry's Fatty Fatty Boom Boom through the lens of immigrant experiences. Join us in Fall 2023 as we kick of Prince George's County Reads 2024!

May 22, 2023 - Celebrating Asian American Women in Business. We celebrated and learned from Emily Fong Mitchell, Jennifer Li Dotson, and Eumnee Shim, three leaders in business. Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS and the EEOC. This wide-ranging, fun conversation touched on mentorship, what "business" means, and some of the many amazing things being done around the world by Asian American women leaders. Watch it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OpmYmKL14AI.

(*event rescheduled from May 9th)

May 17, 2023 at 6 pm -  The U.S. And The Holocaust Panel Discussion and Screening. We joined PGCMLS and WETA in-person at the Greenbelt Branch Library at 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD to watch a portion of the documentary, The U.S. And The Holocaust, and then joined special guests Rabbi Saul Oresky from Mishkan Torah Synagogue, Professor Jeff Richter from Georgetown University, and Esther Safron Foer, author of I Want You To Know We're Stlll Here in conversation moderated by Executive Director Battle-Brooks from the Office of Human Rights. Learn more about that amazing conversation here: https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/8210474

May 16, 2023 at 7 pm - Celebrating Asian American Achievement. We joined the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in highlighting local artists and leaders for AAPI Heritage Month! We welcomed Amy Fry, councilmember for the Town of Cheverly and Councilmember Jolene Ivey's Chief of Staff; DIE Practitioner and filmmaker, Dr. Esther Castillo; and Coppin State University's Inaugural Title IX Coordinator, Katsura Kurita. 

See that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uva7yNUsX3Ahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uva7yNUsX3A

May 15, 2023 at 6 pm - Vashti Harrison in conversation with Karine Jean-Pierre. We were delighted to table at PGCMLS' event with Mahogany Books in-person at Oxon Hill Branch Library as they hosted Vashti Harrison, author of Big, in conversation with Karine Jean-Pierre. Learn more about that event and the wonderful book here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/8351904.

13 de Mayo 2023 a las 10 AM

Tuvimos el honor de participar en el Foro Comunitario y Feria de Recursos del Distrito Tres con el concejal Olson en la escuela secundaria William Wirt, brindando información a los presentes en español sobre los varios servicios que ofrecemos a los miembros de la comunidad.

May 13, 2023 at 10 am - We joined Councilmember Olson at a Spanish-language Resource Fair at William Wirt Middle School in Riverdale.

May 2, 2023 at 6:30 pm: We joined PGCMLS and Maryland Public Television in hosting an NEA Big Reads Book Discussion on Ross Gay's Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. A limited number of books were available for attendees. Learn more about NEA Big Reads and the event here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/8368034.

April 25, 2023 at 7 pm: The Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue series with PGCMLS continued as we read Edward Said's "Out of Place" for Arab American Heritage Month. What does it mean to be out of place? What can we learn from Said's concept of "othering"? See that conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Yp2ofLYQU0

April 20, 2023 at 7 pm: Access to Justice. We explored Access to Justice -what it is, what it isn't, who has it, who doesn't have it, and we can ensure greater equity. Featuring special guests Councilmember-at-Large Calvin Hawkins, Rachel Lindley from the State of Maryland Office of Public Defender, and attorney Anna Gold-Rand. See this important conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYIrS6hJDck. Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS.

April 17, 2023 at 7 pm:  Social Determinants of Health. 

What are the social determinants of health, what does it mean for us, and what should we do about it? The Prince George’s County Office of Human Rights and the Prince George’s County Memorial Library System held a converation with accomplished thinkers and practitioners from around our region: Dr. Sammi Areola, Prince George’s County Chief Administrate Officer for Health, Human Services; Robert Jepson– Washington Adventist White Oak Medical Center; Dr. Marissa Leslie, Medical Director – Adventist Healthcare Behavioral Health and Wellness Services; Dr. Eunmee Shim, President – Adventist Healthcare Fort Washington Medical Center; Dr. Ogechi Anyaoku, Doctor of Internal Medicine - Adventist Medical Group.

See that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsEZMCeBtf4

April 13, 2023 at 6:30 pm - The Office of Human Rights, the Prince George's County Human Trafficking Task Force, and Marietta House, hosted Giving Voice Initiative - Slavery's Human Trafficking Legacies Then and Now. The hybrid event offered both in-person and online participation and featured Prince George's County Office of Human Rights Executive Director Battle-Brooks, historian David Armanti, and poet and creator Marcia Cole.

April 12, 2023 at 6 pm - We joined Councilmember Eric Olson's Town Hall Resource Fair at William Wirt Middle School at 6200 Tuckerman Street in Riverdale, Maryland, where participants heard from Prince George's County Chief Administrative Officer Tara Jackson, Councilmember Olson, and learned about some of the many resources available in the County.

April 3, 2023 at 7 pm - We joined PGCMLS and the Prince George's County Human Trafficking Task Force in welcoming Denny Abbott in conversation about his work fighting against institutionalized slavery and his book They Had No Voice: My Fight for Alabama's Forgotten Children. See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2vl6_BX2P8

March 30, 2023 at 7 pm - Prince George's County Reads continued for our second discussion on Rabia Chaudry's Fatty Fatty Boom Boom, this time through the lens of women's rights. Learn more bout Prince George's County Reads here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/7406194 

March 29, 2023 at 7 pm - We welcomed Maribel Rodriguez, founder of Love 4 Immigrants, in conversation about the initiative and their upcoming art exhibition in DC. We featured some of the guest artists. See it here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbUj-L74WXQ.

March 28, 2023 at 7 pm - Our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue series honored Women's History Month as we discussed Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong. Joy Hollenbach joined us on behalf of PGCMLS. Check out the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSUlcDwW6f0.

March 15, 2023 at 6 pm - We joined hosts PGCMLS and Mahogany Books in welcoming Nic Stone in conversation about Chaos Theory in-person at Oxon Hill Branch Library. Learn more about the event here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/7973544

March 7, 2023 at 7 pm - Voting: Democracy in Action continued as we considered What is Democracy? Panelists Dr. David Crocker, Dr. Stacy Kosko, and Theo Doran discussed what democracy means, where are its strength and weaknesses, and what we can do to - and why we should - fight to preserve it. Watch this interesting and dynamic conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HN_X2WgX-3Y. In partnership wtih PGCMLS.

March 1, 2023 - We hosted local author and University of Maryland scholar Dr. Kris Marsh in conversation about her new book, The Love Jones Cohort, in person at the Greenbelt Branch Library beginning at 6 pm, in partnership with PGCMLS. Learn more about Dr. Marsh and her work here: drkirsmarsh.com.

February 28, 2023 at 7 pm - Our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue series with PGCMLS kicked off 2023 celebrating Black History Month looking at "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave." We welcomed : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17yluszNLZk

February 23, 2023 at 7 pm - As part of our Black History Month programming, we joinedPGCMLS in welcoming local author Courtney Duke Foster in conversation about her new book Passing Notes, a dynamic study on friendship, colorism, and life in the 1950s. Watch that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJB_SUc3DcQ

February 7, 2023 at 7 pm - Our Black History Month special event with PGCMLS and Joe's Movement Emporium celebrated the impact Black musicians have made in classical music and the arts. Featuring celebrated composers and musicians Nevilla Ottley, George Shirley, Alexander Strachan, and Lelia-Michelle Walker. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlNLRZiC1Tc

The Prince George’s County Human Trafficking Task Force held a virtual regional conference January 25, 2023 to January 26, 2023, in recognition of Human Trafficking Awareness Month. The Conference included several collaborative bodies and task forces from within the State and region with the goal of identifying human trafficking trends, learning what others are encountering, and developing best practices for combatting human trafficking. Presentations from several regions covered important topics such as child sex trafficking multi-disciplinary teams, race and human trafficking service provision, coordinating an effective hospital response, and human trafficking data and analytics across disciplines. 

January 17, 2023 - Women in Faith, Diverse Voices Speak: Faith and Politics. Feedback on this event included "this is the best one yet!" Listen as our special guests discussed what role, if any, faith should play in politics https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTF1muCkHi0.

January 14, 2023 at 6 pm - Our Freedom Stories initiative continued with a staged reading of Out of the Vineyard at PGCC Center for the Performing Arts followed by a panel discussion featuring A Question of Freedom author Dr. William G. Thomas, playwright  Psalmayene 24, director Tony Thomas, and Office of Human Rights Executive Director Battle-Brooks. Learn more about Freedom Stories here.

December 13, 2022: We held an urgent conversation and bias and bigotry with community leaders in discussion about "Can Minorities Also Be Bigoted?", a response to antisemitism specifically and bias generally in the national news. See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcP9pakxa_8&feature=emb_imp_woyt.

Co-presented with PGCMLS.

December 6, 2022 at 6:00 pm - We were thrilled to welcome best-selling author Rabia Chaudry for an in-person conversation and book-signing at the Greenbelt Branch Library. This event was also live-streamed and can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciu42owzlbE. In partnership with PGCMLS and University of Maryland's Center for Literary and Comparative Studies. 

November 20, 2022 at 3:00 pm. Our Freedom Stories partnership series with Joe's Movement Emporium, PGCMLS, and PGCC's Center for the Performing Arts continues with a workshop for the upcoming play based on William G. Thomas's "A Question of Freedom." Join us in person at Joe's in Mt. Rainier (3309 Bunker Hill Road). Learn more and register for this free event here: https://joesmovement.secure.force.com/ticket/#/events/a0O5d00000i80YIEAY

November 16, 2022 at 4 pm - We held the last in our disability-themed YA book discussions with PGCMLS for 2022 as we talked about The Silence Between Us. Stay tuned for our plans for the YA Book Group in 2023!

November 14, 2022 at 7 pm - A Native American and Indigenous Heritage month special event! We welcomed Cassidy Caron, President of the Metis National Council of Canada, in conversation in partnership with PGCMLS. We discussed Metis identity, history, and what it means to be a young, female, person of color in leadership. See this informative and inspiring conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8EuCU8WSf0.

November 9, 2022 at 7 pm - We joined with PGCMLS in hosting Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa in conversation about her beautiful, important book A Woman of Endurance, which tells the story of an woman enslaved in Puerto Rico. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8KMBk6DAFI.

October 26, 2022 at 7 pm: We held a special Women in Faith: Diverse Voices Speak event with PGCMLS, on Dealing With Intolerance: How Does Our Faith Guide US to Deal with Intolerance within Ourselves?  Rahmah Abdulaleem, Rabbi Abbi Sharofsky, and Reverend Janelle Johnson shared their wisdom and understanding on how the Abrahamic faiths provide guidance to fighting the intolerance that grows within us. See that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4k57tTZNo

October 25, 2022 at 7 pm. In anticipation of Native American Heritage Month in November, we looked at Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's Not A Nation of Immigrants as our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue with PGCMLS continued. See the conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8suWnMwEiTI

October 19, 2022 at 7 pm - We joined PGCMLS in hosting renowned folklorist Maria Tatar to talk about her study The Heroine with 1001 Faces. Watch that conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gLGUbYwU0k. 

October 17 at 6 pm - We joined PGCMLS and Joe's Movement Emporium in hosting a virtual film-screening and discussion on The Bell Affair, with members of the production team.  Part of our partnership Freedom Stories initiative.

October 14, 2022 at 3:00 pm. We joined PGCMLS for a teen book discussion on Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas at the Bowie Branch Library.

On October 12, 2022 at 7 pm - In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, the Prince George’s County Office of Human Rights presented Celebrating Latino Achievement. This one-hour virtual, bilingual event highlighted two distinguished Hispanic Prince Georgians for their accomplishments and service to the County: advocate and civic leader Ashanti Martinez and Prince George’s County Board of Education student member Alvaro Ceron-Ruiz. The panel also featured artist MISS CHELOVE, a native of Prince George's County whose work has been inspired by the diversity of the local community. Celebrating Latino Achievement recognized the rich and meaningful way our Hispanic and Latin neighbors positively impact Prince George’s County, highlights the diversity of the County, and reflected on the impact and inspiration the Hispanic and Latin diaspora provides for the community as a whole.

See the English-language stream here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cCmsHBEE1U&feature=emb_logo.

September 28, 2022 - The last in the Findley and Chris Talk Truth series, as the two hosts consider the themes addressed in Rebecca Taussig's Sitting Pretty. In partnership with Joe's Movement Emporium, PGCMLS, and the Center for the Performing Arts. Watch here: https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/7069143

September 27, 2022 at 7 pm: We honored Hispanic Heritage Month during this month's Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue with PGCMLS as we discussed the collection Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed, edited by Saraciea J. Fennell. See that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pl3YoG-uUs

September 20, 2022 at 6:30 pm: We joined PGCMLS for a book discussion on My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes. Learn more  here: https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/6929329

Also on September 20, 2022, we joined PGCMLS for a viewing of the film "La Manplesa - an uprising remembered" at the Hyattsville Branch Library.  Learn more about the event here: https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/6961070

September 15, 2022 at 7 pm: International Day of Democracy special event! Judge Sean Wallace and attorney Gabriel Chrisian will join Office of Human Rights Executive Director Battle-Brooks to discuss the connection between The Rule of Law and Democracy. Join us as these three dynamic speakers and legal minds wrestle with the future of American democracy and the impact on it of the rule of law. Set a reminder to tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsV0AnGzrhw. In partnership with PGCMLS.

September 8, 2022 at 7 pm: We welcome NewSouth Books author Ernie Suggs in conversation about The Many Lives of Andrew Young. Set a reminder to join us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A092q4FN5no. Brought to you in partnership with NewSouth Books and PGCMLS.

August 30, 2022 at 7 pm: Our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue with PGCMLS continues as we discuss Arshay Cooper's A Most Beautiful Thing. Long-time co-host Michelle Hamiel has taken a new position and so this evening's conversation will include two special guest co-hosts representing both the library and the Office of Human Rights. Set a reminder to tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vd31Omwqi5M

August 16, 2022  at 7 pm. We are thrilled to back Kendra Allen in conversation about her new memoir FRUIT PUNCH. Set a reminder to join us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1imypPH6pjQ. In partnership with PGCLMS.

July 26, 2022 at 6:30 pm. We joined PGCMLS for their Public History Roundtable honoring the service of Black Americans. Learn more and watch on demand here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/6827117.

July 20, 2022 at 4 pm. Our YA disability-themed book group with PGCMLS continues as we discuss Highly Illogical Behavior. Learn more and register here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/6688568

June 22, 2022 at 6:30 pm. We supported PGCMLS at their in-person event at the Oxon Hill Branch Library with Tony Massenburg and Walt Williams on "Lessons from Lenny: The Journey Beyond A Shooting Star". Watch it here: https://youtu.be/eQYJQWDPpvg

June 21, 2022 at 7 pm. We partnered with PGCMLS in hosting Prince George's County Health Connect in conversation about Latinos and Health Insurance. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP_MLvcOD5E

June 20, 2022 at 7 pm. We joined Maryland Libraries Together, PGCMLS, and the Maryland State Libraries for Examining and Interpreting Native and Indigenous History, a panel discussion with local and national leaders. This Juneteenth conversation highlighted Black and Indigenous intersections. Learn more and register for free here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/examining-and-interpreting-native-and-indigenous-heritage-panel-discussion-tickets-290968654077

June 15, 2022 at 7 pm. We were thrilled to welcome Dr. Priya Fielding Singh and guest host Dr. Christin Marie Taylor in conversation on Dr. Fielding Singh's fascinating study How The Other Half Eats. See it here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEgwhyWPUo4 Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS.

June 7, 2022 at 7 pm. Prince George's County Reads 2021 concluded as we finished William G. Thomas III's incredible A Question of Freedom, part of our Freedom Stories initiative with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and PGCC's Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more about Freedom Stories here: https://www.joesmovement.org/freedom-stories

June 2, 2022 at 6 pm. We joined Freedom Stories partners Joe's Movement Emporium, PGCMLS, Prince George's Community College Center for the Performing Arts, and Prince George's County Parks and Planning for the debut of Dr. William G. Thomas's film "The Bell Affair." This incredible film will be shown virtually in the Fall of 2022, so please check back for more information about that screening.

May 31, 2022 at 6:30 pm - We joined PGCMLS in welcoming Vishwas Pethe in conversation about Gay Crow: A Memoir for an in-person event at the Greenbelt Branch library. See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQlAWU5Q4bQ

May 23, 2022 at 6:30 pm - We joined PGCMLS for an in-person author conversation with Reyna Grande and guest host Lupita Aquino at the Hyattsville Branch Library. 

May 18, 2022 at 7 pm - Findley and Chris Talk Truth, our disability discussion series with PGCMLS, continued with special guests Jason Broughton, Director of the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled and John Owen, Director, Maryland State Library of the Blind & Print Disabled. With guest co-host Kyla Hanington. Watch this lively conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNE9uWl3vJM

May 18, 2022 at 4 pm. Please join us for our ongoing disability themed book group with PGCMLS. This month we talk about Rick Riordan's bestseller The Sword of Summer, part of his wildly popular Magnus Chase series. Learn more and register here: https://pgcmls.info/event/6372356

May 16, 2022 at 6 pm. We supported PGCMLS in welcoming author Patti Kim for a hybrid author conversation/book signing. That event can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qg4AiBklzYA

May 12, 2022 at 7 pm - We welcomed Joe Caver in conversation about his study on HBCUs generally and Alabama State University specifically, talking about HBCUs generally and Alabama State University specifically about From Marion to Montgomery. Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books. Watched it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7gIZzvBbTo

May 2, 2022 at 7 pm. Prince George's County Reads 2021 continued as we read Chapter 6 of William G. Thomas III's incredible A Question of Freedom, part of our Freedom Stories initiative with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and PGCC's Center for the Performing Arts. The conversation continues each month as we work our way through this important book. Learn more about the book and register to join us for County Reads here: https://pgcmls.info/event/5880597 

April 28, 2022 at 7 pm. We joined PGCMLS in welcoming NewSouth Books author Ben Raines for a special Earth Month Keynote address on his book Saving America's Amazon. See that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KB7st44Mes

April 26, 2022 at 7 pm. Our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue with PGCMLS continued as we discussed Sally Kohn's The Opposite of Hate. See that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_wUj1RRTzw.

April 6, 2022 at 6:30 pm - We joined PGCMLS at an in-person event at the Bowie Branch Library (15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie, MD 20715) welcoming author Kosoko Jackson in conversation about Survive The Dome. Learn more about it here: https://pgcmls.info/event/6227367

April 6, 2022 at 7 pm - Does Your Zip Code Impact Your Whole Life - Health. We joined PGCMLS in welcoming Dr. Ernest Carter, Chief Health Officer of the Prince George's County Health Department; Dr. Stephen Thomas, Professor and Director of Maryland Center for Health Equity at the University of Maryland, College Park; Ms. Doreshia Hines, Critical Care Nurse from the University of Maryland Medical Center; Dr. Laundette P. Jones, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, and Deputy Director, Program in Health Equity and Population Health; Dr. Adela Valdez, Associate Dean for Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Dr. Noel Brathwaite, Director, Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities Dr. David Mann, Epidemiologist, Maryland Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities  See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeWjCWsLHQU

April 5, 2022 at 7 pm. Prince George's County Reads 2021 continued as we read Chapter Six of William G. Thomas III's incredible A Question of Freedom, part of our Freedom Stories initiative with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and PGCC's Center for the Performing Arts. The conversation continues each month as we work our way through this important book.Learn more about the book and register to join us for County Reads here: https://pgcmls.info/event/5880597 

April 4, 2022 at 7 pm. We joined PGCMLS in welcoming back award-winning poet Jacqueline Trimble to talk about her upcoming collection How to Survive the Apocalypse. Watch that conversation and hear some of Jackie's extraordinary writing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4GbogfhWss

March 31, 2022 at 7 pm - Women in Faith: Finding Hope In Difficult Times. Panelists representing Christian, Sikh, and Baha'i faiths discussed how to find hope in difficult times: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z_lq_n-NYI

March 30, 2022 at 7 pm- We held Legal Panel on A Question of Freedom, with special guests attorney Gabriel Christian and Judge Sean Wallace. Watch this fascinating, important conversation about slavery and the law in Prince George's County: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82-J1v8tGbw. In partnership with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and Prince George's Community College Center for the Performing Arts. 

March 29, 2022 at 7 pm. The Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue Series with PGCMLS continued as we discussed The Lighthouse Effect: How Ordinary People Can Have An Extraordinary Impact on the World by Steve Pemberton. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vDGosgjEQg

March 24, 2022 at 7 pm. We welcomed back author John Elizabeth Stintzi on their incredible new work, My Volcano, an ultimately hopeful eco-horror work for our times. Watch that conversation here.. In partnership with PGCMLS.

March 22, 2022 at 7 pm. We welcomed back award-winning poet C.T. Salazar in conversation about Headless John the Baptist Hitchhiking. Check out that conversation and hear some of C.T.'s extraordinary words here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFYep08NchQ, brougth to you in partnership with PGCMLS.

March 16, 2022 at 7 pm. Our disability-themed series with PGCMLS, Chris and Findley Talk Truth, continued with special guest Eric Garcia about autism and his important book We Are Not Broken. Check out that dynamic conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NJscnyVVk4

March 15, 2022 at 6:30 pm - in person at the South Bowie Branch Library (15301 Holt Road, Bowie). We supported PGCMLS in welcoming Carole Hopson for a book-signing and conversation about A Pair of Wings. Learn more here.

March 10, 2022 at 7 pm. Our series with NewSouth Books and PGCMLS continued as we welcome back Frye Gaillard and co-author Cynthia Tucker to talk about "The Southernization of America." Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWCEyvsBpV4

March 8, 2022 at 7 pm. Prince George's County Reads 2021 continued as we read Chapter Five of William G. Thomas III's incredible A Question of Freedom, part of our Freedom Stories initiative with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and PGCC's Center for the Performing Arts. The conversation continues each month as we work our way through this important book. Learn more about the book and register to join us for County Reads here: https://pgcmls.info/event/5880597 

March 2, 2022 at 7 pm - We joined PGCMLS in welcoming Jason Steinhauer to discuss History, Disrupted. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4ZzT21vp6w

February 22, 2022 at 7 pm. The Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue Series with PGMCLS continued with Toni Morrison's "The Source of Self-Regard." Watch it here.

February 17, 2022 - We spoke to Cole. S. Manley about The Unlikely World of the Montgomery Bus Boycott as part of our ongoing partnership with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books. Learn more about the book and see it here: https://pgcmls.info/event/5933085

February 10, 2022 - Ground-breaking writer Wanda Lloyd joined us to talk about Coming Full Circle: From Jim Crow to Journalism as part of our ongoing partnership with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books.

February 8, 2022 at 7 pm - Prince George's County Reads 2021 continued as we read Chapter Four of William G. Thomas III's incredible A Question of Freedom, part of our Freedom Stories initiative with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and PGCC's Center for the Performing Arts. This conversation will continue each month as we work our way through this important book.Learn more about the book and register to join us for County Reads here: https://pgcmls.info/event/5880597

February 3, 2022 at 7 pm - In honor of World Interfaith Harmony Week, we joined event partners the Rumi Forum and PGCMLS in hosting a panel discussion on "How Do We Deal With Covid, Social Injustice, and Polarization?". See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sarvq_MWUp0

January 24, 2022 at 7 pm - We joined PGCMLS in conversation with Robin Talley on Music From Another World. 

January 19, 2022 at 7 pm - Our dynamic disability-themed series, Findley and Chris Talk Truth continued with special guest Erikson Young. Set a reminder to watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfmJvk3qgRI

January 19, 2022 at 4 pm - Our young adult book group with PGCMLS continues as we look at the graphic novel, El Deafo. Please join us - learn more and register here: https://pgcmls.info/event/5870398

January 18, 2022 at 7 pm - We join PGCMLS as they welcome Jennifer Mathieu in conversation on Bad Girls Never Die.

January 13, 2022 at 7 pm - We welcome D.B. Tipmore in conversation on My Little Town as part of our ongoing series with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books. 

January 12, 2022 at 7 pm - Our Does Your Zip Code Impact Your Whole Life series with PGCMLS continues as we welcome back guests from NCRC to do a deeper dive on issues of housing, a continuation of our event in the conversation we began in December. (See December's conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEyGCKy6VKM)

January 4, 2022 - Prince George's County Reads 2021 continued as we discussed Chapter Three of William G. Thomas III's incredible A Question of Freedom, part of our Freedom Stories initiative with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and PGCC's Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more about the book and register to join us for County Reads here: https://pgcmls.info/event/5880596

December 9, 2021 at 7 pm - We welcomed authors Frye Gaillard and Marti Rosner in conversation about their book The Slave Who Went to Congress, as part of our ongoing series with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5OFv3lEamc

December 7, 2022 - Prince George's County Reads 2021 continued as we discussed Chapter Two of William G. Thomas III's incredible A Question of Freedom, part of our Freedom Stories initiative with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and PGCC's Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more about the book and register to join us for County Reads here: https://pgcmls.info/event/5880596

December 6, 2021 at 7 pm - We welcomed Dr. Bruce Mitchell from NCRC and real estate professional Chazi Diggs for our Does Your Zip Code Impact Your Whole Life series, this one focused on housing. See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEyGCKy6VKM

December 1, 2021 at 7 pm - Guest host, award-winning writer Kendra Allen, spoke to Iowa Prize Winner Sufiya Abdur-Rahman about Heir to the Crescent Moon. See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zUmbxm08uE - Event in partnership with PGCMLS.

November 18, 2021 at 4 pm (postponed to December 9) - Our YA Book Discussion series with PGCMLS continued as we discussed Love From A to Z. All are welcome! Register for this free event here: https://ww1.pgcmls.info/event/5772177

November 17, 2021 at 7 pm - We were thrilled to debut a new series with PGCMLS called Findley and Chris Talk Truth. Together these two hosts will dive into a host of topics around disabilities and disability awareness. Their first guest was Lamar Wilson, an extraordinary poet and professor, who joins them in a discussion about "Disability and Academia." See it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uwe1RfGRbLQ

November 10, 2021 at 7 pm - Our partnership with NewSouth Books and PGCMLS continued as we talked to Ben Beard about The South Never Plays Itself: A Film Buff's Journey Through the South on Screen. See that conversation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pokiCQhS80.

November 9, 2021 at 7 pm - We join PGCMLS as they welcome Eden Appiah-Kubi in conversation about her new book, The Bennet Women. Set a reminder to join us here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uo7rjYbhhNY

November 3, 2021 at 7 pm - We support PGCMLS as they host Jamise Harper and Jane Mount in conversation about Bibliophile: Diverse Spines. Set a reminder to tune in here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-D98GTROCt8

November 2, 2021 at 7 pm - Prince George's County Reads 2021 kicks off as we discuss the introduction and first chapter of William G. Thomas III's incredible A Question of Freedom, part of our Freedom Stories initiative with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and PGCC's Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more about the book and register to join us for County Reads here: https://pgcmls.info/event/5728896

November 1, 2021 at 7 pm- We welcome Alabama Poet Laureate Ashley Jones to talk about her searing, critically-important new collection, Reparations Now!. Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS and featuring special guest host, Prince George's County Poet Laureate Sistah Joy Alford. Tune in here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJiVg6Yj5vw

October 28, 2021 at 5 pm - We joined partners PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and the Center for the Performing Arts in hosting Sonya Renee Taylor.

October 27, 2021 at 7 pm - We welcomed filmmaker and creator Chris Haley to talk about the stunning short documentary "Unmarked". After viewing the film together, we talked to Chris about his work, the legacy of enslaved people in our area, and ongoing work to preserve and recognize their resting places. This was part of our ongoing Freedom Stories partnership with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and Prince George's Community College's Center for the Performing Arts, inspired by Dr. William G. Thomas, III, and his exceptional study A Question of Freedom. Watch the film over Kanopy: https://pgcmls.kanopy.com/. You can check out our discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fnwu6gU5IE.

October 26, 2021 at 7 pm - Our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue series with PGCMLS continued as we discussed We Have Always Been Here by Samra Habib. This was the last of the series for calendar year 2021 and tears were shed! Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7xjK5sdU-A

October 20, 2021 at 7 pm - We joined PGCMLS in welcoming author John Elizabeth Stintzi for a fantastic, lively conversation. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmSBlrDMNBI

October 14, 2021 at 7 pm - We talked to author Robert "Bob" Mayer about his new book, In the Name of Emmett Till, in partnership with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books. 

October 12, 2021 at 7 pm - We supported PGCMLS in hosting Zack Smedley in conversation on Tonight We Rule The World. 

October 12, 2021 at 5 pm. We are proud to support PGCMLS in the One Maryland One Book events for 2021, featuring Ross Gay and The Book of Delights. On the 12th we co-hosted a book discussion and are pleased to have been able to partner on another fantastic One Maryland One Book series.

October 6, 2021 - We were thrilled to welcome legendary civil rights leader, Dolores Huerta, in conversation. Watch our conversation with this exceptional, inspiring activist here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N2L3HketE0. Proudly presented in partnership with the Prince George's County Memorial Library System.

September 28, 2021 at 7 pm - Our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue series with PGCMLS continued as we discussed Carmen Maria Machado's In The Dream House.

September 23, 2021 at 4 pm. Our YA book discussion series with PGCMLS continued as we get together to talk about Raina Telemeier's graphic novel, Ghosts. Readers of all ages are invited to join us! Please register in advance here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/5375836

September 20, 2021 - We welcomed ground-breaking Latinx poet, C.T. Salazar, in conversation about writing, identity, and librarianship as community-building. This Hispanic Heritage month event was brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS.

September 14, 2021 - Jennifer De Leon in conversation on her new essay collection, White Space. This Hispanic Heritage month event was brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS. 

September 9, 2021 at 7 pm - We welcomed civil rights icon Bob Zellner in conversation about Wrong Side of Murder Creek. Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books.

August 31, 2021 at 7 pm - our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue series with PGCMLS continued as we discussed Anne Moody's Coming of Age in Mississippi.

August 25, 2021 at 7 pm - We once again supported PGCMLS in their LGBTQ+ Literature Discussion Series with Rev. Norman Allen. Learn more about this fun discussion series here:  https://www.pgcmls.info/event/5181654

August 3, 2021 at 7 pm - we joined PGCMLS in welcoming Glenn Singleton in conversation on Courageous Conversations About Race with guest host Jarvis Givens. 

July 27 at 7 pm - Our Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue with PGCMLS continued as we discussed Killers of the Flower Moon. 

July 26, 2021, at 7 pm. On the anniversary of the ADA, we welcome young disability activist Findley Holland in discussion with Christopher Neuhaus about disability awareness with PGCMLS.

July 24, 2021 at 6 pm - Our office hosted a Unity Rally in Fort Washington in response to a hate crime targeting a resident because of her sex (female) and race (Asian). We gathered with community leaders, elected officials, and police and gave the clear message that hate has no home in Prince George's County and we are proud to be Prince Georgians.

July 22, 2021 at 4 pm. Our YA Book Discussion series with PGCMLS continues as we discuss A Curse So Dark And Lonely. All are welcome. Please register in advance here:  https://pgcmls.info/event/5183344

July 20, 2021, at 7 pm - Kendra Allen in conversation on "The Collection Plate" in partnership with PGCMLS.

July 14, 2021, at 7 pm - Ken Woodley in conversation about The Road To Healing - brought to you with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books.

July 13, 2021, at 7 pm - we feature two generations of blind African Americans, Denna and Arthur Ray Lambert on The Legacy of Segregated Schools for the Blind. Brought to you with PGCMLS.

June 29, 2021, at 7 pm - The Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue continued with Cooper Lee Bombardier's memoir, Pass With Care. A partnership between the Office of Human Rights and Prince George's County Memorial Library System.

June 23, 2021, at 7 pm - Maria Hinojosa on Once I Was You with guest host Ofelia Montelongo - in partnership with PGCMLS.

June 21, 2021, at 7 pm - award-winning jazz poet TJ Anderson III on Poetry and Jazz - Black Music Appreciation Month event with PGCMLS

June 16, 2021, at 7 pm - We supported PGCMLS as they hosted Dwayne Ratleff in conversation about Dancing To The Lyrics.

June 9, 2021, at 7 pm - Lenny Duncan on United States of Grace with guest host Teddy Reeves - in partnership with PGCMLS.

June 7, 2021, at 7 pm - Christina Proenza-Coles on American Founders - with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books.

June 2, 2021, at 7 pm Eastern - We joined PGCMLS in welcoming host Reverend Norman Allen of the Davies Unitarian Universalist Congregation for an LGBTQ+ Literature Discussion Series. Register for all three nights here: https://www.pgcmls.info/event/5181652

June 1, 2021, at 7 pm - We were thrilled to support PGCMLS as they hosted Clint Smith's National Book Launch Event for his new book How The Word Is Passed. Brought to you in partnership with Loyalty Books, Joe's Movement Emporium, and Prince George's Community College Center for the Arts. 

May 25, 2021, at 7 pm - Jordan Denari Duffner in conversation with Simran Jeet Singh on Islamophia: What Christians Should Know (and Do) - with PGCMLS.

Our YA book discussion with PGCMLS continued as we discussed The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue.

May 17, 2021, at 7 pm- We honored the anniversary of Brown v Board and talk to Steve Suitts about his new book Overturning Brown - with PGCMLS and NewSouth Books.

May 11, 2021 at 7 pm - Kirun Kapur on Women in the Waiting Room - with PGCMLS.

May 4, 2021, at 7 pm - Our Voting: Democracy in Action series continue as Steve Fiffer, co-author of CT Vivian's memoir It's In the Action joined us to talk about the new book and Reverend Vivian's legacy - in partnership with PGCMLS, NewSouth Books, and the Montgomery County Office of Human Rights.

May 3, 2021, at 7 pm - Jacqueline Allen Trimble on American Happiness - in partnership with PGCMLS.

April 29, 2021, at 4:00 pm - We held an important community conversation about How To Respond to Anti-Asian Bias with special guests from the Asian Americans Advancing Justice, the Prince George's County State's Attorney, and a town council member from the town of Cheverly. Brought to you in partnership with the PGCMLS. 

April 27, 2021, at 7 pm - our Diversity Dialogue series with PGCMLS continued as we discussed The Mis-Education of the Negro by Carter G. Woodson.

April 21, 2021, at 7 pm - Part Two of The Academy Stories/Admissions Project with special guests Ellen Ann Fentress, W. Ralph Eubanks, and Paulette Boudreaux - with PGCMLS.

April 13, 2021, at 7 pm. Alina Boyden's Gifting Fire launch event with PGCMLS.

April 8, 2021, at 4 pm. Join us for Women in Faith: Exploring Ramadan with Rahmah A. Abdulaleem, in partnership with PGCMLS.

April 6, 2021, at 7 pm. Morgan Rogers in conversation about Honey Girl, brought to you by PGCMLS.

April 1, 2021, at 7 pm. We are proud to support PGCMLS and the Maryland Libraries for Maryland Libraries Together Viva Latino: Own Voices Writers in Conversation.

March 31, 2021 at 7 pm - Immigration, Civil Rights, and Electoral Engagement with Azadeh Shahshashani - part of our Voting: Democracy in Action series with PGCMLS, made possible with support from Maryland Humanities.

March 30, 2021 at 7 pm - The Elephant We Don't See Diversity Dialogue - featuring Lee Maracle's I Am Woman. Held in partnership with PGCMLS.

March 25, 2021 at 7 pm - W. Ralph Eubanks on A Place Like Mississippi - in partnership with PGCMLS.

March 25, 2021 at 12 (noon) - Ed Morales on Where Identity Politics Go Wrong - part our Voting: Democracy in Action series with PGCMLS, made possible with support from Maryland Humanities.

March 18, 2021 at 4 pm - YA Book Discussion on Five Feet Apart - register here. In partnership with PGCMLS.

March 15, 2021 - Part Two of our Women in Faith: Diverse Voices Speak - join us for a roundtable discussion at 7 pm. Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS.

March 11, 2021 - Community Conversation with Sylvia Dasi, the County Executive's African Diaspora liaison - at 4 pm with PGCMLS. 

March 9, 2021 - Robert Hamilton on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and the Poor People's Campaign of 1968 - in partnership with PGCLMS.

March 8, 2021 - In conversation with Michael Twitty - in partnership with PGCMLS.

March 4, 2021 - Community Conversation with Prince George's County's Jackson rodeo family - 4 pm, with PGCMLS.

March 3, 2021 - Laurieann Gibson on Dance Your Dance - with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, and the Prince George's Community College's Center for the Performing Arts.

March 1, 2021 - Juyanne James on "Tables Scraps and Other Essays" - in partnership with PGCMLS.

February 23, 2021 -  "The Elephant We Don't See" Diversity Dialogue on Between The World And Me with PGCMLS.

February 17, 2021 - Anna Malaika Tubbs on "The Three Mothers" with PGCMLS

February 11, 2021 - Leonard Pitts, Jr on Black Voter Engagement - in partnership with PGMLS and part of our Voting: Democracy in Action series.

February 10, 2021 - Dr. Ina Park in conversation about Strange Bedfellows - with PGCMLS.

February 9, 2021 - In conversation with Jemar Tisby on "How To Fight Racism", facilitated by Dr. Qamar-ul Huda. Brought to you in partnership with PGCMLS.

January 21, 2021 - Young Adult Book Group on Leigh Bardugo's The Six of Crows with PGCMLS. Learn about upcoming YA book group selections by visiting PGCMLS.info/events.

January 19, 2021 - Inauguration event featuring author Kate Andersen Brower with PGCMLS.

January 13, 2021 - Ellen Ann Fentress and Neely Tucker in conversation about The Academy Stories. In partnership with PGCMLS.

January 12, 2021 - Interpreting Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Legacy and Ending Voter Suppression - Martin Luther King Jr Day celebration in partnership with PGCMLS. Featuring special guests, nationally-recognized civil rights leaders Andrea Blackman, Taos Wynn, and Andrew Aydin.

December 14, 2020 - Zack Smedley on "Deposing Nathan" - with PGCMLS.

December 10, 2020 - Maryland Coalition Opposed to Violence and Extremism (COVE) - Human Rights Day Celebration

December 10, 2020 - Jennifer De Leon on "Don't Ask Me Where I'm From" - with PGCMLS.

December 8, 2020 - In Conversation with William G Thomas III on A Question of Freedom - with PGCMLS.

December 2, 2020 - Hope Michelle Ayers Gabriel's Balloon - in partnership with PGCMLS

November 19, 2020 - In Conversation with former Poet Laureate, Natasha Trethewey, in partnership with PGCMLS and the Black Caucus of the American Library Association

November 18, 2020 - In Conversation with NEA Literature Fellow, Randall Horton, in partnership with PGCMLS and the Black Caucus of the American Library Association

November 10, 2020 - Prince George's County Veterans Recognition, in partnership with the Office of Veteran's Affairs and PGCMLS

November 9, 2020 - Michael Farris Smith on Blackwood - in partnership with PGCMLS

November 5, 2020 - In Conversation with Kendra Allen, author of When You Learn the Alphabet with PGCMLS and the Black Caucus of the American Library Association.

November 1, 2020 - In Conversation with Obama Inaugural Poet, Richard Blanco, in partnership with PGCMLS

October 27, 2020 - The Elephant We Don't See - Diversity Dialogue - Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria. With PGCMLS

October 22 - The Sounds of Voter Suppression - with PGCMLS and Joe's Movement Emporium. Featuring special guests: Professor Amy Gerber-Stroh, Hollins University and Professor Heidi Gerber-Salins, Howard University

October 20 - Community Discussion of Lisa See's The Island Of Sea Women - One Maryland One Book

October 14, 2020 - Women in Faith Diverse Voices Speak in partnership with PGCMLS

October 8, 2020 - Carter Sickels on The Prettiest Star With PGCMLS.

October 7, 2020 -  Eddie Glaude, Jr on Begin Again. Brought to you in partnership with the Prince George's County Memorial Library System, the Black Caucus of the American Library Association, and the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights

October 6, 2020 - Voting - Democracy in Action 2 With PGCMLS, featuring special guests: Dr. Joshua Davis from the University of Baltimore, HRC Investigator Langston Clay, and Daneen Banks from the Prince George's County Board of Elections.

September 29, 2020 - The Elephant We Don't See - Diversity Dialogue - White Fragility. With PGCMLS

September 23, 2020 - Does Your Zip Code Impact Your Whole Life with PGCMLS

August 25, 2020 - The Elephant We Don't See - Diversity Dialogue - Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People. With Prince George's County Memorial Library System

August 31, 2020 - Voting - Democracy in Action. In partnership with PGCMLS, featuring special guest speakers: Dr. Richard Bell with the University of Maryland and Daneen Banks of Prince George's County Board of Elections.

September 1, 2020 - In Conversation with Jason Reynolds with PGCMLS.

August 20, 2020  - Author Calvin Baker on his book A More Perfect Reunion - a partnership with Prince George's County Memorial Library System (PGCMLS)

July 28, 2020 - The Elephant We Don't See - Diversity DialogueWhat If? Short Stories to Spark Diversity Dialogue. With PGCMLS

July 20, 2020 - Ibram X. Kendi - How To Be An Antiracist - presented in partnership with PGCMLS, Joe's Movement Emporium, the Prince George's County Center for the Performing Arts, Maryland State Libraries, and more.

June 30, 2020 - The Elephant We Don't See - Diversity Dialogue How To Be An Antiracist - The first in our series with PGCMLS

May 14, 2020 - Christin Marie Taylor - Labor Pains  Author discussion in partnership with PGCMLS

April 28, 2020 - What If I Say The Wrong Thing? - Book Discussion With PGCMLS