Black Activist, Black Scientist, Black Icon Book Launch
October 14 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
At the Black Activist, Black Scientist, Black Icon Book Launch, we are blessed to be in the presence of George Elliott Clarke – Canadian poet, playwright, and literary critic who served as the Poet Laureate of Toronto from 2012 to 2015 and as the 2016–2017 and the Canadian Parliamentary Poet Laureate. We are also humbled to host Dr. Brenda Lee Wright McCurdy former Laboratory Director for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in Detroit and jazz, reggae, and R&B musician. She is also the late wife Dr. Howard McCurdy, former member of the Parliament of Canada. This iconic event will occur in the Performance Hall at the University of Windsor’s School of Creative Arts, Armouries Building, downtown Windsor. The event is from 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Books by our talented authors will be for sale and available for signings in the Concourse before and after the event.
Tickets will be on sale at the door and online in advance.
Online tickets will be on sale September 1st at 8:00 a.m. and throughout the festival on our main BookFest/ Festival du Livre 2023 event page https://www.literaryartswindsor.ca/event/bookfest-festival-du-livre-windsor-2023/