Past Events

A Tribute to Russell Atkins

February 27, 2022, 2:30 pm

The City Club of Cleveland: Vincent Brown and Marlon James

November 16, 2021, 12:00 pm

Ursuline College: Natasha Trethewey

October 28, 2021, 12:00 pm

Poets Shane McCrae and Victoria Chang

October 15, 2021, 7:00 pm

Great Lakes African American Writers Conference: Deesha Philyaw Keynote

October 1 – October 3, 2021

Writers Center Stage: Richard Powers

September 29, 2021, 7:30 pm

Cleveland Public Library: Ayana Gray and “Beasts of Prey”

September 29, 2021, 6:30 pm

A Conversation with Mira Jacob

September 27, 2021, 7:00 pm

CIFF + AWBA Streams Film Selections

September 27 – October 3, 2021

Great Lakes African American Writers Conference: Pearl Cleage Keynote

October 3, 2020, 3:00 pm

The City Club of Cleveland Forum: Eric Foner

October 2, 2020, 12:30 pm

Global Cleveland Sister Cities Conference: Ilya Kaminsky

October 2, 2020, 12:00 pm

The 2020 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards Ceremony Televised Special

October 1, 2020, 8:00 pm

Global Cleveland Sister Cities Conference: Namwali Serpell

October 1, 2020, 2:30 pm

Sudanese-American Poet Safia Elhillo and Twelve Literary Arts on “The Weight and Opportunity of Living in the Hyphen”

October 1, 2020, 1:00 pm

In Conversation: Charles King + Steven Pinker

September 30, 2020, all day

Case Western Reserve University: 2012 Anisfield-Wolf Winner David Livingstone Smith

September 30, 2020, 12:45 pm

CIFF STREAMS + AWBA Film Selections

September 29 – October 4, 2020