Lifting Voices

Lifting Voices: Books Like Us: The Power of Seeing Yourself Reflected in a Book

Wednesday, February 17th, 1:00pm CST | Simon & Schuster editors and authors from the Denene Millner Books and Salaam Reads imprint share the moment when they were able to connect with a character [...]

Duchess Harris, JD, PhD Presents: The Uplifting Story of Calvin Spann, a Tuskegee Airman

Wednesday, January 13th, 1:00pm CST | History is shaped by people who work for change. Throughout history, those who have faced discrimination have made significant accomplishments while [...]

Lifting Voices: The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person

Wednesday, December 9th, 1:00pm CST | Lifting Voices: The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person. A conversation about antiracism between author and activist Frederick Joseph and fifth [...]

Lifting Voices: From Cover to Cover: Crafting Identity in Graphic Novels

Wednesday, November 11th, 1:00pm CST | This diverse panel of talented authors and artists will delve into the creation of stories in both fantastic and contemporary worlds that include [...]

Lifting Voices: Perspectives on Literature by People of Color

Wednesday, September 16th, 1:00pm CST | Join us as we welcome publisher and editor Arthur Levine along with authors Kristen Mai Giang, Donna Barba Higuera, and Mike Jung to discuss their insight [...]

Lifting Voices: Charting Your Own Course in Literature

Wednesday, October 14th, 1:00pm CST | Bestselling authors, Cheryl Willis Hudson and Wade Hudson, founders of their own publishing company: Just Us Books, discuss how to fill the voids where needs [...]