ARTS GARAGE Announces AUTHORS SPEAK Series on Impact of Race on American Society

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Jan. 6, 2022 - PRLog -- (Delray Beach, FL – January 5, 2022) In an effort to celebrate and promote the journey of black cultural awareness, three of the most respected nonprofit organizations in Delray Beach are collaborating to present Authors Speak Series 2022, according to Charlene Farrington, Executive Director of Spady Cultural Heritage Museum; Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO of Arts Garage; and Renee Jadusingh, Executive Director of the Community Redevelopment Agency of Delray Beach.

The timely topic of this "free to see" series is The Impact of Race on American Society, offering an "interesting enlightening conversations with writers who have cultivated a perspective on black cultural awareness through their research and personal experiences."

"We are excited to provide additional opportunities to explore the experiences of black people in America," promises Farrington, while Waldo declares "working toward equity is likely the most important work we can do at Arts Garage."

Jadusingh agrees: "We can always learn something new and hopefully see things from a different perspective. This series offers a space to explore the realities that others experience day to day. Supporting educational initiatives such as this shines a light on causes of conditions that can contribute to slum and blight in communities. Hopefully, people will gain compassion for one another from the information shared through these informative talks."

Leslie Gray Streeter

Black Widow

Thursday, February 10 at 6:30 pm

Returning to Palm Beach County for the first time in two years, Leslie Gray Streeter was the longtime pop culture columnist for The Palm Beach Post before publishing her widely praised memoir Black Widow. With her signature warmth, hilarity, and tendency to overshare, Streeter looks at widowhood through the prism of race, mixed marriage, and aging. She redefines the stages of grief, from coffin shopping to day-drinking, to being a grown-ass woman crying for your mommy, to breaking up and making up with God, to facing the fact that life goes on even after the death of the person you were supposed to live it with. Tender, true, and endearingly hilarious, Black Widow is a story about the power of love, and how the only guidebook for recovery is the one you write yourself.

Dr. Ralina L. Joseph, PhD

& Dr. Allison Briscoe-Smith, PhD

Generation Mixed Goes to School:

Radically Listening to Multiracial Kids

Thursday, April 21 at 7:00 pm

Available for Interview:

Marjorie Waldo, President & CEO

Arts Garage

561.665.5857 / marjorie@artsgarage.org

Media Contact:

Gary Schweikhart, PR-BS, Inc.

561.756.4298 / gary@pr-bs.net