2024-2025 THE BIG READ PROGRAM ARCHIEVES

All events are open to the public.
With the exception of the
Dance Concert on February 8,
​all events are FREE.

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• FEBRUARY 5, 2025 
  Kickoff Virtual Presentation by Yaa Gyasi facilitated by Dwana Waugh, PhD and
  Gloria Witt 

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• EVENTS CANCELLED 
  for FEBRUARY 12 and 19, 2025
  ​Creative Writing Workshop​​_________________________

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• MULTIPLE DATES:
  ​(February 3, 20, 28 & March 4)
  Homegoing Book Discussions

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• FEBRUARY 8, 2025
  Performance by Kuumba Dance Ensemble “Dances of Ghana and West Africa” TICKETED EVENT

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Dances of Ghana and West Africa

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• FEBRUARY 9, 2025
  Keynote Lecture and Panel: “Where We Live, Where We’re From”

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​Keynote Lectures and Panels
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• FEBRUARY 15, 2025
  “Tracing Our Roots: Researching Ancestors of Color”

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Tracing Our Roots

• FEBRUARY 22 and 24, 2025 OR
  MARCH 1 and 10, 2025
  Amherst County African-American Genealogy Workshops
  (limited to seven participants per series)​

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Genealogy Workshops

• APRIL 5, 2025
  Christian Aid Cemetery Tour led by Lynn Rainville, Phd

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Cemetery Tour