On October 22nd, educators, organizers, and community members gathered at Busboys and Poets to hear from Olufemi Táíwò, in conversation with Jenice L. View, on the new edition of his book Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justice and Constructive Politics Are Needed in the Wake of Slavery and Colonialism. Before the conversation began, Keesha Ceran, deputy …
On September 24th, 2025, we filled every seat at Busboys and Poets 14th and V location for an evening with author and artist Pablo Leon as he discussed his new YA graphic novel, Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide. Also known for his illustrations of Marvel’s Miles Morales: Shock Waves, Leon combines historical …
Parades are a form of monument. When we think about who deserves monuments, remember the things that Black memory created through parades and celebrations as the living monument, not the structures made of stone. Hilary N. Green In dialogue with D.C. area educator, Jessica A. Rucker, held the evening of Wednesday, April 24 at Busboys …
Anna Lapera, Bessie Flores Zaldívar, John Manual Arias, and Diana Rojas enchanted the audience at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 25. They shared stories about why they wrote their books with Central American themes, read excerpts, and responded to questions from the audience.
D.C. area educators and librarians: Don’t miss the 2016 Américas Awards K-12 teacher dinner workshop with renowned authors Alma Flor Ada and Ashley Hope Perez on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 6:15 – 8:30pm. A $25 registration fee includes the workshop, handouts, a delicious dinner, and one of the award-winning books. The event will be held at the Mulebone Restaurant (2121 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009). The workshop …
On July 24, 2014, photographer Matt Herron and SNCC veteran Dorie Ladner shared photos and stories about the 1960s Freedom Movement in Mississippi. Askia Muhammad from WPFW moderated and shared his own memories as a native of Mississippi. The featured books were Mississippi Eyes and This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights …
Pearl Cleage packed the house for one of our best ever author events featuring her new book, Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs. Teaching for Change board member and Spelman alumnae Nzinga Tull described the evening: “Ms. Cleage was elegant, yet also warm and familiar. The audience questions were probing and all over the …
This year marked a milestone for the Biennial Split This Rock Festival, with a record turnout and stellar forums. The staff and board of Teaching for Change were honored to co-sponsor and coordinate book sales for the 2014 festival of activist poets from all over the country. Hats off to our publications director Don Allen …
In a grassroots movement launched by author Sherman Alexie, more than 900 authors hand-sold their favorite books in independent bookstores around the country on November 30th. As part of this Indies First Movement, George Pelecanos and Natalie Hopkinson recommended their favorite titles in Teaching for Change’s Bookstore at Busboys and Poets.
Update: We share the sad news that Mr. Simeon Booker passed away on December 10, 2017 in Solomons, Maryland. He was 99 years old. Read Booker’s obituary in The Washington Post. Many believe that history is inevitable. However, the stories that make it into the public awareness are ones deemed worthy by those in power. …
Tag: author events
Reconsidering Reparations: Author Talk with Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò
Posted: November 10, 2025 by Aileen Tapia
On October 22nd, educators, organizers, and community members gathered at Busboys and Poets to hear from Olufemi Táíwò, in conversation with Jenice L. View, on the new edition of his book Reconsidering Reparations: Why Climate Justice and Constructive Politics Are Needed in the Wake of Slavery and Colonialism. Before the conversation began, Keesha Ceran, deputy …
Category: 2025, News Tags: author events, Events
Silenced Voices: Author Talk with Pablo Leon
Posted: August 1, 2025 by Aileen Tapia
On September 24th, 2025, we filled every seat at Busboys and Poets 14th and V location for an evening with author and artist Pablo Leon as he discussed his new YA graphic novel, Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide. Also known for his illustrations of Marvel’s Miles Morales: Shock Waves, Leon combines historical …
Category: 2025, News Tags: author events, Events
Unforgettable Sacrifice: How Black Communities Remembered the Civil War
Posted: March 13, 2025 by Aileen Tapia
Parades are a form of monument. When we think about who deserves monuments, remember the things that Black memory created through parades and celebrations as the living monument, not the structures made of stone. Hilary N. Green In dialogue with D.C. area educator, Jessica A. Rucker, held the evening of Wednesday, April 24 at Busboys …
Category: 2025, News, News Articles, Uncategorized Tags: author events, event, Events
Contemporary Central American Voices
Posted: September 28, 2024 by Aileen Tapia
Anna Lapera, Bessie Flores Zaldívar, John Manual Arias, and Diana Rojas enchanted the audience at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 25. They shared stories about why they wrote their books with Central American themes, read excerpts, and responded to questions from the audience.
Category: 2024, News, News Articles, Uncategorized Tags: author events, books, Central America, Events
Américas Award 2016 Ceremony and Workshop
Posted: August 16, 2016 by Deborah
D.C. area educators and librarians: Don’t miss the 2016 Américas Awards K-12 teacher dinner workshop with renowned authors Alma Flor Ada and Ashley Hope Perez on Thursday, Sept. 22 from 6:15 – 8:30pm. A $25 registration fee includes the workshop, handouts, a delicious dinner, and one of the award-winning books. The event will be held at the Mulebone Restaurant (2121 14th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009). The workshop …
Category: 2016, News, News Articles Tags: author events, Events
Matt Herron and Dorie Ladner on the Mississippi Freedom Movement
Posted: September 7, 2014 by Teaching for Change
On July 24, 2014, photographer Matt Herron and SNCC veteran Dorie Ladner shared photos and stories about the 1960s Freedom Movement in Mississippi. Askia Muhammad from WPFW moderated and shared his own memories as a native of Mississippi. The featured books were Mississippi Eyes and This Light of Ours: Activist Photographers of the Civil Rights …
Category: 2014, News Tags: author events, Black History Month, civil rights movement, dorie ladner
Pearl Cleage: Things I Should Have Told My Daughter
Posted: April 29, 2014 by Teaching for Change
Pearl Cleage packed the house for one of our best ever author events featuring her new book, Things I Should Have Told My Daughter: Lies, Lessons & Love Affairs. Teaching for Change board member and Spelman alumnae Nzinga Tull described the evening: “Ms. Cleage was elegant, yet also warm and familiar. The audience questions were probing and all over the …
Category: 2014, Bookstore, News Tags: author events
Festival of Poems of Provocation and Witness
Posted: April 15, 2014 by Teaching for Change
This year marked a milestone for the Biennial Split This Rock Festival, with a record turnout and stellar forums. The staff and board of Teaching for Change were honored to co-sponsor and coordinate book sales for the 2014 festival of activist poets from all over the country. Hats off to our publications director Don Allen …
Category: 2014, News Tags: author events, bookstore, partners, poetry, Split this Rock
Sherman Alexie’s Indies First Movement in D.C.
Posted: November 21, 2013 by Teaching for Change
In a grassroots movement launched by author Sherman Alexie, more than 900 authors hand-sold their favorite books in independent bookstores around the country on November 30th. As part of this Indies First Movement, George Pelecanos and Natalie Hopkinson recommended their favorite titles in Teaching for Change’s Bookstore at Busboys and Poets.
Category: 2013, News Tags: author events, books
The Man Behind Emmett Till
Posted: October 11, 2013 by Teaching for Change
Update: We share the sad news that Mr. Simeon Booker passed away on December 10, 2017 in Solomons, Maryland. He was 99 years old. Read Booker’s obituary in The Washington Post. Many believe that history is inevitable. However, the stories that make it into the public awareness are ones deemed worthy by those in power. …
Category: 2013, News Tags: author events, bookstore, civil rights movement, Mississippi