People Pride & Promise: Baltimore Book Signing with Prisca Barnes

3008 Greenmount Avenue,Baltimore MD 21218

02 July, 2022

Description

Join author Prisca Barnes for a book reading and signing on The Story of the Dockum Sit-In. In July 1958, Black students gathered at downtown Wichita's Dockum Drugstore to stage a peaceful protest against the unequal practice of segregation. Tired of being denied access to the city's movie theaters and restaurants, students took action and turned their attention to the lunch counter at the popular drugstore. People Pride & Promise tells the untold story of the first youth-led lunch counter sit-in that revolutionized the Civil Rights Movement. Attendees will then hear from author Prisca Barnes and view a presentation on the Sit-In. A book signing will take place after the event. About Prisca Prisca is a passionate advocate for equity in education, social justice, and the importance of literacy to further the economic competitiveness in her local community. She was the former Kansas African American History Museum Director and Youth Advisor to the NAACP. After publishing her first children’s book, she became painfully aware of the many underserved children in her local community and state that lacked the quality literacy skills essential for future success in school and life. She has worked with leaders from across the Kansas community to address the challenges our community faces. Prisca has also participated in leadership programs like Advanced Kansas, which focuses on diversity leadership; Leadership Wichita, a program that provides inspiration and information to take increasingly significant roles in her local community; the Kansas Leadership Center, an organization committed to fostering leadership for stronger, healthier and more prosperous Kansas communities. All proceeds from the ticket sales will go to the Storytime Village book drive. .