HBCU LITERACY HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE 2022

6620 Montgomery Rd,Cincinnati OH 45213

19 November, 2022

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HBCU LITERACY HOLIDAY EXPERIENCE 2022Presented by Brown Hands Literacy, United Way Cincinnati Black Empowerment Works & Rising Stars of America Please join us this holiday season as we celebrate, educate, and highlight the excellence of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) while building a love for literacy. This is a community celebration geared towards families and children of all ages. We are celebrating the rich history of HBCUs and their existence through HBCU children's books, literacy activities, music, members of The Divine Nine, and representatives from HBCUs. The event will take place on Saturday, November 19, 2022, at 1:30 PM at Kennedy Heights Lindner Event Center, 6546 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45213. Attendees will receive a free HBCU t-shirt, free bookbags with school supplies, HBCU children's book (while supplies last) along with information about engaging literacy strategies to help youth improve their reading skills. HBCU alumni, institutional leaders, supporters and students of Historically Black Colleges and Universities will be in attendance so come rep your HBCU! In addition to this incredible afternoon, we are delighted to have Latoya Turner discuss her children's book, "Brown Hands, Black Schools HBCUs." The purpose of this book is to teach children about Historically Black Colleges and Universities at an early age. Latoya is the founder/CEO of Brown Hands Literacy and the author of the Brown Hands series. Brown Hands is a 2022-2023 United Way of Greater Cincinnati's Black Empowerment grantee. An innovative equity-focused grant program that promotes Black self-determination, social mobility and economic prosperity by resourcing and funding grassroots-generated, Black-led work. We are grateful for their support! Our Partners:United Way of Greater Cincinnati: Leads and mobilizes the caring power of individuals and organizations to help people measurably improve their lives. Rising Stars of America: Embrace, Encourage, Enhance and Empower the lives of young people by helping them to reach their full potential and create brighter futures. This family fun celebration will also feature entertainment by DJ D Marsh, raffles, a light lunch, and so much more. You don’t want to miss this! The event is free and open to the public. Registration is required. For questions or more information, please contact Latoya Turner @ (513) 202-3343 or Nicole Chambers-Cunningham @ (513) 550-5976. We hope you’ll join us at HBCU Literacy Holiday Experience 2022! Registration is now available at Eventbrite.com. Seats are limited!