African-American Read-In to be Held at UA

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center and the WILL program (Women Involved in Learning and Leading) are sponsoring the National African-American Read-In Monday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. in the UA Crossroads Community Center lounge in Ferguson Center.

The Read-In is part of a national event with participants reading their favorite passages from the work of African-American women writers with a goal of having 1 million readers.

“Often works by women of color are not included in the ‘must-reads’ recommended to students. There is such a range of impressive works that offer us a voice not often heard as part of a mainstream education — that of an African-American woman,” said Elle Shaaban-Magaña, staff coordinator of the event.

This year marks the third year UA has participated in the annual event. Last year, participants read from a range of works including excerpts of novels, poetry, lyrics from songs, and speeches from notable African-American women.

“As a young African-American woman, I look forward to this opportunity to learn more about authors that I have not been exposed to,” said student event coordinator Christa Walker.

The Read-In is a part of the African-American Heritage Month calendar of events.

Students, faculty, staff and members of the community are encouraged to attend.

The event is free and is open to the public.

For more information, go online to http://wrc.ua.edu or call the WRC at 205/348-5040.