4th Annual Black History Month Get Lit / B.M.E.R. CELEBRATION of VIRGINIA'S AFRICAN AMERICAN AUTHORS
This year's theme is Resilience. Introducing Resilient Virginian Authors: Amira Bethea, Andrew Shepherd, Ashley Starling, Bobby Huntley, Christopher Allen, David Carter, Jaclyn Walker, Jacqueline Johnson, Kimberly Matthews, Lakeesha Atkinson, Leatha Ballard, Marcy Williams, Martin Tiller, Maya Criss, Ronald Thornhill, Tamara Copeland, Uzziah Anthony Harris, and Velvet Smith. Our Speakers will be:
- Kiara Shanay Lee, author of Be A Man Tyrone: What Happens when Daddy Goes to Prison and Light-Skinned, Dark-Skinned or In-Between?
- “The Dancing Deputy” Deuntay Diggs, author of Beneath the Scar: A Story of Resilience, who was featured on Good Morning America and America’s Got Talent.
. Panelists will include Clarence “Bucky” McGill of the Syracuse 8, James Davis, Community Organizer of the Raise Richmond Campaign, Dr. Quentin Stubbins, Ph.D., and others.
Audience: Family. Light refreshments.
- Date:
- Saturday, February 9, 2019
- Time:
- 1:00pm - 4:30pm
- Location:
- Auditorium - Main Library
- Categories:
- Author Visit Life & Job Skills
Meldon Jenkins-Jones is the Richmond Public Library / Community Services Manager at Hull Street Branch Library.
Meldon also chairs the Get Lit Advisory Committee which supports the Richmond Public Library Get Lit Reading Initiatives including the Black Male Emergent Readers (BMER) program and the Lit Chicks Read book clubs.
Meldon is a graduate of the Leadership Metro Richmond Class of 2022. She was the first recipient of the Virginia Library Association (VLA) Librarians of Color Forum Award in 2021 and is an active member of VLA. She presented “Libraries Bringing Community Together” at the 2023 VLA Annual Conference.
In 2011, Meldon received her Master of Library and Information Studies from Florida State University. She received her Juris Doctor degree from Rutgers University School of Law—Newark and practiced law in New Jersey until her retirement in 2003. Meldon received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she studied African American Studies and Russian Civilization.
A Metro Richmond resident, Meldon is the mother of two adult children and enjoys spending time with her grandchildren.
