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WE GOT TIRED: The 1963 March on Washington

WE GOT TIRED: The 1963 March on Washington

Yemaja Jubilee, who writes a series of articles on "Growing Up Black N Charlotte County" for The Charlotte Gazette, tells of her participation in the March on Washington in 1963 in this unique and insightful talk, "WE GOT TIRED". 

The author of the extraordinarily successful book, "Couldn't Keep It To Myself", Yemaja Jubilee is the Co-Founding Director of Cultural Libations, an inspirational speaker, poet, author, and songwriter. She is a member of the Core Management team of StudioW Buzz and Creative Consultant. She serves as Community Liaison for Martha High, The Goddess of Soul, and is currently the Co-Host for “The Boomerang” and hosts “ Celebrity Buzz on StudioW Buzz. She hosts the “Love, Light & Positivity “show on Josi’s Inspirational Network, Finding my Way Radio Network.

Ms. Jubilee has graced the Cover of NISH and has been featured in Sheen, MTM, Lemonade Mindset, On Purpose Magazines and guest columnist for the Charlotte Gazette where she is writing about her childhood experiences, entitled “Growing up Black N Charlotte County”.

Her poetry book, “Couldn’t Keep It To Myself” was released 2017 and Yemaja is working on her next two books, Sisters Sitting N the Blessing & Soul 2 Soul, Co-Authored with Ms. Martha High. Both are scheduled to be released in early 2021

 

 

 

Date:
Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Time:
6:00pm - 7:00pm
Categories:
Author Visit Law Virtual
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Meldon Jenkins-Jones

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.

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