GSU CSAD Global Read-A-Thon: Black Authors Showcase

Join GSU for the CSAD Black History Month Authors Showcase featuring a special author discussion, book signings, and a post-event reception.

GSU’s Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora (CSAD), with funding from the Mellon IAS Collective, is hosting a Black History Authors Showcase on February 25, 2025, from 6p-8p at the Georgia State University College of Law.

The event will be moderated by Rose Scott, host of WABE’s Closer Look with Rose Scott, and will feature a discussion with distinguished authors Kiese Laymon, Myriam Chancy, and Frank X Walker. The authors will explore themes of migration, identity, and heritage through the lens of the CSAD Global Read-a-thon theme, “Roots: The Journey of Us,”.

In both the Authors Showcase and Read-a-Thon, we will celebrate global narratives about Africa and the African diaspora. Following the conversation, attendees can purchase books from A Capella Books and have them signed by the authors. A reception with light refreshments will allow guests to mingle with the authors and fellow participants.

This event is part of the larger 2025 CSAD Global Read-a-Thon. This Read-a-Thon Author’s Showcase is in partnership with Atlanta’s A Capella Books. Come for a great conversation and to have your books signed by the authors!