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Join WTTW - Chicago PBS and PBS Books for a performance and talk with Kwame Alexander, author of Becoming Muhammad Ali. Brandis Friedman will moderate the conversation.
Join WTTW - Chicago PBS and PBS Books via Facebook Live for a Performance and Talk with Kwame Alexander, author of Becoming Muhammad Ali. Brandis Friedman, co-anchor and correspondent for WTTW’s flagship nightly newsmagazine Chicago Tonight and host of Chicago Tonight: Black Voices, will moderate the conversation.
This event will occur online through Facebook Live via OCLS Facebook page, facebook.com/oclslib. A device with access to the internet and speakers or headsets are required.
Kwame Alexander is a poet, educator, publisher, and New York Times bestselling author of 35 books, notably Swing; Becoming Muhammad Ali, co-authored with James Patterson; Booked, longlisted for the National Book Award; Rebound, shortlisted for the prestigious Carnegie Medal (UK); The Undefeated, a picture book illustrated by Kadir Nelson that won the Caldecott and Newbery Medals; and his Newbery Medal-winning novel The Crossover.
Before he was a household name, Cassius Clay was a kid with struggles like any other. You will learn about Cassius’ childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, and how, after a thief stole his bike, Cassius began training as an amateur boxer at age twelve. Just three years later, he won his first Golden Gloves bout and began his transformation into the unrivaled Muhammad Ali.
This event is made possible by a partnership with PBS Books. To learn more about PBS Books visit https://www.pbsbooks.org/.
Mon, Mar 25 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
Tue, Mar 26 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
Wed, Mar 27 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
Thu, Mar 28 | 9:00AM to 8:00PM |
Fri, Mar 29 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sat, Mar 30 | 9:00AM to 6:00PM |
Sun, Mar 31 | Closed |
(Closed - Easter) |
Any person requiring special accommodations to participate in any class or event due to a disability may arrange for accommodations by contacting the location at which the event is held at least seven days prior to the event.
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