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Read Up Richmond: Dolen Perkins-Valdez in conversation with Linda Janet Holmes
Read Up Richmond 2024 features Dolen Perkins-Valdez, author of Take My Hand, in conversation with Linda Janet Holmes. Take My Hand is inspired by true events and is a profoundly moving novel about a Black nurse in post-segregation Alabama who blows the whistle on a terrible wrong done to her patients. Their conversation will be followed by a Q&A period. Work from both authors will be available for purchase at the library and a signing will be held after the main event.
Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the New York Times bestselling author of Wench (2010), Balm (2015), and most recently Take My Hand (2022). Take My Hand was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Newsweek, San Francisco Chronicle, Essence, NBC News, and elsewhere. The novel was a finalist for a Goodreads Choice Award and named a Top 20 Book of the Year by the Editors at Amazon. It was awarded the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work-Fiction and the 2023 BCALA Award for Fiction. The audiobook version of Take My Hand was named a Best of 2022 by Audible. Dolen is a three-time nominee for a United States Artists Fellowship and is currently Associate Professor in the Literature Department at American University and lives in Washington, DC with her family.
Linda Janet Holmes is an award-winning writer, biographer, oral historian, curator, and long-time women’s health and birthing justice activist. She has written extensively on and curated exhibits about the rich history and contributions of Black midwives. Holmes’ first book, Listen to me Good: The Life Story of an Alabama Midwife (Ohio State University Press, 1996) is co-authored with Margaret Charles Smith, who at the time was the oldest living traditional African American midwife in Alabama. in 2023, Ms. Holmes’ published Safe in a Midwife’s Hands: Birthing Traditions from Africa to the American South (OSU Press, 2023). Based on oral histories she conducted with the last generation of traditional Black midwives in Alabama in the 1980s, and more recently, from the stories she recorded with traditional midwives in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Ghana, and midwives from Virginia, Safe in a Midwife’s Hands powerfully details the birth traditions and practices of African descendant midwives across the diaspora. Holmes’ research and writing on Black midwives is influenced by her work at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where she held a faculty appointment with the nurse midwife educational program, and her work at the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior services, where she served as Director of the Office of Minority and Multi-Cultural Health. A resident of Hampton, Virginia, Ms. Holmes relishes her early morning walks by Hampton’s Salt Ponds where an array of water birds are a treasured source of peace and inspiration.
Special thanks to Fountain Bookstore.
Read Up Richmond challenges people to read differently, to read outside one’s own lived experience to develop an understanding of the world. This program is an opportunity for people from different walks of life to come together in the library to learn together, to enter into a conversation with the larger community, to share the same space, making Richmond a more connected, more civil place. This program is made possible through the generous support of the Richmond Public Library Foundation and the Friends of the Richmond Public Library.
Dolen Perkins-Valdez is the New York Times bestselling author of Wench (2010), Balm (2015), and most recently Take My Hand (2022). Take My Hand was named a Most Anticipated Book of 2022 by Newsweek, San Francisco Chronicle, Essence, NBC News, and elsewhere. The novel was a finalist for a Goodreads Choice Award and named a Top 20 Book of the Year by the Editors at Amazon. It was awarded the 2023 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work-Fiction and the 2023 BCALA Award for Fiction. The audiobook version of Take My Hand was named a Best of 2022 by Audible. Dolen is a three-time nominee for a United States Artists Fellowship and is currently Associate Professor in the Literature Department at American University and lives in Washington, DC with her family.
Linda Janet Holmes is an award-winning writer, biographer, oral historian, curator, and long-time women’s health and birthing justice activist. She has written extensively on and curated exhibits about the rich history and contributions of Black midwives. Holmes’ first book, Listen to me Good: The Life Story of an Alabama Midwife (Ohio State University Press, 1996) is co-authored with Margaret Charles Smith, who at the time was the oldest living traditional African American midwife in Alabama. in 2023, Ms. Holmes’ published Safe in a Midwife’s Hands: Birthing Traditions from Africa to the American South (OSU Press, 2023). Based on oral histories she conducted with the last generation of traditional Black midwives in Alabama in the 1980s, and more recently, from the stories she recorded with traditional midwives in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Ghana, and midwives from Virginia, Safe in a Midwife’s Hands powerfully details the birth traditions and practices of African descendant midwives across the diaspora. Holmes’ research and writing on Black midwives is influenced by her work at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, where she held a faculty appointment with the nurse midwife educational program, and her work at the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior services, where she served as Director of the Office of Minority and Multi-Cultural Health. A resident of Hampton, Virginia, Ms. Holmes relishes her early morning walks by Hampton’s Salt Ponds where an array of water birds are a treasured source of peace and inspiration.
Special thanks to Fountain Bookstore.
Read Up Richmond challenges people to read differently, to read outside one’s own lived experience to develop an understanding of the world. This program is an opportunity for people from different walks of life to come together in the library to learn together, to enter into a conversation with the larger community, to share the same space, making Richmond a more connected, more civil place. This program is made possible through the generous support of the Richmond Public Library Foundation and the Friends of the Richmond Public Library.
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Nonprofit Workshop - Fundraising and Grant Writing
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This event was hosted by the Richmond Public Library Law Library on 9/17/2024
Adam Hohl Monument Removal Interview
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Adam Hohl, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer of Operations for the City of Richmond, is interviewed by Marvin L. Hicks, Richmond Public Library's Community Memory Fellow, about his role in the removal of Richmond's Confederate monuments. This interview was recorded on July 31, 2024 at the Main Library and chronicles Mr. Hohl's role as DCAO, his duties, and perspectives as it pertains to the r...
RPL100 Interview with the Family of Julia Brown
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Interview with Barksdale, Karen, and Robert, the grandchildren of longtime RPL librarian Julia Brown. They discuss Julia Brown's early life, her career at the Bowser Branch and East End Branch, and their memories of the libraries with Chloe McCormick, RPL's Special Collections Librarian. Recorded as part of the Stories & Memories program celebrating Richmond Public Library's 100th year.
RPL100 Interview with Raymond Bowser
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Interview with Raymond Bowser, the descendent of Rosa Bowser, at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. Raymond speaks with Chloe McCormick, RPL's Community Memory Fellow, about the Rosa Bowser library being his sanctuary and the desegregation of the Main Library. Recorded as part of the Stories & Memories program celebrating Richmond Public Library's 100th year.
RPL100 Interview with Steven Dalle Mura
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Interview with Steven Dalle Mura at the Ginter Park Branch Library. Steven recalls Richmond Public Library during the COVID-19 pandemic and the importance of public libraries. Recorded as part of the Stories & Memories program celebrating Richmond Public Library's 100th year.
RPL100 Interview with Ann Andrus
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Interview with Ann Miller Andrus at the Ginter Park Branch Library. Ann recalls her early love of reading and memories of the Bookmobile. Recorded as part of the Stories & Memories program celebrating Richmond Public Library's 100th year.
RPL100 Interview with Deborah Booker
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Interview with Deborah Booker, historian of First African Baptist Church, at the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. Deborah speaks with Chloe McCormick, RPL's Community Memory Fellow, about her memories of the Rosa Bowser Branch and technology resources at the library. Recorded as part of the Stories & Memories program celebrating Richmond Public Library's 100th year.
Lincoln Saunders Monument Removal Interview
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Lincoln Saunders Monument Removal Interview
Bob Steidel Monument Removal Interview
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Bob Steidel Monument Removal Interview
RPL100 Interview with Chris Olson-Vickers
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RPL100 Interview with Chris Olson-Vickers
RPL100 Submission from Tangee Augustin
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RPL100 Submission from Tangee Augustin
Betty Burrell Monument Removal Interview
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Betty Burrell Monument Removal Interview
Jeannie Welliver Monument Removal Interview & Exploration of Wastewater Storage
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Jeannie Welliver Monument Removal Interview & Exploration of Wastewater Storage
Mayor Levar Stoney Monument Removal Interview
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Mayor Levar Stoney Monument Removal Interview
Department of Parks & Recreation Monument Removal Interview
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Department of Parks & Recreation Monument Removal Interview
Paul DiPasquale Monument Removal Interview
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Paul DiPasquale Monument Removal Interview
A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Mrs. Maggie Lena Walker by Elvatrice Parker Belsches
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A Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Mrs. Maggie Lena Walker by Elvatrice Parker Belsches
Introduction to Virginia Poverty Law Center's Eviction Defense Center
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Introduction to Virginia Poverty Law Center's Eviction Defense Center
Richmond Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, June 26, 2024
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Richmond Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, June 26, 2024
Richmond Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, April 24, 2024
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Richmond Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, April 24, 2024
Richmond Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, February 28, 2024
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Richmond Public Library Board of Trustees Meeting, February 28, 2024
Gellman Room Concerts: Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia
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Gellman Room Concerts: Chamber Music Society of Central Virginia
Another overpaid public official who has done a relatively poor job for Richmond
Just sickening😢
This is so so awful. What a shame. This made me sick.
If they continue to let the trees grow up between them they will be ruined. They are not good stuarts of our history. Shameful.
This is a shame. I am a veteran and read about the Civil War and Battles that were fought. To me , the confederate soldiers have the right to rest in peace as all veterans of wars. President Lincoln had pardoned all the Confederate soldiers also. Just to appease the few!!! 🇺🇸
All of this incredible, historical artwork destroyed - along with Richmond's tourism. The city should be held accountable to reconstruct every one of these in a place where they can be appreciated. The city will never allow anyone to care for them again.
Disgraceful
Oh my God what have they done. This brings me to tears 😢
So they just put the history they didn't want to remember in a field to some day be destroyed. They should have to put them all back. Shame on Richmond
She didn't address what they will do to control the weeds.
The poor Hill family being put through this!
They really went out of their way to move AP Hill's grave. Shameful.
Daunting is an understatement. Thank goodness she has worked on preserving the statues but they should not have been removed to begin with. A travesty!
Why was the soldiers and sailors statue removed?
Confederate soldiers amd sailors...they rwmoved anything with the word or inference to the "Confederates"
At least she says some pieces are in protective storage.
Why was the Maury monument taken down?
He was a Confederate Naval Officer. He was famous as "The Pathfinder of the Seas. "en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Fontaine_Maury#:~:text=Matthew%20Fontaine%20Maury%20(January%2014,%201806%20%E2%80%93%20February%201,%201873)#:~:text=Matthew%20Fontaine%20Maury%20(January%2014,%201806%20%E2%80%93%20February%201,%201873)
To have destroyed what she is pointing out is a lost art? Shameful Terrorism and grave robbing is what has taken place here!
Very interesting information about the process that nobody seems to know about. From another City old-timer.
Very informative thank you for sharing
Sad politically motivated desecration of history and art. Giant political chess pieces
Super lecture.
The choir is outstanding! The selections were superb! Many thanks for an uplifting performance
I am disappointed that the audience is seated on the Negro National Anthem.
A magnificent concert! Superb in every aspect!
Very 🔥🔥😎🔥🔥😎😎
Very cool 😎🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Unfortunately all I'm receiving is a loop of the first minute and 45 seconds--the players walking in for their bow---with no sound. Checked three different browsers. Guess I'll have to tune in to the archive some other day to see if it recorded well there. Best to all, Antonio Garcia
we ran into some technical issues that prevent us from streaming the performance live. Fortunately we recorded a backup copy which can be viewed here: th-cam.com/video/k3MRTlJJ-zQ/w-d-xo.htmlsi=HQqfu21xHFfn3e8-
@@rvalibrary Thanks!
What utter nonsense
😌 *Promosm*
Omg they are so cute
Black is beautiful, so is white, brown,red,orange, purple,yellow, and blue.
Stop with all this black bullshit enough already.
Beautiful singing Patrick! Your release of phrases are so musical. Very nice choral sound.
Thank you so much Jim!
Amazing author!!!👍🏾
My Guy Keith🚦 #Legendary New York Stand Up 🔥
F A K E
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Let me guess. Black folks would have settled Mars by now if whitey didn't steal everything. Am I close?
Brava!!!!💖💖💖
Beautiful music!
The concert was so beautiful.
Can you guys get Amere Dozier on here?
Hey Michael, thanks for reaching out. I'll pass your recommendation over to our librarian. Stay tuned for more urban author spotlights!
Thanks for making this available online!
Outstanding!
Congratulations cuz!!!
Thanks Christie!
One of my top favorite read for 2020! Congratulations Ty Marshall!
I've been thinking about buying some reusable food covers for a while. Now I don't have to! Thanks for the very clear instructions and demonstration.
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