St. HOPE Development Corporation Band 1
Silent Disco at Esther’s Park
First Friday's in Oak Park
Come join us on the First Friday of each month at the beautiful new Esther’s Park with a Silent Disco Party.
Cost: $5/person
Corner of 34th Street ant Third Ave.
Kathy Marshall “Finding Otho: The Search for Our Enslaved Williams Ancestors”
Discussion and Book Signing
Kathy Lynne Marshall’s lifelong infatuation with African culture was challenged when a DNA test revealed just how much European cream was in her African coffee. That sent her on an intensive search to find out more about her family’s diverse ancestry. Focusing on her maternal great-great-grandfather, Otho Williams, Kathy only knew he was born a slave in 1834 in Maryland. But who were his parents and his owner? Exactly where was his home?
2019 Black Book Fair
Featured Speakers include:
Bill Fletcher and Christene Brown
Events include:
Opening Reception
Friday, May 31
6:00 pm at underground books
Writer’s Circles with featured authors
Books on Parade – Saturday, June 1 at 10:00 am
Kids Zone – Saturday, June 1
from 11:00 am to 5 pm at the Brickhouse Gallery
Entertainment! Vendor Booths!
Food Trucks!
Black Book Drive
Join us for Oak Park’s
Premier Literary Event!