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| Title: | Lyceum Series: George M. Johnson | | Date: | 6/9/2023 (Friday) | | Address: | New Bedford Whaling Museum, 18 Johnny Cake Hill | | Location: | New Bedford, MA | | Hours: | 5:30 PM | | Cost/Cover: | $12.50 for Members | $25 for Non-Members | | Contact Info: | 508-997-0046 |
| Details: | Join us for our next Lyceum Series program, featuring keynote speaker GEORGE M. JOHNSON, an Award-Winning Black Non-Binary writer, author, and activist.
Storytelling isn't just a form of entertainment for GEORGE M. JOHNSON, whose body of work on diversity and queer identity inspires millions of readers worldwide to "be themselves unapologetically," writing has the power to change lives.
The Award-Winning Black Non-Binary author and activist is one of Out's 100 Most Influential LGBTQ People. They use their inspiring life story to teach individuals, corporations, and policymakers about LGBTQIA+ activism and social justice in healthcare. Their New York Times Bestselling memoir All Boys Aren't Blue, a powerful recounting of George's adolescence growing up as a young Black Queer boy in New Jersey, was optioned for television by Gabrielle Union and Sony TV, and called "an exuberant, unapologetic memoir infused with a deep but clear-eyed love for its subjects" by the New York Times.
Reception and book-signing to follow in the Jacobs Family Gallery.
$12.50 for Members | $25 for Non-Members |
| Event is: | One Day Only | | Audience: | All Welcome | | Category: | Special Events | | Submitted by: | contributed |
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