Free Admission to the Public The National Black Book Festival (NBBF) is an annual event, sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the largest online sources for African-American literature. The event attracts a wide array of authors, publishers, book clubs, libraries and individual readers from the Southwest U.S. and nationwide. The 13th annual National Black Book Festival is scheduled for Oct. 22-24, 2020, at Fallbrook Church Brook Sports Facility, 12512 Walters Rd., in Northwest Houston and is sponsored by Cushcity.com, one of the leading Web sites promoting African-American literature. This 13th annual event will feature the following: ● Author and publisher exhibits ● Featured author discussions and signings ● Children's Festival ● An evening reception and two breakfasts ● FREE workshops and seminars ● Networking and door prizes ● Book Club Meet and Greet ● Food court where food can be purchased all day ● Up Your Game! Author Enhancement Sessions HOTELS: The host hotel is the Sheraton North Houston and rooms are $89.00/night. NBBF will provide complimentary shuttle service to and from the Sheraton daily. A list of hotels close to the venue are online here. All events will be held at Fallbrook Church. The Festival schedule includes the following events (ticket purchase in advance is required for those with asterisk [*]): Thursday, October 22, 2020 @ 7:00 p.m. "Welcome to Houston" Reception* Friday, October 23, 2020 @ 8:30 to 10:00 a.m. "Get Acquainted" Breakfast* Saturday, October 24, 2020 @ 8:00 to 9:30 a.m. Networking Breakfast* Saturday, October 24, 2020 @ 10:00 a.m. to Noon Children's Festival [Free and open to the public] Saturday, October 24, 2020 @ Noon Book Club Meet and Greet [Open only to pre-registered participating authors and book clubs] Tickets for the above events may be purchased online here: http://www.nationalblackbookfestival.com/eventtickets.htm Get driving directions to the Fallbrook Church For more information, please contact us via e-mail at: info@nationalblackbookfestival.com FREE ADMISSION TO THE PUBLIC FOR AUTHOR EXHIBITS/SEMINARS October 22-24, 2020, 13th Anniversary - Houston, Texas Venue: Fallbrook Church - 12512 Walters Rd., Houston, TX 77014 **We do not own the rights to this music
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Texas Teacher’s Children’s Book Modeled After ABC’s Good Doctor Star, Shaun MurphyA teacher is challenging the status quo on minorities in STEM careers with her new children’s book modeled after ABC’s Good Doctor star, Shaun Murphy, and inspired by students and family members with autism. HOUSTON, TX (March 30, 2020) – Texas Educator, Children’s Book Author and Speaker, LaTanya Michell Brooks, has written a children’s book modeled after ABC’s Good Doctor Star, Shaun Murphy – an autistic surgeon.
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The Summer Engineering Experience for Kids (SEEK), powered by the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), is gearing up for our 2020 SEEK season!  We are currently working on the following locations as host SEEK sites for this upcoming summer: Atlanta, GA (All-Girls) Birmingham, AL Charlotte, NC* Chicago, IL Detroit, MI Houston, TX (2 Coed Sites) Kansas City, MO* Los Angeles, CA Minneapolis, MN New Orleans, LA Oakland, CA Pittsburgh, PA Richmond, VA* Sacramento, CA Washington, DC (Coed & All-Girls) * = New sites Please reference our website http://www.nsbe.org/Seek/Schedule.aspx for program dates and locations, periodically.
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