For Immediate Release Date: June 13, 2019 Contact: Tony Clark, 404-865-7109
[email protected] News 19-09 Free Authors Events & Film Screenings “Black Panther” Atlanta – The next seven days will be filled with free author programs and film screenings at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. There’s something for everyone. Friday, June 14 (7pm)…Jennifer Berry Hawes…Grace Will Lead Us Home This is a deeply moving work of narrative nonfiction on the tragic shootings at the Mother Emanuel AME church in Charleston, South Carolina. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jennifer Berry Hawes provides a definitive account of the tragedy’s aftermath. With unprecedented access to the grieving families and other key figures, Hawes offers a nuanced and moving portrait of the events and emotions that emerged in the massacre’s wake. In Conversation with the AJC’s Ernie Suggs. Saturday, June 15 (1pm)…Jenna Brayton…Yes She Can Return to President Obama's White House in this New York Times bestselling anthology for young women by young women, featuring stories from ten inspiring young staffers who joined his administration in their 20s with the hope of making a difference. Meet contributors Jenna Brayton, Elle Celeste, Taylor Lustig and Molly Dillon. Sunday, June 16 (3pm..Day Chapel)…Elaine Welteroth…More Than Enough The Baton Foundation, Inc., in partnership with the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum will host a conversation and book signing featuring former Teen Vogue editor-in-chief and award-winning journalist Elaine Welteroth. The book is a deeply personal coming-of- age tale: the story of a young woman reckoning with race, family, friendship, heartbreak, and learning to look inward—and upward—for strength.