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X-WR-CALNAME:Black Place-Making in Fiction: A Conversation with Benjamin Ta
 lton & Clarence A. Haynes
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DESCRIPTION:Black Place-Making in Fiction: A Keynote Conversation with Benj
 amin Talton & Clarence A. Haynes High school classmates turned scholars an
 d writers\, Benjamin Talton and Clarence A. Haynes reunite for a keynote c
 onversation on the role of place in Black storytelling. Anchored by Haynes
 ’s new novel\, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery\, the discussion will 
 consider how fiction operates as a site of history\, identity\, and cultur
 al memory—illuminating the ways Black communities are imagined\, remembe
 red\, and redefined through narrative.  Benjamin Talton: Benjamin Talton\,
  Ph.D.\, Executive Director of Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Res
 earch Center and Professor of History\, researches African and African dia
 spora culture and politics. Author of award-winning books\, he has taught 
 in the U.S. and Ghana\, contributed to major journals and media\, and serv
 es on editorial and advisory boards in African and diaspora studies.\n\n \
 n\nClarence A. Haynes: Clarence A. Haynes is a native Afro-Latinx New York
 er and the coauthor of actor and producer Omar Epps’s acclaimed sci-fi/f
 antasy series Nubia: The Awakening and The Reckoning. He is also the autho
 r of the middle-grade nonfiction work The Legacy of Jim Crow\, and his art
 icles have appeared in Newsday\, Huffington Post\, The Root\, and The Grio
 . Haynes’s latest novel\, The Ghosts of Gwendolyn Montgomery\, is a thri
 lling urban fantasy and horror debut\, praised by Tananarive Due as “a m
 ust-read book for fans looking for a fresh\, authentic voice.” The story
  follows a high-powered New York publicist confronting long-buried mystica
 l secrets as the barrier between humans and spirits begins to weaken—a s
 ensuous\, funny\, and page-turning adventure. Residing in Brooklyn\, Hayne
 s continues to explore the intersections of culture\, history\, and imagin
 ation\, captivating readers with bold\, inventive storytelling that blends
  suspense\, magic\, and deeply human narratives.
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LOCATION:Founders Library\, Browsing Room
SUMMARY:Black Place-Making in Fiction: A Conversation with Benjamin Talton 
 & Clarence A. Haynes
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 -a-conversation-with-benjamin-talton-clarence-a-haynes
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