Trace rap’s roots in African-American oral traditions and learn about technology you can use to create your own raps.

Join us for another Library After Hours event! Meet the three-time Caldecott Honor and 2021 Newbury Award winning author, multi-talented illustrator, and spoken word artist in an all-in-one presentation. Carole B. Weatherford will deliver a lively presentation tracing rap's roots in African-American oral traditions and Jeffery Weatherford shares techniques and technology you can use to create your own raps.

The event is presented in partnership with the Howard County Library System.

Carole Boston Weatherford is a New York Times bestselling author
http://cbweatherford.com
her work includes: 
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom
Voice of Freedom: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement
Freedom on the Menu: The Greensboro Sit-ins
Becoming Billie Holiday
Before John Was a Jazz Giant: A Song of John Coltrane
Gordon Parks: How the Photographer Captured Black and White America
The Roots of Rap: 16 Bars on the 4 Pillars of Hip Hop
Schomburg: The Man Who Built a Library
Freedom in Congo Square

Library After Hours: The Roots of Rap to the STEM of Hip Hop with Carol B. Weatherford and Jeffery the artist! !