Correction: the previously announced interview on The Agenda on TVO did not run tonight. More likely Wednesday at 8 p.m.
Archive for September, 2008
Sorry, Ontarians, for the bum steer
Monday, September 15th, 2008Fresh Air!
Monday, September 15th, 2008Essence
Monday, September 15th, 2008There’s a new Q&A up today on Essence.com about Whatever It Takes.
Talking Points Memo
Monday, September 15th, 2008This week, the TPMCafe Book Club is discussing Whatever It Takes. My first post is up now and will soon be followed, I hope, by posts from Amy Wilkins, Kira Orange Jones, Andy Rotherham and Alex Kotlowitz.
Where We Stand
Sunday, September 14th, 2008This Monday (tomorrow), Geoffrey Canada will be interviewed as part of “Where We Stand: America’s Schools in the 21st Century,” a documentary hosted by Judy Woodruff and broadcast on PBS stations nationwide. In New York, it’s on channel 13 at 10 p.m.
Brooklyn today!
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Sunday morning at 11 a.m., Geoffrey Canada and I will be appearing together at the Brooklyn Book Festival, talking about “Whatever It Takes.” Please join us. Here are directions. We’ll be in the Borough Hall Courtroom at 209 Joralemon Street. Apparently tickets are required, but they’re free. Details here.
Books Inc. in San Francisco
Saturday, September 13th, 2008On Tuesday, September 23, at 7:00 p.m., I’ll be reading and speaking at the Books Inc. in Opera Plaza in San Francisco. Leigh Lehman, the executive director of 826 Valencia, will be appearing with me, and we’ll talk about and compare the approaches of 826 and of the Harlem Children’s Zone. Added bonus: there will be wine and cheese, thanks to the kindness of the folks at the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto, who are co-sponsoring the event with 826.
Barnes & Noble Union Square
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Geoffrey Canada and I will be speaking at the Barnes & Noble at Union Square in New York on Monday, October 6, at 7:00 p.m. Please come join us.
Slate
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Over on Slate yesterday, I laid out my case for the Harlem Children’s Zone.
The Agenda
Saturday, September 13th, 2008Ontarians: I’ll be on “The Agenda” on TVO on Monday, September 15, at 8:00 p.m., talking about New Orleans and Harlem.