A&M-Texarkana to hold read-in Thursday for Black History month

Texas A&M University-Texarkana will hold an African-American read-in titled “The Souls of Black Folk” from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in Eagle Hall, 7101 University Ave., Texarkana, Texas.

The English department and the Program For Learning and Community Engagement are offering the program in celebration of Black History Month, and are encouraging area schools, churches, libraries, bookstores and other organizations to hold additional African-American read-ins.

“This event is one of many national African-American Read-In literacy events sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English,” Dr. Corrine Hinton, assistant professor of English at A&M-Texarkana said in a press release. “Faculty, staff, students and community members are welcome to bring passages or works of any genre, fiction and nonfiction, by African-American authors and artists to share during our read-in.”

The National African American ReadIn is the nation’s first and oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature, and was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month.

The initiative has reached more than 5.5 million participants around the world in the past 27 years.

PLACE is a faculty-led program designed to create a community of learners comprising A&M-Texarkana students, faculty, staff and the community at large. This year’s theme is “Race and Ethnicity.”

For more information, contact Hinton at Corrine.Hinton@tamut.edu, Dr. Michael Perri at Michael.Perri@tamut.edu or Dr. Craig Nakashian at Craig. Nakashian@tamut.edu.