February 17th 2022 - Tessa Bailey; Georgette Grier-Key

Published: Feb. 17, 2022, 1 p.m.

Tessa Bailey, Thoughtful Thursday underwritten by Guild Hall New York Times best-selling author Tessa Bailey talks about the rise of romance novels throughout the pandemic and ways to bring real-life relationships closer to their favorite literary counterparts ahead of the release of her newest novel, which drops on March 1 Dr. Georgette Grier-Key, Eastville Community Historical Society Dr. Grier-Key discusses a range of topics related to Black History Month, including the importance of culturally sensitive contextualization ahead of the NAACP’s press conference tomorrow at the Riverhead Free Library in the wake of the Suffolk County Historical Society’s releasing a 1920s photograph of Klan members as their Picture Of the week amidst Black History Month, plus a discussion on Gordon Parks, a prolific pioneer photojournalist whose portrait series and photo work intimately covering the Civil Rights Movement is as incredible and ground-breaking as his career itself in the history of professional journalism in the USA, which will take place tomorrow at Parrish Art Museum, as well as another local celebration occurring Saturday in the form of an XR experience at Southampton African American Museum