Podcasts Culture Philadelphia Community Podcast What's Going On: PA Polar Pop, African American Children's Book Fair,Your Housing Rights

What's Going On: PA Polar Pop, African American Children's Book Fair,Your Housing Rights

Published: Jan. 29, 2021, 7:29 p.m.

b'We highlight the upcoming 29th Annual African American Children\\u2019s Book Fair Saturday February 6th. I speak to Founder Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati about the event and some of the award-winning authors and illustrators who\\u2019ll be featured including Newberry Award Winning author illustrator Jerry Kraft, National Book Award Finalist Ibi Zaboi and Coretta Scot King and NAACP Image Award winner Eric Velasquez. Also joining the conversation is Stephen Briggs, VP Community Relations for Wells Fargo speaking on the critical importance of supporting the African American Children\\u2019s Book Fair.
https://hopin.com/events/29th-annual-african-american-children-s-book-fair.

Special Olympics PA has a fun new fundraiser virtual called the PA Polar Pop. I speak with Kristin Craven, special events and Marketing Manager for Special Olympics PA who tells us all about it. You can join the iHeartPhilly team here: https://www.classy.org/team/338917

First, there\\u2019s an upcoming live streamed event on housing discrimination especially in these COVID-19 times and it\\u2019s bilingual on February 10th 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. I speak to Adrian Garcia, Director of Fair Housing & Commercial Property Division for the PA Human Relations Commission.
https://www.facebook.com/PAHUMANRELATIONS
https://www.phrc.pa.gov/'