Rev. Al Sharpton to Give Virtual Opening Keynote for Regional Fall Shows

While the eight regional booksellers associations are all hosting virtual fall shows that will mostly run separately, they are working together to present online opening and closing keynote events. The opening keynote will feature the Rev. Al Sharpton and take place on Tuesday, September 15, 4:30-5:30 p.m. Eastern.

Sharpton will be in conversation with Ramunda Lark Young, co-owner of MahoganyBooks, Washington, D.C., and will take questions from attendees. The event will be held via Zoom, and access will be limited to association member booksellers. Booksellers may register for free here. Approved attendees will receive the Zoom link prior to the event.

Sharpton is the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation, host of the radio show Keepin' It Real, founder and president of the National Action Network and a longtime civil rights leader.

Sharpton's new book, Rise Up: Confronting a Country at the Crossroads, to be published by Hanover Square Press on September 29, focuses on the highlights of the Obama administration, the 2016 election, President Trump's hold on the GOP and his interactions and relationships with other key players in politics and activism. He also amplifies the new voices and movements that have emerged in response to the Trump presidency.

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