Free, family-fun event features author talks, kids’ activities, workshops, book signings and more; plus, Akwete Tyehimbe, owner of Pan African Connection, to receive Lifetime Achievement Award Nov. 7
DALLAS – Celebrating African American literacy, culture and history, the 21st annual Tulisoma South Dallas Book Fair returns Saturday, Nov. 8, from 10 a.m.–3 p.m. at the African American Museum, Dallas in historic Fair Park (3536 Grand Ave., Dallas, TX 75210). Free and open to the public, the family-friendly fair features readings and book signings by more than 35 African American authors along with workshops, panel discussions, story times and children’s activities throughout the day.
As part of the Tulisoma weekend, Akwete Tyehimbe – owner and CEO of the Pan African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center in Oak Cliff – will receive the Sutton E. Griggs Lifetime Achievement Award in Literature at a reception on Friday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. at the African American Museum. Tickets for the reception are $25 and available at aamdallas.org/events.
The fair culminates with a program at 2 p.m. Saturday featuring Dr. Linda Hall Searight, whose new book chronicles her Grammy Award-winning choir, God’s Property…