Not in My Family Karibu booksigning
Store Events - April 13, 6:30 PM
Time: Friday, April 13, 2007 6:30 PM
Location: The Mall at Prince George’s
Title of Event: Gil Robertson
Author and journalist Gil Robertson will discuss and sign his new book Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community
At long last, the time has come: the time for African American people to face the scourge that has affected it disproportionately for years, and to break through the cultural inhibitions that have prevented them from dealing with it head on. This landmark collection of personal essays, stories, brief memoirs, and polemics from a broad swath of black Americans-whether prominent figures from the worlds of politics, entertainment, or sports, or just ordinary folks with extraordinary -stories whose lives have been touched by HIV/AIDS-will galvanize public attention around this issue.
Author and journalist Gil Robertson first conceived this "gripping and heartfelt patchwork," as he calls it, when his older brother was diagnosed with HIV. Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, "Not in My Family" is a title pick from the US Department of Health and Human Services. The book has earned kudos from the General Motors, the CDC and Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Robertson has enlisted a remarkable group of contributors to give voice to their impassioned thoughts and feelings. A partial list includes: from politics, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., former US Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders and Al Sharpton; from music, Patti LaBelle; from film and TV, Mo'Nique, Jasmine Guy, Hill Harper, and Sheryl Lee Ralph; and from letters, Randall Robinson and Omar Tyree-among many, many others.
Time: Friday, April 13, 2007 6:30 PM
Location: The Mall at Prince George’s
Title of Event: Gil Robertson
Author and journalist Gil Robertson will discuss and sign his new book Not in My Family: AIDS in the African American Community
At long last, the time has come: the time for African American people to face the scourge that has affected it disproportionately for years, and to break through the cultural inhibitions that have prevented them from dealing with it head on. This landmark collection of personal essays, stories, brief memoirs, and polemics from a broad swath of black Americans-whether prominent figures from the worlds of politics, entertainment, or sports, or just ordinary folks with extraordinary -stories whose lives have been touched by HIV/AIDS-will galvanize public attention around this issue.
Author and journalist Gil Robertson first conceived this "gripping and heartfelt patchwork," as he calls it, when his older brother was diagnosed with HIV. Nominated for an NAACP Image Award, "Not in My Family" is a title pick from the US Department of Health and Human Services. The book has earned kudos from the General Motors, the CDC and Congresswoman Maxine Waters.
Robertson has enlisted a remarkable group of contributors to give voice to their impassioned thoughts and feelings. A partial list includes: from politics, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., former US Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders and Al Sharpton; from music, Patti LaBelle; from film and TV, Mo'Nique, Jasmine Guy, Hill Harper, and Sheryl Lee Ralph; and from letters, Randall Robinson and Omar Tyree-among many, many others.
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