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    Finding Your Roots: Genealogy & The Next Generation

    Wondering what's on the minds of youth when it comes to genealogy? Join the virtual conversation with Student Reporting Labs on Wed. Feb. 8 at 8/7c. This event, Genealogy & The Next Generation, is the second of a 4-part National Conversation Series in connection with Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and presents an intergenerational conversation about family trees. The conversation will be moderated by PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Lab alumna Sonal Prakash and feature Finding Your Roots lead genealogist Akosua E. Moore, filmmaker and scholar Thomas Allen Harris, and college sophomore Naima Blanco-Norberg who is delving into genealogy [...]

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    Author Talk | Music as Resistance with Jonathan Abrams

    CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY: MUSIC AS RESISTANCE AUTHOR TALK: JONATHAN ABRAMS PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and WTTW/Chicago PBS, is pleased to host a program with award-winning New York Times staff writer Jonathan Abrams, who is the author of The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop. This program is offered in connection with Fight the Power: How Hip Hop Changed the World, which just premiered on PBS earlier this year and can be streamed at PBS.org (check your local listing). Join us to learn more about [...]

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    Author Talk: ‘Freewater’ with Amina Luqman-Dawson

     In celebration of Poetry Month and in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), meet with “America's Favorite Rapping Teacher” Dwayne Reed to hear all about Simon B. Rhymin'. Inspired by the children he teaches and his hometown of Chicago, Dwayne has a passion for education and music. Using the power of rap and rhyme, Dwayne shows us that even the underdog can make a difference.  The event will occur on Wednesday, April 14 at 5pm ET on PBS Books Facebook Live and Youtube pages. About the Author Dwayne Reed is a Chicago [...]

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    Celebrating National Reading Month: Grace Lin and Kate Messner

    PBS Books celebrates National Reading Month with Caldecott and Newbery honoree Grace Lin and bestselling author Kate Messner as they discuss their new book: “Once Upon A Book.”  This story is a modern folktale about the joy of reading. Inspired by “Alice in Wonderland,” this book helps young readers explore their creativity on a fun adventure. Paired with vibrant illustrations, this lyrical story invites the reader to savor each page and indulge in the power of imagination. Join us to learn insights about the book and the significance of Alice’s white rabbit.  Plus, you will learn about how Chinese symbols and traditions [...]

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    Finding Your Roots: The Science of Genealogy

     PBS Books is pleased to partner with WETA to present Documenting Family History in the Digital Age, the first  of the "Finding Your Roots" National Conversation Series, Moderated by the creator of the Family Pictures Institute for Inclusive Storytelling, Thomas Allen Harris, who you may know from Family Pictures USA! Stream here Wednesday, January 18th at 8/7c Two members of the Finding Your Roots production team will join as panelists: Lead Genealogist Kimberly N. Morgan and Series Producer Natalia Warchol. Kimberly and Natalia will provide perspectives and insights into how the show is created, and all the research that goes into telling the story of [...]

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    Chris Wallace in conversation with Governor Gretchen Whitmer | Wallace House

    PBS Books, in partnership with Wallace House, presents CNN Anchor Chris Wallace and Governor Gretchen Whitmer as part of the continuing series “Democracy in Crisis: Views from the Press.” Join this hour-long special event with Mr. Wallace and Governor Whitmer as they discuss politics, public service, the media, and the state of our democracy, with opening remarks by the University of Michigan President Santa Ono.

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    Author Talk: ‘The Sentence’ with Louise Erdrich

    PBS Books, in collaboration with the American Indian Library Association, is pleased to celebrate Women’s History Month by hosting a program with award-winning writer Louise Erdrich, author of “The Sentence,” in conversation with Allison Waukau, vice president of the American Indian Library Association. Join us for a thought-provoking conversation and learn about Erdrich, her new book and her creative process.

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    The Eisendrath Symposium with Fred de Sam Lazaro | Wallace House

    Wallace House Presents Fred de Sam Lazaro, executive director of the Under-Told Stories and correspondent for the PBS NewsHour, as he takes a critical look at the world’s underreported events and awakens us to understand the daily concerns of far away people who increasingly affect our lives. A 1989 Michigan Journalism Fellow (later named the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellowship), de Sam Lazaro founded Under-Told Stories in 2006, a journalism project focused on the consequences of poverty and stories about the world’s biggest challenges, including climate, food and water, and human rights. In addition to producing content for news organizations, Under-Told Stories [...]

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    Family Sagas of Pride and Perseverance | ‘Finding Your Roots’

    Join Detroit Public TV and PBS Books on Wednesday, March 22, at 8 p.m. ET, for a fascinating look at new techniques for unravelling the mysteries of African American genealogy Now in its ninth season, “Finding Your Roots” stands as one of PBS and America’s most enduring and popular programs. It’s enjoyed by people from all backgrounds and ways of life. We celebrate each other’s stories, because every family’s history has much to tell us about the history of our country. On Wednesday, March 22, Detroit Public TV and PBS Books present a special digital event, inspired by the work of [...]

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    NATO Ambassador Julianne Smith | Ford School Events

    The Ford School presents FBI Director Christopher Wray as the 2022 Josh Rosenthal Memorial Speaker. Director Wray will give brief remarks, followed by faculty and student experts posing questions to the director on topics including cybersecurity, civil liberties, domestic violent extremism, and more. This event is presented in partnership with University of Michigan's Ford School. Learn More >> About Christopher Wray Christopher Wray became the eighth Director of the FBI on August 2, 2017. Wray began his law enforcement career in 1997, serving in the Department of Justice as an assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Georgia. In that [...]

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    Author Talk: ‘Woman Without Shame’ with Sandra Cisneros

    PBS Books is pleased to celebrate Women’s History Month by hosting a conversation with writer and activist Sandra Cisneros, who is the author of “Woman Without Shame.” Join us to learn about Cisneros and her phenomenal new collections of poems, hear the poet read two of her poems (English and Spanish), and more. Plus, this is a great program to attend right before Poetry Month begins in April.