Incognito: A Conversation About Race & Identity
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Coming together for the first time in Chicago this October, the award-winning organization Literature for All of Us and author/actor/activist Michael Fosberg will hold an exclusive performance and discussion aimed at changing the way we discuss what it means to be black, white — or both.Â
Fosberg, after growing up in a middle-class white family, discovered in his mid-30s that his biological father was African-American. “Incognito: An American Odyssey of Race and Self-Discovery,†his autobiographical book and acclaimed one-man play, confronts the issues of prejudice, diversity, heritage and family through his revelatory journey.Â
“Incognito shows the importance of storytelling in learning to understand ourselves and to courageously face the world,†said Karen Thomson, executive director of Literature for All of Us, which has served more than 8,000 predominantly African-American young people and adults over nearly two decades. “To find your voice and be heard, as Michael has done, sets a powerful example for the rest of us as we navigate questions of race and identity in the 21st century.â€
DETAILS
What: “Incognito: A Conversation About Race & Identityâ€
When: 2 – 4 p.m., Sunday, October 25
Where: The Flats Auditorium at East-West University, 829 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago, IL 60605
Tickets: $40/pp @ http://bit.ly/1Dx5Srx
For further information and to arrange interviews with Michael Rosberg and Karen Thomson, please contact:
Pamela Ferdinand, Communications Coordinator
Literature for All of Us
pamela@literatureforallofus.org
847-869-7323 (office) or 617-407-1834 (mobile)
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