Vault of Midnight is excited to present a book signing at all three store locations with Blair Imani and Rachelle Baker to showcase Making Our Way Home, their new graphic novel.
The signings will take place from:
1:00-3:00PM at Vault of Midnight in Ann Arbor on Wednesday, 2/12/2020
5:00-7:00PM at Vault of Midnight in Detroit on Wednesday, 2/12/2020
5:00-7:00PM at Vault of Midnight Grand Rapids on Thursday, 2/13/2020
Over the course of six decades, an unprecedented wave of Black Americans left the South and spread across the nation in search of a better life -- a migration that sparked stunning demographic and cultural changes in twentieth-century America. Through gripping and accessible historical narrative paired with 40 illustrations, Making our Way Home explores issues like segregation and discrimination alongside the flourishing of arts and culture, activism and civil rights.
Imani shows how these influences shaped America's workforce and wealth distribution by featuring the stories of notable people and events, relevant data, and family histories. The experiences of prominent figures such as James Baldwin, Fannie Lou Hamer, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X), Ella Baker, and others are woven into the larger historical and cultural narratives of the Great Migration to create a truly singular record of this powerful journey.
This book will be available at each signing, so be sure to come on down and check it out!
ABOUT THE CREATORS:
Blair Imani is a critically-acclaimed historian, outspoken advocate and activist, and dynamic public speaker. The author of two historical books: Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History (2018) and Making Our Way Home: The Great Migration and The Black American Dream (2020), she centers women and girls, global Black communities, and the LGBTQ community. Blair has appeared on Fox News and MSNBC, presented at colleges and universities, spoken at conferences around the world, and delivered powerful talks for organizations and brands including TEDx and GLAAD.
Author Bio courtesy of Blair Imani
Rachelle Baker is a multi-disciplinary artist from Detroit, MI with a background in Relief Printing (Screenprinting, Lino/Woodcutting), Illustration, Comic Art, Video Art, and Music. She is inspired by Shoujo manga, anime and comics bad girls, stoic women dancing in the backgrounds of late 90's/early 2000's R&B videos, and the sound cats make when they're yawning. She is a Capricorn with a Scorpio moon.
Author Bio courtesy of Rachelle Baker