Kwame Alexander

The Roselle Public Library will host Newbery-winning author Kwame Alexander for an event focusing on his award-winning picture book, "The Undefeated." Alexander is a poet, educator, and New York Times Bestselling author of 28 books. His is a story of starting at ground zero as a resourceful writer and business man who sold books out of his car and at farmers markets, to becoming an expert in engaging young audiences.

WARREN TWP. - Residents are invited to connect digitally with literary award-winning and best-selling author, poet, and longtime library admirer Kwame Alexander and the Somerset County Library System of New Jersey (SCLSNJ) at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 19. During the 45-minute virtual program, students in grades 4-12 will have...

It's been almost a year since our poet-in-residence, Kwame Alexander, created a community poem about the hope of being Black and safe in America. He wrote it after the death of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by two white men while he was out for a jog in Glynn County, Ga. Kwame titled it "Running For Your Life." Here's an excerpt of the reading that he and I did of that poem back then.

WARSAW — If you think all authors are somber and introverted, you haven’t met Kwame Alexander. You can find him on YouTube. “The Power of Yes,” a philosophy he has embraced for most of his life, is the focus of his 2017 Ted Talk in Herndon, Va. He also has a YouTube show, “Bookish,” with his touring partner Randy Preston. They’ve been too busy to work on that lately, however. Alexander is currently in London, working on a new book and visiting schools. He even made a surprise visit to a young British fan celebrating his Bar Mitzvah.

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HOLLAND — Hope College will be hosting a live, virtual visit with renowned author Kwame Alexander next month in conjunction with national Black History Month. Several Hope organizations — the NEA Big Read Lakeshore, Black Student Union, Center for Diversity and Inclusion, Ruth Tensen Creative Writing Fund, Cultural Affairs Committee, Department of Education and Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series — collaborated to make the visit possible.

Hope College will feature a live virtual visit with author Kwame Alexander on Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. in conjunction with national Black History Month. “Light and Hope for the World To See: A Conversation with Kwame Alexander” is intended for all ages, and community members and K-12 students and teachers are encouraged to attend. Participation is free. More information, including details regarding how to log in, is available at bigreadlakeshore.com.

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