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La Pintoresca Branch Library
1355 N. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91103

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Discover Black History in Pasadena with Author Okeyo A. Jumal

Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Cost: Free

Sponsor: Pasadena Public Library

For more information call: 626-744-7268

Or click here: https://www.cityofpasadena.net/library/calendar/

Spend an afternoon with Okeyo A. Jumal, historian, educator and author of the historical novel Spiritual Shackles, set in Pasadena in the mid-20th-Century. Mr. Jumal will talk about his book and present his video about the history of Pasadena’s Black community. Learn about figures from Pasadena's history like rancher Robert Owens and activist Ruby McKnight Williams. Hear interviews from people who were close to author Octavia E. Butler, musician Bobby Hutcherson, and Pasadena-grown athletes Jackie, Mack and Edward Robinson, Darlene Anderson, Inger Miller and more!

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