Come join us this Fathers' Day for an evening with ISHMAEL REED - award winning novelist, poet, essayist, songwriter, editor and publisher - as he presents selected readings from his amazing book, The Complete Mohammed Ali.
Appropriately titled The Complete Muhammad Ali, this book is more than just a biography of the man the world calls Muhammad Ali. It is also a history of the sport and business of boxing, the 1960s civil rights movement in the United States, and a myriad of other associated topics—even the history of the African continent....In writing this book, Ishmael Reed has created the most complete biography of one of history's most famous personalities." —CounterPunch review by Ron Jacobs, 06/19/15 Ishmael Reed is the winner of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship (genius award), the renowned L.A. Times Robert Kirsch Lifetime Achievement Award and the Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Award. He has been nominated for a Pulitzer and finalist for two National Book Awards and is Professor Emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley; and founder of the Before Columbus Foundation, which promotes multicultural American writing. Ishmael Reed is the author of thirty titles including the acclaimed novel Mumbo Jumbo, as well as essays, plays and poetry. Titles include: The Freelance Pallbearers; The Terrible Threes; The Last Days Of Louisiana Red; Yellow Back Radio Broke Down; Reckless Eyeballing; Flight To Canada; Japanese By Spring; Juice; and Black Hollywood Unchained!
Light refreshments....Book Signing....Big Fun!
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Sep 14, 2026 7:00 pm - Sep 15, 2026 4:00 am
