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"Gathering & Gabbing," Zora Neale Hurston Book Club
Date: February 18, 2023
Time: 3:00 – 4:00 PM Eastern Time
Location: Virtual (Zoom link provided via email after registration)
Discussion Leader: Cheryl Ann Nelson, Retired Professor

Cheryl Ann Nelson
Professor of English at Community College of Philadelphia
Cheryl Ann Nelson (ABD) has been a professor of English for 30-years at Community College of Philadelphia, PA. She has also taught composition and literature courses at various other learning institutions in the tri-state area, including Jefferson University (aka Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science/ Philadelphia University), Lincoln University, Harcum College, and District 1199C Training and Upgrading Fund. Her academic interests in African American history and literatures, especially Zora Neale Hurston and her role in the Harlem Renaissance, inspired research into West African indigenous religions. She studied under Gro Mambo Angela Novanyon Idizol at Le Peristyle Haitian Sanctuary in Philadelphia, investigating the link between Zora Neale Hurston and Vodun. This experience resulted in presentations of papers on the subject at College Language Association (CLA) conferences and a conference for the 100th anniversary of Hurston’s work with the late Dr. Cheryl Ann Wall in Cleveland, Ohio. Currently, Professor Nelson is completing her dissertation in Reading and Literacy Leadership at Walden University.
Book Club Registration - Feb 18, 2023
Date: February 18, 2023, 03:00 – 4:00 PM PM Eastern TimeBook: You Don’t Know Us Negroes
Discussion Leader: Cheryl Ann Nelson, Retired Professor
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Early on, P.E.C.’s founders recognized that historic preservation had to be coupled with vibrant programs in the arts and humanities, and that they must focus on educational excellence if they were to be successful in their mission of conserving the precious heritage and cultural resources extant in Historic Eatonville.
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PRIDE OF HERITAGE
Visit Zora Neale Hurston’s hometown, Eatonville, FL — the community she
popularized as “The oldest incorporated African-American municipality in the
United States” and a literary destination loved by readers around the world.