The Smyrna community is celebrating Black History Month with a Celebration Dinner with Dr. Daniel Black, author of the novel, Don’t Cry for Me. The dinner will be held Friday, February 23, at 5:30 p.m. at Smyrna Community Center. Dr. Daniel Black is an award-winning novelist, professor, activist, mentor and public speaker. His published works include They Tell Me of Home, The Sacred Place, Perfect Peace, Twelve Gates to the City, The Coming, Listen to the Lambs, Don’t Cry for Me, and Black on Black. His novel, The Coming, was published to broad critical acclaim in 2015 and is a first-hand account of the trauma and triumph of Africans aboard a slave ship in the 16th century.
Dr. Black has a Ph.D. in African American Studies and has spent the majority of his 30 academic years as a professor of African American Studies at his beloved alma mater, Clark Atlanta University. The Black History Month Celebration Dinner includes dinner, a presentation by Dr. Black, and book signing. Book sales will be available on site, courtesy of Bookmiser. Dinner is catered by Chef Mark Brown and will feature contemporary Southern cuisine.
