{"id":9350,"date":"2021-03-09T00:18:01","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T00:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/?page_id=9350"},"modified":"2023-11-07T22:34:09","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T22:34:09","slug":"mission-statement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/mission-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Mission Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"CBL NO THE\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/CBL-NO-THE.png\" alt=\"CBL NO THE\" width=\"2762\" height=\"1487\" \/> <\/a> <button tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Menu\"> <\/button><\/p>\r\n<nav aria-label=\"Main\">\r\n<ul id=\"menu-main\">\r\n<li id=\"menu-item-9393\"><a href=\"\/mission-statement\">About<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li id=\"menu-item-9382\"><a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/mission-statement\/\" aria-current=\"page\">Mission Statement<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li id=\"menu-item-9381\"><a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/what-we-do\/\">What We Do<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li id=\"menu-item-9392\"><a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/founder\/\">About the Founder, Dr. Brenda M. 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The Center builds an audience for the reading, discussion, research, study, and critical analysis of Black literature through a variety of programs and partnerships. CBL was also established to institutionalize the National Black Writers Conference (NBWC), founded by John Oliver Killens in 1986 at Medgar Evers College, CUNY.<\/p>\r\n<p>To achieve its mission, CBL offers literary programs and educational workshops for the public, students of all ages, teachers, writers, and artists. Among its core programs are the National Black Writers Conference, <em>Re-Envisioning Our Lives through Literature <\/em>(ROLL), the Wild Seeds Retreat for Writers of Color, the Dr. Edith Rock Writing Workshop for Elders, the John Oliver Killens Reading Series, and the weekly <em>Writers on Writing<\/em> Radio Program. The Center also publishes the peer-reviewed <em>Killens Review of Arts &amp; Letters<\/em>, and other journals generated from its youth and elders programs.<\/p>\r\n<p>For 20 years, the public and academic programs of the Center have been highly revered and have had a dynamic impact in the literary field. The author readings and book signings, journals, symposia, conferences, panel discussions, and writing workshops-and the Center&#8217;s intellectual and accessible approach to programming-form an integrative approach that sets CBL apart from others. CBL&#8217;s body of work is known for the way in which it ensures that Black literary scholarship and conversations are valued and sustained.<\/p>\r\n<p>Through its collaborations with public schools and organizations such as the Brooklyn Public Library, the Brooklyn Museum, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Brooklyn Literary Council, and the PEN America, the Center for Black Literature serves as a vehicle for nurturing and cultivating the critical reading and writing habits of a cross-generation of readers and writers and provides university, community and public institutions with various literary programs. Funding and support for Center programs have been provided by the public and private sector and include organizations such as the National Endowment for the Arts, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, Humanities New York, Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, the New-York Historical Society, Poets &amp; Writers, and the Brooklyn Community Foundation, as well as support from local and state elected officials.<\/p>\r\n<p>Housed in Medgar Evers College&#8217;s School of Professional and Community Development, the Center collaborates with educational, literary, cultural arts, and media organizations-both locally and nationally. It partners with Medgar Evers College, the City University of New York, local high schools, as well as with the Center for Law and Social Justice, PEN America, the Brooklyn Literary Council, the Brooklyn Public Library, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, the Brooklyn Academy of Music, RestorationART at Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, and many other entities.<\/p>\r\n<p>Dr. Brenda M. Greene is the founder and executive director of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College, CUNY.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"about3\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/about3.jpg\" alt=\"about3\" width=\"400\" height=\"664\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"about\" src=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/about.jpg\" alt=\"about\" width=\"400\" height=\"664\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\r\n<p><strong>Center for Black Literature <\/strong>(CBL)<br \/>at Medgar Evers College, CUNY<br \/>1534 Bedford Avenue | 2nd Floor<br \/>Brooklyn, New York 11216<br \/>(Click <a href=\"https:\/\/centerforblackliterature.org\/contact\/\">HERE<\/a> for the Postal Mailing Address)<strong>Main Phone:<\/strong> (718) 804-8884<br \/><strong>Main Office:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:info@centerforblackliterature.org\">info@centerforblackliterature.org<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Donate to CBL Today!<\/h2>\r\n<p>To carry out our literary programs and special events, we depend on financial support from the public. Donations are welcome year-round. Please click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rfcuny.org\/eventpayment\/events\/index?college=medgar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a><\/strong> to donate. Thank you!<em><br \/>&#8230;<br \/><\/em>The Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College is supported in part by an American Rescue Plan Act grant from the National Endowment for the Arts to support general operating expenses in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.<em><br \/><\/em><\/p>\r\n<h2>We&#8217;re Where You Are!<\/h2>\r\n<p><a title=\"Twitter\" role=\"button\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/center4blacklit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer external\" aria-label=\"Twitter\"> <i>\ud835\udd4f<\/i> <\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>Get The Latest News!<\/h2>\r\n<p>Sign-up to receive news about our programs!<\/p>\r\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2023, Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Mission Statement What We Do About the Founder, Dr. Brenda M. 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