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New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow joins Khalil Muhammad, Director of NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, for a conversation about Blow’s new memoir, “Fire Shut Up in My Bones.” Through the lens of Blow’s powerful personal story, the two men discuss visual art, social justice, and the need for empathy in American culture.

Charles Blow on His Unexpected Childhood Hero

A ten-year-old orchestrates a cover-up in 1980s Brooklyn.

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Latchkey Kid

Grammy Award winning artist Jay-Z came to NYPL in 2010, when his long-awaited memoir, "Decoded," had just hit shelves. He’s joined by NYPL’s Paul Holdengraber and intellectual icon Cornel West for a conversation about his journey from a rough childhood to becoming an internationally renowned rap artist, philanthropist, and entrepreneur.

Jay-Z on Hustling & Forgiveness

What can we do today to help prepare future generations for the life on earth that awaits them? Learn what positive steps can be taken now to adapt to changing populations, climates and technologies, and see how we can build and envision a positive human future. Jeffrey Sachs is the Director of The Earth Institute. Seth Baum is Executive Director of the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute. MIT professor Max Tegmark is an author on more than two hundred technical papers, and has featured in dozens of science documentaries. Claudia Dreifus writes "Conversation with..." in The New York Times’ Tuesday science section.

The Future of Life on Earth | 92Y's 7 Days of Genius

"It seems safe to say that Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the magnum opus of the French economist Thomas Piketty, will be the most important economics book of the year--and maybe of the decade. Piketty, arguably the world's leading expert on income and wealth inequality, does more than document the growing concentration of income in the hands of a small economic elite. He also makes a powerful case that we’re on the way back to 'patrimonial capitalism,' in which the commanding heights of the economy are dominated not just by wealth, but also by inherited wealth, in which birth matters more than effort and talent," wrote Paul Krugman in The New York Times. Krugman and his fellow Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz (author of The Great Divide) join Piketty to discuss the genius of economics. Moderated by MSNBC’s Alex Wagner. Recorded March 4, 2015 at 92nd Street Y.

Thomas Piketty, Paul Krugman and Joseph Stiglitz on The Genius of Economics: 92Y Talks Episode 30

Art historian and curator Sarah Lewis talks to award-winning actress Anna Deavere Smith about Lewis’s nonfiction debut, “The Rise: Creativity, the Gift of Failure, and the Search for Mastery,” which examines stories of innovation and discovery born from the unlikeliest of experiences. In a conversation that’s equal parts funny, moving, and thoughtful, the two women discuss how failure is crucial to true success.

Sarah Lewis & Anna Deavere Smith on Inspiring Failures

NYPL’s Ian Baran reads “Power,” a poem by Audre Lorde.


Find it at NYPL: http://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/19668922052907_sister_outsider

Find it online: http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/240144

Music: Podington Bear, “Starling” 

More info on The New York Public Library’s 30 Days of Poetry: www.nypl.org/blog/2015/04/01/30-days-poetry

"Power" by Audre Lorde

NYPL’s Wayne Roylance reads “Personal Poem” by Frank O’Hara.


Find it at NYPL: http://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/17798247052907_the_collected_poems_of_frank_ohara

Find it online: http://www.poets.org/poetsorg/poem/personal-poem

Music: Podington Bear, “Starling”

More info on The New York Public Library’s 30 Days of Poetry: www.nypl.org/blog/2015/04/01/30-days-poetry

“Personal Poem” by Frank O’Hara

Joined by NYPL’s Jessica Strand, Tavis Smiley talks about his latest book, “My Journey with Maya,” which details his friendship with the late Maya Angelou. In this moving conversation, Tavis Smiley discusses the value of debate, his connection with the past, and how Angelou’s friendship transformed him into the man he is today.

Tavis Smiley on Maya Angelou

NYPL’s Peggy Salwen reads “Keep a Poem in Your Pocket,” a poem by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers.


Find it at NYPL: http://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/17370302052907_a_family_of_poems

Music: Podington Bear, “Starling”

More info on The New York Public Library’s 30 Days of Poetry: www.nypl.org/blog/2015/04/01/30-days-poetry

“Keep a Poem in Your Pocket” by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

In this inspiring conversation with NYPL President Tony Marx, Sotomayor talks about her early life in the Bronx, the importance of education, and her rise to becoming one of the most powerful women in America today.


Sonia Sotomayor on Education and Color Blindness

This week, internationally renowned fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg comes to NYPL for a conversation with Rhonda Garelick, award-winning scholar and author of “Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History.”  Together, von Furstenberg and Garelick discuss success, women taking the lead, and what it means to be a fashion icon.

Diane von Furstenberg on Confident Women

NYPL's Kay Menick reads from "Babycakes," a short story by Neil Gaiman.

Find it at NYPL: https://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/17102154052907_smoke_and_mirrors

Music: Blue Dot Sessions, "Union Hall Melody"

"Babycakes" by Neil Gaiman

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This week, we’re excited to welcome two beloved and award-winning authors: Zadie Smith and Chimamanda Adichie. On the heels of the blockbuster success of her latest novel, “Americanah,” Adichie sat down with Smith at NYPL’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture to discuss the critically acclaimed book and how it came to be. In their far-reaching conversation, Adichie and Smith talk about race, feminism, and finding one’s identity in a globalized world.

Chimamanda Adichie & Zadie Smith on Race, Writing, & Relationships

This week, we’re excited to welcome a panel of guests including musician Jack White and cofounder of Revenant Records, Dean Blackwood. Along with author Daphne A. Brooks, these lovers of music examine the rise and fall of Paramount Records, a label that existed from 1917 to 1931, and compiled a dizzying array of performers still unrivaled to this day — from Louis Armstrong to Ma Rainey and Ethel Waters. In this captivating panel discussion, our guests talk about the music business, the Great Migration, and how the legacy of Paramount Records lives on today.

Jack White on Music & Freedom

NYPL's Kay Menick reads from "Laughing with Kafka," an essay by David Foster Wallace.

Find it at NYPL: https://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/17226163052907_consider_the_lobster_and_other_essays

Music: Blue Dot Sessions, "Wistful"

"Laughing with Kafka" by David Foster Wallace

NYPL's Rosa Caballero-Li reads a selection from "Drown" by Junot Díaz.

Find it at NYPL: https://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/16769296052907_drown

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Rosa Caballero-Li de la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York (NYPL) lee una selección de "Aguantando," una historia escrita por Junot Díaz.

Encuéntrelo en NYPL: https://nypl.bibliocommons.com/item/show/16769296052907_drown

"Drown" / "Aguantando" by Junot Díaz

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