Welcome to Books & Brunch with BYTA
BOOKS & BRUNCH with BYTA are donation-based fundraising events organized by our dedicated BYTA members who generously volunteer their time to produce and host these engaging online gatherings. With the support of the BYTA administrative team, our members take charge of coordinating and scheduling appearances by renowned authors, curating thought-provoking discussions, and expertly hosting hour-long online events. Join our mailing list to receive the registration link and indulge in a delightful blend of literature and conversation, all from the comfort of your own home!
JOIN BOOKS & BRUNCH with BYTA
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2023
AT 1:00 PM/ET
Featuring Stephanie Evans
Stephanie Y. Evans, PhD is a Professor of Black Women’s Studies in the Institute for Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Georgia State University. She served as a department chair for twelve consecutive years at Georgia State University, Clark Atlanta University, and University of Florida. Her research interest is Black women’s intellectual history, memoirs, and mental health…what she calls #HistoricalWellness. She is author of three books: Black Women’s Yoga History: Memoirs of Inner Peace (SUNY, 2021); Black Passports: Travel Memoirs as a Tool for Youth Empowerment (SUNY, 2014), and Black Women in the Ivory Tower, 1850-1954: An Intellectual History (UF, 2007). In her writing and teaching, she highlights life writing and Black women’s traditions of self-care and communal care as sustainable models for human rights work. She is curator of several digital humanities resources and her full profile is online at www.professorevans.net.
Producer/Host, Charlene Marie Muhammad a wellness practitioner, practicing yoga for over 30 years is a E-RYT500 yoga teacher. Since 2006, Charlene teaches weekly yoga classes for communities of color and facilitates YTT 200-hour and 300-hour core requirements workshops for YTT schools around the United States. Charlene has presented workshops and lectures at local, regional, national, and most recently international venues such as the keynote: Health equity and access to care: yoga’s important role in healing for the Global Yoga Therapy Day Conference (2021).
Our Recently Featured Authors
Michelle C. Johnson, ‘‘We Heal Together: Rituals and Practices for Building Community and Connection’’
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Phyllis Jeffers-Coly, ‘‘We Got Soul, We Can Heal: Overcoming Racial Trauma Through Leadership, Community and Resilience’’ [ Video Replay ]
Michelle C. Johnson, ‘‘We Heal Together: Rituals and Practices for Building Community and Connection’’
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Phyllis Jeffers-Coly, ‘‘We Got Soul, We Can Heal: Overcoming Racial Trauma Through Leadership, Community and Resilience’’
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Pamela Ayo Yetunde, ‘‘Black & Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation, & Freedom’’
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Octavia Raheem, ‘‘Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change’’ [ Video Replay ]
Saeeda Hafiz,‘‘The Healing: One Woman’s Journey from Poverty to Inner Peace’’ [ Video Replay ]
Octavia Raheem, ‘‘Pause, Rest, Be: Stillness Practices for Courage in Times of Change’’ [ Video Replay ]
Pamela Ayo Yetunde, ‘‘Black & Buddhist: What Buddhism Can Teach Us About Race, Resilience, Transformation, & Freedom’’
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Saeeda Hafiz, ‘‘The Healing: One Woman’s Journey from Poverty to Inner Peace’’ [ Video Replay ]