In Conversation: Author Nick Brooks with DeRay McKesson

Meet Nick Brooks...

Author of the new young adult mystery "Promise Boys," in conversation with DeRay Mckesson, civil rights activist, and a key community organizer in the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Hate U Give meets One of Us is Lying in this trailblazing, blockbuster YA mystery about three prep school teen boys of color who must investigate their principal’s murder to clear their own names—for fans of Angie Thomas, Jason Reynolds, and Karen McManus.

This is sure to be a riveting conversation between two great artists and activitists, and award winning young men, as they discuss this thrilling new novel. This event is cohosted by  Books Are Magic .

Nick Brooks is an author and award-winning filmmaker from Washington, DC. He is a 2020 graduate of USC's TV and Film Production program. His short film, Hoop Dreamin', earned him the George Lucas Scholar Award and was a finalist in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Film Fest. He is currently in development for his first feature film, We Were Born Kings, with Mandalay Pictures. Before becoming a filmmaker, Nick was an educator working with at-risk youth and many of his stories are colored by his experiences with the children and families of his community. He is also the author of Nothing Interesting Ever Happens to Ethan Fairmont. Follow Nick on Twitter and on Instagram.

 

 

 

 

 

DeRay Mckesson is a civil rights activist, community organizer, and the host of Crooked Media’s award-winning podcast, Pod Save the People. He started his career as an educator and came to prominence for his participation in, and documentation of, the Ferguson protests and the movement they birthed, and for publicly advocating for victims of police violence and to end mass incarceration. He’s spoken at venues from the White House to the Oxford Union, at universities, and on TV. Named one of Time‘s 30 Most Influential People on the Internet and #11 on Fortune‘s World’s Greatest Leaders list, he has received honorary doctorates from The New School and the Maryland Institute College of Art. A leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement and the co-founder of Campaign Zero, a policy platform to end police violence, Mckesson lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

 

 

 

 

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