LITT MAGAZINE

The Givens Foundation for African-American Literature

Did you know that the last fall marked the launch of the Givens Black Books campaign. We at LittMagazine feel that the importance of the preservation of Black period literature and intelligentsia, while largely unheralded, is of equal value, as the most sacred missions of the civil rights movement;that of "passing on" to future generations the literature of sacrifice, wisdom, beauty, and history of Black Intellect.
The officers at the Givens Foundation challenged themselves to the monumental mission of increasing access and engagement in the literary arts in the Twin Cities African-American community.

The reading campaign will feature a series of public book discussions at local libraries and community centers, that will be covered by Litt magazine to assist the Givens Foundation in getting the word out. Let us, as a community, attend these book discussions-not only because they are informative, but they are extremely stimulating; as witnessed by the (October 25th) Black Book Club's discussion of Toni Morrison's book "Jazz", hosted by Arleta Little with very special guests Jawole Jo Willar Zollar, founding director of Urban Bush Women, and University of Minnesota department head, Afo-American Literature, sociologist, and historian, Dr. Jonathan Wright.
This is a community reading campaign designed to engage the African-American community, but all people are invited and encouraged to participate. The Givens family believes strongly in total community inclusion.