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Cost: Free
A. Van Jordan and Dr. Ravynn K. Stringfield will host a live reading, audience Q&A, and book signing at Shelf Life Books.
This literary event arrives ahead of a historic dual milestone: September 12, 2026 is the 50th anniversary of the passing of MacNolia Cox—the first African American finalist in the National Spelling Bee—and the 5th anniversary of the Senate resolution honoring her legacy. Cox's life is the central subject of Jordan's award-winning poetry collection, M-A-C-N-O-L-I-A.