Outgoing

This event is in the past.It took place on December 18, 2025 at City Lights Booksellers & Publishers.

Before Columbus Foundation Book Launch Party 1
Literature Talk
Before Columbus Foundation Book Launch Party 2
Before Columbus Foundation Book Launch Party 3
Before Columbus Foundation Book Launch Party 4
Before Columbus Foundation Book Launch Party 5

Before Columbus Foundation Book Launch Party

Chinatown

Ishmael Reed launches "Blind Persistence," a chronicle of the Before Columbus Foundation's fight to amplify multicultural American voices. Expect a lively conversation with editor Justin Desmangles and author Shawn Wong at the legendary Beat haunt.

Multicultural literature
Beat Generation legacy
Literary conversation
Cultural diversity

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📝registration required for in-person and virtual

City Lights Booksellers & Publishers

261 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133, USA

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Before Columbus Foundation Book Launch Party - Outgoing