“Preserving our cultural history is as important now as it has ever been,” Roxane states. Her oral and written accounts of the current social and political climate, along with her active online presence, make her the ideal honorary chair to support the 2020 Preservation Week theme of “Preserving Oral History.”
A recurrent contributor to a variety of publications, including the New York Times, Gay writes about cultural, political and social issues.Īuthor of Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, the nationally bestselling Difficult Women and the New York Times bestselling Hunger, Gay is a leading voice in modern feminism and numerous social justice movements. 2021 Honorary Chair, Nikole Hannah-Jonesīestselling author, educator and cultural critic Roxane Gay is teaming up with the Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), to share her years of experience as a writer, storyteller and social commentator during Preservation Week, April 26 – May 2, 2020.Helping Military Families in the Library.Real Life Treasures: The Veteran's History Project.Handling Library Materials and Collections During a Pandemic.
