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Dr. Eve L. Ewing Event

  • State Theater 107 W State St Ithaca, NY 14850 (map)

New York Times Bestselling author, scholar, and cultural organizer EVE L. EWING is coming to Ithaca as the finale of the 2025 Ithaca is Books Festival

Dr. Eve L. Ewing in conversation with Dr. Sean Eversley-Bradwell and Dr. Nia Nunn
Sunday, Sep. 14, 2025
2:00PM
State Theatre of Ithaca

“[Original Sins is] a fascinating and eye-opening look at how American schools have helped build and reinforce an infrastructure of racial inequality . . . a must-read for every American parent and educator.”—Esquire

Join Ithaca education leaders Dr. Sean Eversley-Bradwell and Dr. Nia Nunn in an engaging conversation with Dr. Eve Ewing about her New York Times Bestselling book, Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism.


Purchase a copy of Original Sins at your local Buffalo Street Books bookstore.


Upcoming Events Related to this Event:

Community Events

  • Buffalo Street Books (215 N. Cayuga Street)Thursday, August 21, 2025 @ 5:30PM  [20 FREE BOOKS]

  • Southside Community Center (305 S. Plain Street) Tuesday, August 26, 2025 @ 5:30PM  [20 FREE BOOKS]

ICSD Events

  • For LACS Students… Monday, September 8, 2025 @ Lunch [20 FREE BOOKS]

  • For IHS Students… Wednesday, September 10, 2025 @ Lunch [20 FREE BOOKS]

A photo of Dr. Eve Ewing and the cover of her book Original Sins overlays a red background image of the inside of the State Theater in Ithaca with text about the upcoming event on Sept. 14.


Eve L. Ewing is a writer, scholar, and cultural organizer from Chicago. She is the award-winning author of four books: Electric Arches, 1919, Ghosts in the Schoolyard, and Maya and the Robot. She is the co-author (with Nate Marshall) of the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks and has written several projects for Marvel Comics. Ewing is an associate professor in the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and many other venues. Learn more about Dr. Ewing at www.eveewing.com.

Poster created by @shiraevergreen

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