Literacy Partners, in conjunction with the #SubwayReads campaign, invites you to meet Dr. Janet Dewart Bell, author of the acclaimed Lighting the Fires of Freedom: African American Women in the Civil Rights Movement, who is joined by Carol Jenkins, founding president of the Women’s Media Center and Emmy-award winning journalist and documentary producer, to discuss the themes Dr. Bell tackles in her book.

Through #SubwayReads, commuters across New York City can access books like Lighting the Fires of Freedom that span across over a dozen categories, including: Women’s Leadership, Black Lives Matter, Immigrant Stories, Career Development, Food, Travel, and more. Young readers and adults alike can read on and off the subway using www.subwayreads.org.