SLCL’s Black History Celebration Presents NPR Host Ayesha Rascoe

St. Louis County Library’s Black History Celebration is pleased to host a special event with NPR Weekend Edition Sunday host Ayesha Rascoe, editor of “HBCU Made: A Celebration of the Black College Experience.”  The event will take place on Thursday, February 8, 7:00 p.m. at the Ethical Society of St. Louis, 9001 Clayton Rd, St. Louis MO 63117

The event is presented in partnership with Harris Stowe State University and St. Louis Public Library. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event from EyeSeeMe.

Ayesha Rascoe will be in conversation with St. Louis Public Radio reporter Marissanne Lewis-Thompson.

In this joyous collection of essays about historically Black colleges and universities, alumni both famous and up-and-coming share testimonials about the schools and experiences that shaped their lives and made them who they are today.

With a distinguished and diverse set of contributors, including Oprah Winfrey, Stacey Abrams, and Branford Marsalis, “HBCU Made” is the only book of its kind, illuminating and celebrating the experience of going to a historically Black college or university—for proud alumni, their loved ones, current students, and anyone considering an HBCU.

In moving and candid essays about the schools that nurtured and educated them, alums share their accounts of how they chose their HBCU, their first days on campus, the dynamic atmosphere of classes where students were constantly challenged to do their best, the professors who devoted themselves to the students, the marching bands and majorettes and how they were shaped by their rigorous training. 

Ayesha Rascoe is the host of NPR’s “Weekend Edition Sunday” and weekend episodes of “Up First.” Prior to her role as host, Rascoe was a White House Correspondent. She covered three presidential administrations. As a part of the White House team, she was a regular on the “NPR Politics Podcast.” She is a proud graduate of Howard University.

Sponsored by Ameren and the St. Louis County Library Foundation, the theme for the library’s 2024 Black History Celebration is “African American Arts: Inspiring, Impacting and Influencing Every Generation.” 

Program sites are accessible. With at least two weeks' notice, accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities. Call 314-994-3300 or contact us.