Join a Discussion with N.K. Jemisin, Nominate a New Yorker as a Champion or Change Maker

The City We Became: A Conversation with N.K. Jemisin Wednesday, May 13, 6:30pm As NPR says, "N.K. Jemisin is crushing it." The speculative fiction and Hugo Award-winning writer sits down to discuss her new novel, The City We Became, with organizer and activist Whitney Hu in this livestreamed conversation.  Free. Registration suggested This program will be livestreamed from the Museum's Facebook page. Please note: you do not need to have a Facebook account to watch the event. To tune in, click here at 6:30pm ET on Wednesday, May 13. Go Further -> In this interview, which is part of the exhibition Who We Are: Visualizing NYC by the Numbers, Jemisin discusses the art of using data in fiction. Watch the video here Nominate a New Yorker Champions and Change Makers: Nominate a New Yorker New Yorkers are tough. That’s part of why we live here. Our resilience, our shared sense of sacrifice, and our commitment to each other and our communities are critical to ensuring that our city weathers this crisis together and emerges even stronger. Who is making a difference in your community during the COVID-19 crisis? You know the champions and change makers across the five boroughs right now. Fill out this form to share them with us and help us preserve their stories at the Museum.

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