The People’s
Anthropologist.
Building communities of care such that when all else fails, we know that we have each other.
Building communities of care such that when all else fails, we know that we have each other.
Facilitated by Charlene Carruthers (Founding Director, Black Youth Project 100). Panelists include Jafari Allen (Columbia University), Roderick Ferguson (Yale University), Jaden Janak (St. Olaf College), Barbara Ransby (University of Illinois Chicago), Ashanté Reese (University of Texas at Austin), and Ula Taylor (University of California, Berkeley).
Ashanté M. Reese will be discussing Gather in conversation with Dr. Symone Johnson, professor of African and Black Diaspora Studies.
Join online to hear Ashanté M. Reese sharing about teaching and pedagogy in food studies.
Texas Book Festival connects authors and readers through experiences that celebrate the culture of literacy, ideas, and imagination.
Gather: A Community Harvest Market of Food, Story & Collective Care
Featuring Dr. Ashanté Reese, Author of Gather
November 18, 2026 | 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
