Sunday, Feb 23, 2pm at the Greenbelt Nature Center, 700 Rockland Ave, SINY 10314

Staten Island OutLOUD hosts a community reading from Solomon Northrup’s compelling autobiography.  We present this spoke-word event in honor of Black History Month.  Northrup’s 1853 autobiography chronicles his compelling story.  A freed African-American resident of Saratoga NY, he was kidnapped and sold into slavery.  He spent 12 gruelling years laboring on several different Louisiana plantations before finally securing his freedom.  This gripping story has now been made into a major motion picture, but everyone should read Northrup’s book.  Co-hosted by Virginia Allen

For directions via public transportation, visit www.hopstop.com