Charlamagne tha God, Tamika Mallory & Anita Kopacz on Black Privilege Publishing

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BPL Presents, Atria Books and Simon & Schuster proudly co-present Charlamagne tha God’s BLACK PRIVILEGE PUBLISHING, for a special one-time event in Brooklyn!

Special guests are Tamika D. Mallory, iconic social justice leader and author of 2021 Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of the Year, STATE OF EMERGENCY, and Anita Kopacz, author of the historical fiction novel SHALLOW WATERS, hailed by Harper's Bazaar as, "Spellbinding...A captivating debut."

Black Privilege Publishing was created to be a safe place where unapologetically Black voices tell their unapologetically Black stories—with freedom, bandwidth, and power.

Charlamagne, Tamika, and Anita will discuss where books have taken them in their lives, where they hope their books take readers going forward, and preview what’s next for this new imprint at Simon & Schuster.

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Participants

Tamika D. Mallory is a trailblazing social justice leader, movement strategist, globally recognized civil rights activist, co-founder Until Freedom and the historic Women’s March, and author of STATE OF EMERGENCY. She served as the youngest ever Executive Director of the National Action Network. Her speech in the wake of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN--entitled State of Emergency--was dubbed “the speech of a generation” by ABC News. Mallory is an expert in the areas of gun violence prevention, criminal justice reform, and grassroots organizing. Please follow Tamika Mallory on 1.1M IG, 157K Twitter or 81.3K FB or Until Freedom on 341K IG, 13.5K Twitter or 21K FB. Photo by Keith Major

Anita Kopacz is the author of the Simon & Schuster fiction novel, Shallow Waters. It is the second title that Charlemagne tha God released on his imprint, Black Privilege Publishing. Anita is the former Editor-in-Chief of Heart & Soul Magazine and Managing Editor of BeautyCents Magazine. She is an award winning writer, a Spiritual Psychologist and a certified Tantra coach with a passion to see people thrive. Anita also created the nonprofit, Zero F's Given to raise awareness and help victimized and disenfranchised populations heal from sexual trauma, find their voice, and reclaim their power. She has helped thousands of victims through her work with Zero F’s Given and being on the board for the Center for Safety and Change. Through leading retreats around the world with The Goddess Wisdom Council, working with private clients and storytelling, Anita fulfills her intention to awaken the divine simplicity, pleasure and joy in her life and others. Photo by Kesha Lambert

​Lenard “Charlamagne Tha God” McKelvey is a multimedia mogul, Radio Hall of Fame​ ​inductee, and best-selling author. With nearly two decades at the pulse of culture in TV and​ ​Radio, he serves many roles as a co-host of The Breakfast Club, which drives millions of​ listeners daily, host of Comedy Central’s Hell Of A Week with Charlamagne Tha God, a​ late-night show he co-created with Stephen Colbert, as well as an executive producer for​ ​numerous television and film projects.​ ​Continuously growing his media empire, Charlamagne has established several strategic​ ​partnerships including The Black Effect Podcast Network with IHeartMedia and Black​ ​Privilege Publishing, his publishing imprint at Simon & Schuster among others. He is also​ ​the author of The New York Times Best Seller Black Privilege: Opportunity Comes to Those​ ​Who Create It and the nationally best-selling book, Shook One: Anxiety Playing Tricks on​ ​Me. Because of his deep passion for mental health, especially in the Black community,​ ​Charlamagne founded the Mental Wealth Alliance, a forward-thinking foundation created to​ ​destigmatize, accelerate, and provide trailblazing mental health outreach and care across​ ​the U.S. while building an​ ​unprecedented long-term system of generational support for​ ​Black communities. Photo by Nick Fancher

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