Wilkes University's Office of Diversity Initiatives and SHINE of Luzerne County Host African American Read-In, Feb. 21

Wilkes-Barre, PA (02/18/2019) — SHINE of Luzerne County at Wilkes University and the Office of Diversity Initiatives at Wilkes will hold the event African American Read-In on Feb. 21. The event will take place at the Wilkes-Barre Area Career and Technical Center, 350 Jumper Road, Wilkes-Barre from 4:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. During the event, Wilkes students will read from the book, "We Could Be Brothers," by Derrick Barnes to SHINE after-school students.

The National African American Read-In is the nation's oldest event dedicated to diversity in literature. It was established in 1990 by the Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English to make literacy a significant part of black history month.

SHINE of Lurzerne County at Wilkes University serves students in six centers. SHINE, which stands for Schools and Homes In Education, is offered four days a week and uses a project-based STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) curriculum to kindle excitement about learning. School districts served by the program are Hanover Area, Hazleton Area, Greater Nanticoke Area, Wilkes-Barre Area and Wyoming Valley West.

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About Wilkes University:

Wilkes University is a private, independent, non-sectarian institution of higher education dedicated to academic and intellectual excellence through mentoring in the liberal arts, sciences and professional programs. Founded in 1933, the university is on a mission to create one of the nation's finest small universities, offering all of the programs, activities and opportunities of a large university in the intimate, caring and mentoring environment of a small college, open to all who show promise. The Economist named Wilkes 25th in the nation for the value of its education for graduates. In addition to 47 majors, Wilkes offers 25 master's degree programs and five doctoral/terminal degree programs, including the doctor of philosophy in nursing, doctor of nursing practice, doctor of education, doctor of pharmacy, and master of fine arts in creative writing. Learn more at www.wilkes.edu.

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