Black History: To Boldly Go

Author Angela Dalton will feature her children's biography of Nichelle Nichols (Lieutenant Uhura), along with a special space show presentation by Astro Everywhere!

Travel through time and space with this very special program for kids for Black History Month, featuring history, pop culture, and science!

First, hear author Angela Dalton talk about her engaging biography of Nichelle Nichols, who played Lieutenant Uhura on Star Trek: To Boldly Go: How Nichelle Nichols and Star Trek Helped Advance Civil Rights. Then, see a special space show presentation (by Astro Everywhere) related to Lieutenant Uhura and her job on the show as Communications Officer, and how we communicate in space.

Ages 7-10

Sponsored by the Friends of the Berkeley Public Library
**About Berkeley Public Library**

The Berkeley Public Library has served the people of Berkeley since 1893, and looks forward to providing many more years of community service.

The Library is one of the most heavily used libraries in California, serving a local population of 118,950 and more from the surrounding area. (US Census estimate as of July 1, 2022)

The Central Library, located in downtown Berkeley, and four recently renovated branches ensure easy library access for residents in Berkeley’s many and diverse neighborhoods. Read more here.

**About Sistah Scifi**

Started in 2019 by Isis Asare, Sistah Scifi is the first Black-owned bookstore focused on science fiction and fantasy in the United States, as validated by the American Booksellers Association, and has a community of nearly 60K points of contact with engaged readers across the country. The bookstore has been featured in The Seattle Times, KQED, Oprah Magazine, Buzzfeed, USA Today, KTVU, The New York Times, South Seattle Emerald and many more.

Sistah Scifi's mission is to double the number of Black and Indigenous Speculative Fiction authors on the New York Times bestseller list by 2030. Read more here.

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**About Angela Dalton**

Angela Dalton is a children’s book author based in Oakland, California, and has a background in producing online kids’ games. She began writing at a young age and saw it as a way to create her own world. Her self-published picture book, If You Look Up to the Sky, was inspired by her grandmother and an early fascination with outer space and astronomy. Both traditionally and independently published, her work centers black children as main characters in spaces and represented them in ways she wishes she had seen growing up. Read more here.

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