{"id":19278,"date":"2022-03-02T15:12:46","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T20:12:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=19278"},"modified":"2022-03-02T16:23:46","modified_gmt":"2022-03-02T21:23:46","slug":"louisville-author-social-justice-leader-to-speak-at-transylvania-on-march-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/03\/louisville-author-social-justice-leader-to-speak-at-transylvania-on-march-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisville author, social justice leader to speak at Transylvania on March 10"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_speaker_drake-810x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_speaker_drake-810x570.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_speaker_drake-350x246.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_speaker_drake-730x514.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_speaker_drake-768x541.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_speaker_drake-300x211.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_speaker_drake.jpg 993w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hannahldrake.com\/\">Hannah L. Drake<\/a>, author, poet, spoken word artist, social justice leader and Louisville native, will speak and share examples of her penetrating poetry March 10 at 7 p.m. in Transylvania University&#8217;s Carrick Theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/transylvania-university-presents-hannah-drake-tickets-289660441177\">Register to attend in person or to watch the livestream<\/a>. And check out the Healthy at Transy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/healthy-at-transy\/plan-for-returning\/visitors\/\">guidelines for campus visitors<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/about\/lexington\/maps-and-directions\/parking-at-transy\/\">parking map<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her newly released book, &#8220;Dear White Women, It\u2019s Not You. It\u2019s Me. I\u2019m Breaking Up With You!,&#8221; Drake offers commentary on race, white feminism, allyship and intersectionality. 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