Lawrence Jackson is the Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of English and History at Johns Hopkins University. He has recently published Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland Baltimore (Gray Wolf Press, 2023), a memoir about his search for housing in the city of Baltimore as a single Black male parent. He will deliver a lecture on the competing narrative strategies that have shaped his memoir writing and other developments in Black literary history.
Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Board Meeting
City of Poughkeepsie Planning Board Meeting (in person and virtual)
The City of Poughkeepsie Planning Board will meet on Tuesday, August 17, 2021 at 7:00pm at Changepoint Church, 260 Mill Street, Poughkeepsie, NY. Please see the city’s press release for more information on why the meeting will not be held in Council Chambers.
Following guidelines issued by the CDC and State & Federal Governments, any individuals who are not fully vaccinated will be required to wear a mask indoors where physical distancing isn’t possible. It is recommended that vaccinated individuals also wear a mask while indoors.
Free parking will be offered at the Financial Plaza Deck Parking Structure, 41 Market Street, immediately adjacent to Changepoint Church.
The Planning Board meeting will be webcast live and, once completed, the meetings are archived on the webcast site for later viewing.