Dr. Martha R. Bireda will discuss the commemorations and celebrations of Florida’s Emancipation Day at our May 20th membership meeting.
Martha R. Bireda, Ph.D., is a writer, lecturer, and living history performer. With over 30 years of experience as a lecturer, consultant, and trainer for issues related to race, class, and gender, she has worked with educators, law enforcement, business, and civic leaders. She is the founder and director of the Blanchard House Museum of African American History and Culture of Charlotte County in Punta Gorda, Florida.
She has written 12 non-fiction books, including her two latest works: “A Time for Change: How White Supremacy Ideology Harms All Americans” and “The Promise of Whiteness: Its Past and Its Future.” Additionally, she has written two books for youth readers: “Obi: African Seminole Freedom Fighter” and “The Trabue Woods
Book of Values.” Dr. Bireda is also the author of historical fiction books for adults: “The Womb Rebellion,” which tells the story of enslaved women who refused to engage in the process of slave-
breeding, and “My Brother’s Keeper,” which tells the story of the numbers racket and its positive influence on the African American community during the Jim Crow Era.

May 20th  Room Open 11:30 AM
Meeting Starts 12 Noon

DeSoto Memorial Hospital – McSwain Room