RAD WOMEN at BHS: Chinaka Hodge, Miriam Klein Stahl + Kate Schatz

Pegasus Books, The Berkeley Federation of Teachers, and Berkeley High's Arts and Humanities Academy present a Book Reading and Signing for not one but TWO rad books: the poetry collection DATED EMCEES, by BHS alum CHINAKA HODGE and RAD WOMEN WORLDWIDE by BHS teacher Miriam Klein Stahl and BHS superfan Kate Schatz. Hodge, Stahl, and Schatz will read from their new books, answer questions, and sign copies. Through the kind donation of Pegasus Books, proceeds of the book sales will benefit The Arts and Humanities Academy at BHS.

Praise for DATED EMCEES, by Chinaka Hodge:

"Hodge writes with an unpredictable, rare honesty. This collection quietly and simply illustrates love in a complicated world."––Donald Glover AKA Childish Gambino

"This is an absolute powerhouse of a book, and a new pinnacle for Chinaka Hodge...She deserves a wide audience, an attentive audience, an audience that wants to be astounded."––Dave Eggers, author of The Circle

"Chinaka Hodge is hands down, unequivocally, my favorite writer of words. All day. Every day. She writes with the grace of a dancer, the bars of a rapper, the heart of your best friend, and all of the swag and soul of Oakland...These are poems to read every day. To make mantras from. They are the best poems you've ever read."––Daveed Diggs, Actor/Rapper, star of Hamilton on Broadway

"Every time I hear new work from Chinaka Hodge I wonder if she was always this good. She was, I'm pretty sure. And yet somehow, she's leveled up again."––George Watsky, author of How to Ruin Everything: Essays

PRAISE FOR RAD WOMEN WORLDWIDE by Kate Schatz and Miriam Klein Stahl:

"Imagine learning history right the first time, without ever having to unlearn all the lies and omissions. RAD WOMEN WORLDWIDE lifts the doom—maybe this is, in fact, a wonderful time to grow up."
—Miranda July, artist, writer, and filmmaker

"This book needs to be in every school, library, and home."
—Margaret Cho, comedian

"How do you help young girls change the universe? Show them the women who have already done it! This beautiful book shows girls (and boys) the power and importance of each person who decides to make a difference. A celebration of smart, brave, tough, creative, kind, beautiful, hopeful, and wise women!"
–Andrea Beaty, author of Rosie Revere Engineer and Iggy Peck Architect

"Our history books are filled with incredible stories of heroes and rebels, villains and visionaries, but too often it’s men who occupy all the starring roles. RAD WOMEN WORLDWIDE boldly challenges the male-dominated version of history we’ve been sold, offering us a new vision of the past that brings women out of the historical shadows. In these pages, women are made visible at every step of humanity’s journey, across continents and generations, revealing that often we, too, have dared to change the world."
—Anita Sarkeesian, Feminist Frequency founder and feminist media critic

"In past generations, a globe was an essential gift for any child, a way for her/him/them to sense the wide, round scope of the world without even having to travel. RAD WOMEN WORLDWIDE is this moment's equivalent of the globe—a gift that will help every child understand the world they share with powerful women everywhere."
—Sarah Jones, Tony-Award winning performer, poet, and UNICEF ambassador

"Schatz and Stahl are a pair of 21st century Howard Zinns, making the Western canon bawl with this mindblowing, history-expanding, beautifully executed roll call of badass women past and present. Our daughters and son need this book, and so do their parents."
—Adam Mansbach, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Go the F**k to Sleep