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5X����’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute invites the university and community members to attend An Evening with Roxane Gay on Tues., April 26, at 5 p.m. in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom. This is the first public program offered by the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute.

This event is free and open to the public. Details on tickets for the event will be shared in early April.

Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic. Her work has garnered international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. Her collection of essays, “Bad Feminist,” is universally considered the quintessential exploration of modern feminism. NPR named it one of the best books of the year, and Salon declared the book “trailblazing.” Her debut novel, “An Untamed State,” was longlisted for the Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, which is awarded by The Center for Fiction to the best debut novel of the year. Her bestselling books also include “Difficult Women” and “Hunger.” Gay also writes the “Work Friend” advice column for The New York Times. She was the first black woman to write for Marvel, authoring a comic series in the Black Panther universe called “World of Wakanda.”

Designed to serve as a hub for scholars, activists and practitioners from across the university and surrounding communities, Kent State’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute addresses racial inequalities that systemically impact Black, Indigenous, Latinx and other people of color. For more information about the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute, visit www.kent.edu/AREI.