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PAST BOOK EVENTS
Aug 06, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PMNitehawk Cinema Williamsburg, 136 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249, USAJames Spooner, creator of Afro-Punk and founder of the Afropunk movement, returns to Nitehawk Cinema on August 6th for a screening, talk, slideshow, and signing of his new memoir, It Starts with Anger. NEWLY REMASTERED PRINT tickets - https://nitehawkcinema.com
Aug 07, 2026, 7:00 PM – 10:30 PM EDTMuseum of Contemporary African Diasporan, 10 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USAJames talks Black identity, representation, and racial solidarity with graphic memoirist Mira Jacob and Working Families Party National Director Maurice Mitchell, and what AfroPunk teaches us about resistance now.
Aug 13, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM EDTBright Eye Beer Co., 50 W Park Ave, Long Beach, NY 11561, USAFilmmaker James Spooner and Working Families Party National Director Maurice Mitchell (Cipher) talk Afro-Punk, Spooner's new memoir It Starts with Anger, and what came after, followed by Cipher's first-ever hometown show. $10 at the door benefits @communitysolidarity.
Aug 15, 2026, 7:30 PM – 10:00 PM EDTSt. Nicolas Park Plaza, W 135th St, New York, NY, USACatch a free outdoor Harlem Week screening of James Spooner's Afro-Punk, the 2003 documentary that sparked a movement, Aug 15 at 7pm on the plaza at St. Nicolas Park, with Spooner in person to introduce the film and sign copies of his new memoir It Starts with Anger.
Aug 20, 2026, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM PDTReparations Club, 3054 S Victoria Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90016, USAJoin James Spooner (Afro-Punk, It Starts with Anger) and zine-maker Bre (@brattyxbre) on Aug 20 at 7pm for a talk on DIY, Afropunk, the co-opting of subculture, and the road from zines to traditional publishing, followed by a signing and book sale.
Aug 23, 2026, 2:00 PM – 5:00 PMSkirball Cultural Center, 2701 N Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90049, USAAfter a special screening of the newly restored Afro-Punk, join filmmaker and author James Spooner—celebrating his new memoir It Starts with Anger—for an unforgettable conversation with Henry Rollins on punk, race, rebellion, and the enduring power of DIY culture.
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Nov 07, 2026, 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM PSTSeattle Design Center, 5701 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108, USAFree admission — join me at the 14th annual Short Run Comix Festival on Saturday, November 7, 2026, 11am–6pm at the Seattle Design Center in Georgetown, Seattle's DIY celebration of indie comics and small press books.
Tue, Apr 14
Sat, Feb 08
Sat, Dec 14Dec 14, 2024, 11:00 AM – Dec 15, 2024, 6:00 PMLos Angeles, 3015 Rosslyn St, Los Angeles, CA 90065, USAComic Arts Los Angeles is a curated festival of independent comic artists taking place on Saturday, December 14th and Sunday, December 15th, 2024 at Homenetmen Ararat North Campus (3015 Rosslyn St. Los Angeles, CA 90065).
Sat, Nov 02
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