Houston Community College, Oct. 2009

Houston Public Library, "Books on the Bayou" Oct. 2009

Holyoke Community College, Writer's Project Presentation, Oct. 2009

Connecticut Mensa Presentation, Keynote Address, Oct. 2009

Poughkeepsie Public Library, Poughkeepsie, NY - Big Read Event - Oct. 2009

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, August 2009

Presenter with Dr. Timothy Woods at AACC Conference on Service Learning, Tunxis Community College, April 2009

ZoraFest, Ft. Pierce, Fl, April 2009

Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT, March 2009

Canton High School, CT, March 2009

Hampden, MA Public Library, March 2009

The Big Read, Manchester Community College, Feb. 2009

Corrigan Correctional Center, Cheshire, CT, Black History Month Speaker, Feb. 09

Webster Correctional Institute, Webster, CT, Black History Month Speaker, Feb. 09

Radgowski Correctional Center, Cheshire, CT, Black History Month Speaker, Feb. 09

African American Historical Society, New Haven, CT, Feb. 2009

East Hartford Library, CT, Feb. 2009

Manchester Regional Academy, Manchester, CT, Feb. 2009

Manchester High School, Manchester, CT, Feb. 2009

P.S. 119 The Amersfort School, Brooklyn, NY, Feb. 2009

The Big Read: Manchester Community College, Feb. 2009

Rockville High School, CT, Feb. 2009

Virginia Commonwealth University, Feb. 2009

University of Massachusetts Boston, The Big Read, Feb. 2009

Ethel Walker School, Connecticut, Feb. 2009

University of Southern Mississippi, The Big Read, Oct. 2008

Radio Interview WJMG 92.1 FM, Mississippi, Oct. 2008

Presenter with Dr. Timothy Woods at MCC Leadership and Student Success Symposium, Oct. 17, 2008. Topic: Service Learning: Examples and Outcomes.

Quinnipiac University, CT, Oct. 2008

Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference Author Pavilion, Sept. 08

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, August 2008

New Milford High School, CT, May 2008

Atlanta, GA, Big Read, April 2008

Greensboro, NC Big Read, April 2008

Michigan Big Read, April 2008

Lafayette, Louisiana, Big Read, April 2008

Manchester Community College, Noon Institute lecture, April 2008

CUNY, NY, March 2008

Valley Regional High School, CT, March 2008

Milwaukee Big Read, March 2008

ZoraFest, Fort Pierce, FL, March 2008

University of Connecticut, Harlem Renaissance conference, March 2008

Webster Correctional Center, Cheshire, CT, Black History Month Speaker, Feb. 2008

Radgowski Correctional Center, Cheshire, CT, Black History Month Speaker, Feb. 08

Valley Regional High School, Feb. 2008

University of Connecticut, Harlem Renaissance lecture, March 2008

Gulf South Summit Conference, Nashville, TN, March 2008

Oracle Set Book Club and Foundation, MD, March 2008

Brooklyn Public Library, New York, NY, Feb. 2008

Brooklyn Borough President’s Office, NY, Feb. 2008

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NY, Feb. 2008

Bristol Historical Society, CT, Feb. 2008

Westchester Community College, NY, Feb. 2008

Berkshire Community College, MA, Feb. 2008

Renaissance Middle School, Montclair, NJ, Feb. 2008

Actor’s Theatre, Louisville, KY, Dec. 2007

Canton High School, CT, Nov. 2007

Southington High School, CT, Nov. 2007

Hurston Wright Legacy Award presenter, Washington, DC, Nov. 2007

Manchester Community College, Admissions Dept. Luncheon Speaker, Nov. 2007

Detroit Public Library, MI, Big Read, Oct. 2007

Bushnell Center of the Performing Arts, Hartford, CT, lecture, Oct. 2007

Quinnipiac University, CT, Oct. 2007

Jacksonville Public Library, Florida, Big Read, Oct. 2007

American Place Theatre, Lit to Life, New York, Sept. 2007

Sojourner Truth Middle School, E. Orange, NJ, Sept. 2007

Charleston County Public Library, South Carolina, Sept. 2007

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, July 2007

News Public Library, Newport News, VA, June 2007

Just Buffalo Literary Center, Big Read, May 2007

Albany Public Library, Albany, NY, May 2007

ZoraFest, keynote address, Fort Pierce, FL, April 2007

New Jersey Public Library: One Book, April 2007

Martin County Library System, Martin, Florida, Lecture & Book signing Apr. 2007

Hurston/Wright Foundation: The Big Read, DC, April 2007

Macon State College, Macon, GA, March 2007

Bushnell Center of the Performing Arts, Hartford, CT, lecture, March 2007

MCC Women’s Caucus Luncheon Speaker, Feb. 2007

Webster Correctional Center, Cheshire, CT, Black History Month Speaker, Feb. 2007

Radgowski Correctional Center, Cheshire, CT, Black History Month Speaker, Feb. 07

WDRC-AM 1360, Mary Jones Show, Feb. 12, 2007

Southern CT State Univ., presentation to Women’s Studies Dept. Feb. 2007

Hartford Public Library, CT, The Big Read, lecture & book signing, Feb. 2007

Rawson Elementary School, Hartford, CT, Black History Month presenter, Feb. 2007

Bristol Historical Society, Feb. 2007

Book signing, lecture: “The Literary Ladies Society”, Clinton, MD, December 2006

Kentucky Book Fair, book signing, Nov. 2006

“Ya Mon! Bringing the Island to Connecticut: How and Why Connecticut Became Home to the Second Largest Community of Jamaicans in the United States.” CT Historical Society Annual Conference, Manchester Community College, Nov. 2006

Warburton Church, Hartford, CT, Oct. 2006

Mass. College of Liberal Arts, Massachusetts, Sept. 2006

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, July 2006

New Jersey Public Library, June 2006

Festival of Words, Norwalk Community College, keynote, May 2006

Central CT State University, “Jazz & Hurston,” May 2006

Women and Girls Fund/Main Street Community Foundation, Keynote, Apr. 2006

The Big Read, Minneapolis, Minn., May 2006

Zora Fest, Keynote address, Fort Pierce, Florida, April 2006

Connecticut International Baccalaureate Academy, March 2006

Professional Development Panelist, Holyoke Community College, March 2006

Eastern Connecticut State University, Keynote address, March 2006

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, lecture and book signing, March 2006

Department of Environmental Protection, Black History Presentation, Feb. 2006

Harlem Tea Room, lecture and book signing, Feb. 2006

Suny Albany, Black History Month presentation, Feb. 2006

The Big Read, Topeka, Kansas, Feb. 2006

Holyoke Community College, Oct. 2005

Curbstone Press 30th Anniversary Celebration, Presentation, Sept. 2005

University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, August 2005

Essence Music Festival Book Emporium, New Orleans, LA, July 2005

Women of Achievement Lecture Series, The Mount, MA, July 2005

Harlem Book Fair, Panelist and Lecturer, Buffalo, NY, July 2005

Barnard College: Alumnae of Color, Keynote Address, June 2005

Zora Neale Hurston Society 21st Anniversary Banquet, Keynote, Baltimore, MD, June 2005

CT Writing Project, Keynote Address for Recognition Night, May 2005

ZoraFest, keynote, Fort Pierce, FL, April 2005

Radio Interview: Minority Report, WXKS-FM RADIO, Boston, MA. May 2005Radio Interview: The Jaznu Radio Show w/ Marsha Noble, WSSD-FM, Chicago, May 2005

Radio Interview: KCMN-AM RADIO, Colorado Springs, CO., May 2005

Radio Interview: Bailey Communications, Electronic Urban Report, Los Angeles, May 2005

Radio Interview: Matt & Perri Show, WVON-RADIO, Chicago, IL., May 2005

Radio Interview: The Bev Smith Show, American Urban Radio Network, Pittsburgh, PA. May 2005

Radio Interview: The Valder Beebe Show, KXVI, Dallas, TX. May 2005

Commencement Speak, Housatonic Community College, May 2005

Keynote Address, Panelist and Moderator, Zora Fest, Fort Pierce, FL, May 2005

Radio Interview: Sunday Journal, WYLD-FM Radio (ABC), New Orleans, LA, April 2005

Radio Interview: New Inspiration for the Nation, WPHR-RADIO, Syracuse, April 2005

Radio Interview: Hip Hop Connection, VOICE OF AMERICA, Washington, DC., April 2005

Radio Interview: Sunday Morning Show, KBMS-AM RADIO (ABC), Vancouver, WA. (4/05)

Keynote Address, Tunxis Community College Writer’s Conference, April 2005

Lecture and book signing, City Univ. of New York, March 2005

Keynote Address, 11th Annual Conference at Quinnipiac University, March 2005

Keynote Address: “On The Front Porch”, Afro-Amer. Cultural Ctr, Charlotte, NC, Feb. 2005

Keynote Address: Women’s Leadership Luncheon, Eastern CT State University, March 2005

Book signing; lecture: Smith College, February 2005

Book signings: Food For Thought and Booklink Bookstores, Northampton, MA, Feb. 2005

Book signing; lecture: UMass Amherst, MA February 2005

Book signing; lecture: Eastern Connecticut State University, February 2005

Keynote Address: “Martin Luther King”, Wright State University, Ohio, February 2005

Book signing; lecture: Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY, January 2005

Book signing, lecture: Akwaaba House, Washington, DC, December 2004

Metro Networks, Eye on Books interview by Bill Thompson, December 2004

XM Satellite Radio interview on the Bob Edwards Show, Washington, DC, Dec. 2004

XM Satellite Radio interview on Sonic Theatre, Washington, DC, Dec. 2004

“On Speak So You Can Speak Again” Studio Museum, Harlem, NY, December 2004

“On Speak So You Can Speak Again” Barnes & Noble, Manchester, CT, November 2004

“On Speak So You Can Speak Again” Trenton Museum, Trenton, New Jersey, October 2004

“On Speak So You Can Speak Again” Manchester Community College, October 2004

“Coded for Control: Slave Codes in Connecticut” CT Historical Society Annual Conference, Manchester Community College, November 2004

“Lucy Speaks of Zora” University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, July 2004

“The Life and Times of Zora Neale Hurston.” South Windsor Library, February 2004

“Trapped In Paradise.” International Travel Conf. Manchester Comm. College, Nov. 2003

“The Life and Times of Zora Neale Hurston.” Univ. of CT, Storrs, Connecticut, July 2003

“The Life and Times of Zora Neale Hurston.” Howard Univ., Washington, DC, October 2003

Cultural Diversity Festival Keynote Speaker: “You Don’t Live But Once: The Life and Times of Zora Neale Hurston,” Manchester Community College, Manchester, CT, April 2003

Zora Neale Hurston Stamp Unveiling: USPS, Hartford, CT, March 2003.

Zora Neale Hurston Stamp Unveiling: USPS, NYC and DC, February 2003

Zora Neale Hurston Stamp Unveiling: Actors Theatre of Louisville, KY, January 2003

Hurston Wright Legacy Award – Keynote Address, Washington, DC - October 2002

NYC Central Park Su Stage - August 2002

CSPAN American Writer’s Series – April 2002

White House Symposium on the Harlem Renaissance – March 2002

“Zora Neale Hurston: Every Tongue Got To Confess!” New York City Library – Donnell Branch, Manhattan. Feb. 2002

National Public Radio Interviews on Zora Neale Hurston, Feb/Mar/Apr. 2002: WNYC, WAMC, WYSO, WQCS.

“American Women in Jamaica's Prison.” Sociological Practice Association. Anaheim, CA, August 2001

“Trapped in Paradise.” Assoc. of Black Sociologists, Anaheim, CA, August 2001

"Women and the Workplace." Alpha Beta Gamma Induction Ceremony Keynote Address. Waterbury, CT, May 2001

Zora Neale Hurston - Affirmative Action Presentation for the State of CT, Mar. 2001

“Zora Neale Hurston: Portrait of a Writer.” Bergen Comm. College, NJ, Feb. 2001

“Hurston and Fieldwork.” Naugatuck Valley Community College, CT, Oct. 2000

“Inquiry and Ethnography.” University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, August 2000

“After the Last Breath: The Culture of the Nine Night Burial Practice in Jamaica” Association of Black Sociologists, Washington, DC, August 2000

“An Introduction to African Feminist Theory” Society for Applied Sociologists, Washington, DC, August 2000

“Familial Arrangements of Domestic Workers in Jamaica” Midwest Sociological Society, Chicago, IL April 2000

“Mules of the World: An Analysis of the Women Created by Zora Neale Hurston” National Association of African American Studies, Texas, February 2000