Dr. Njoki McElroy – 1012 Natcchez: One Black Family's Story of the Great Migration North to Chicago

Playwright, storyteller, performer Njoki McElroy taught Performance Studies of Black Literature for thirty-five years at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois and is currently an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Along with Joyce Carol Oates, Ntozake Shange and Rita Dove, Dr. McElroy’s short story appears in the acclaimed anthology From Daughters to Mothers: I’ve Always Meant to Tell you. She is the author of Black Journey and African Folktales Guide for Improved Listening and Learning Skills. A master storyteller, Dr. McElroy has performed throughout the United States, Africa, Canada and the Caribbean. She has recently written a stunning book, 1012 Natcchez, a memoir of grace, hardship and love tracing her experiences growing up in Texas, coming of age in New Orleans and migrating to Chicago. Please join us for an exciting presentation and discussion of her new book at NSUC at 11:30 a.m. after our Sunday Service on July 31.