Premiere of Press L. Robinson’s "Pressing Forward"

Community leader and educator Press L. Robinson, Sr. releases his new memoir, Pressing Forward, at the Main Library at Goodwood. Robinson recounts his South Carolinian childhood, young adulthood at Morehouse College and Howard University, career in the Southern University System, and more. As the first elected Black member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, Robinson's story describes how he worked to create a more equitable social environment for Black Americans in the city. Light refreshments will be served. 6 pm. Free.  ebrpl.org.