Join us on May 14, 2026 for the in-person community gathering and panel discussion with Q&A: Marvel Jackson Cooke, A Life in Journalism.

Doors open at 4:30pm CST. Light meal served.

Reconnect with neighbors, family, and friends for a special evening of conversation and reflection.

Location: Prospect Park United Methodist Church - Community Room

If you’d like, you can read the following materials prior to the event:

1. Marvel Jackson Cooke: An Overview by Rodger Streitmater

2. The Slave Market by Ella Baker and Marvel Cooke, NAACP

3. The Bronx Slave Market, 1950 by Marvel Cooke, Viewpoint Magazine

4. Interview with Marvel Cooke, recorded by The Washington Press Club Foundation oral history project: Interview 1: November 3, 1989

Additional reading:

All Interviews with Marvel Cooke, recorded by The Washington Press Club Foundation