Some books invite us to read. Others invite us to see the world differently.

Join The Red Shoes for a special virtual conversation with Dr. Imani Perry, National Book Award–winning author of South to America, as we explore her latest book, Black in Blues: How a Color Tells the Story of My People.

In Black in Blues, Perry traces the many meanings of the color blue across Black history, culture, music, art, memory, and spiritual life. Through stories that span generations, she reveals how beauty, grief, joy, creativity, and resistance have long existed side by side, offering a powerful meditation on the richness and complexity of the Black experience.

This live virtual Q&A is an opportunity to engage with one of today's most influential scholars and writers as she reflects on the ideas behind the book, the role of storytelling in preserving history, and the ways art and culture help…