Let’s talk! Tom and Cookie would like to start a conversation about race relations in the Metro Detroit region. We want to share stories of growing up in Detroit in the 1960s and what we, as a community, can do to improve open communication between blacks and white and people of all races. Please contact us to request a date for your upcoming event. Whether you’re looking for a book club discussion, book signing event, or just a chance to gather a group for coffee and conversation, we’d love to be part of your plans. Here’s a list of our upcoming appearances.
June 2018
2nd Annual “Black & White Like You & Me” Gathering
Come join us for breakfast! This will be a time for blacks and whites to mingle, enjoy each other, and learn about each other. We consider this to be a huge part of our purpose for writing the book. Please bring your children, it’s important for children to witness this special kind of bonding among friends and strangers. Tom & Cookie will have a short discussion about the book, their friendship and how it grew by just getting to know…
Find out more »Boys and Girls Club – Walk For The Future
The 2018 Walk For The Future supporting the Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland & Macomb Counties will be held on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 9 AM at the Jack & Patti Salter Community Center in Royal Oak. Come out and support a great cause and stop by and see Tom and Cookie while you're there. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland & Macomb Counties serve over 2,100 Club members through locations in Oakland and Macomb Counties. The mission of…
Find out more »July 2018
Interview with Jackie Kallen on New Radio Media
We are honored to be guests with Jackie Kallen on New Radio Media on Monday, July 23, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. Listen and watch live online or catch the recorded version on the website if you miss us on Monday. JACKIE & CO. - You never know who’ll turn up to join Jackie on this compelling show – or where the conversation will lead! Guests from all walks of life come together with Jackie to discuss anything – and everything – with no limits…
Find out more »August 2018
Warren Public Library – Dorothy Busch Branch
Join us at the Dorothy Busch Branch Library for book reading, discussion, and book signing.
Find out more »Dorothy Busch Branch Library
Thomas F. Daniels and Thomas C. Marsh, authors of "Black & White Like You and Me: Parallel Lines Sometimes Intersect" will talk about their book based in Detroit. Copies will be available for purchase and signing. REGISTER HERE on the Warren Public Library website.
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