Tampa, FL January 26, 2010 - Mayor Pam Iorio’s guest on the February episode of “Mayor’s Book Talk” will be Rodney L. Hurst, Sr., author and former NAACP Youth Council President. The two will discuss Hurst’s book, It was never about a hot dog and a Coke, the firsthand account of the 1960’s sit-in demonstrations that took place in Jacksonville, Florida and escalated into the violent racial clash referred to as Ax Handle Saturday.
The mayor’s book discussion group, fifth grade students from Rampello Downtown Partnership School, will be talking about The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding. The Diamond of Drury Lane follows a theatre-dwelling orphan named Cat through the streets of London as she fights to protect a secret treasure. Students can read along by logging onto www.tampagov.net/booktalk for discussion questions and upcoming book selections.
The Mayor will also talk with Carla Jimenez from Inkwood Books, a popular South Tampa bookstore, about some of today’s most engaging reading selections.
“Mayor’s Book Talk” can be viewed on City of Tampa Television (CTTV), Channel 15 on Verizon FiOS and Channel 615 on Bright House Networks. Replay times for “Mayor’s Book Talk” are Sundays at 3:30 p.m., Mondays at 8 p.m., Fridays at 8 p.m. and Saturdays at 8 a.m.
For additional information please contact City of Tampa Television Public Relations Coordinator Mark Flynn at (813) 274-7034 or mark.flynn@tampagov.net.
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