The annual African American Read-In at Penn State Altoona will take place on Monday, Feb. 23 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Misciagna Family Center for Performing Arts. This year’s theme is Black Female Celebrity.

From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m., Jeanine Staples-Dixon will offer the keynote presentation.

Staples-Dixon is a professor of literacy and language, African American studies, and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Penn State. She focuses on dismantling supremacist patriarchies through research, teaching, and coaching. Her work exposes impetuses for various personal and social ills such as racism, sexism, and ableism.

The event is free, open to the public and sponsored by the African American Read-In at Penn State Altoona.