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Broken: Transforming Child Protective Services with Dr. Jessica Pryce

April 9 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Free

Joining the ranks of Evicted and The New Jim Crow, a former caseworker’s searing, clear-eyed investigation of the child welfare system—from foster care to incarceration—that exposes the deep-rooted biases shaping the system, witnessed through the lives of several Black families.

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Dr. Jessica Pryce knows the child welfare system firsthand and, in her book BROKEN: TRANSFORMING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, breaks it down from the inside out, sharing her professional journey and offering the crucial perspectives of caseworkers and Black women impacted by the system.

Tombolo Books is proud to partner with the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg to welcome Dr. Pryce who will be in conversation with Dr. Kanika Tomalin, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Foundation .

The Foundation works to advance health equity through racial equity so that all Pinellas County residents may thrive. We’re focused on community, driven by data, and fueled for change. Learn more at https://healthystpete.foundation/.

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Date:
April 9
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost:
Free
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https://tombolobooks.com/events/35388

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Tombolo Books
Phone
727.755.9456
Email
frontdesk@tombolobooks.com
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Venue

Tombolo Books
2153 1st Ave S.
St. Petersburg, Florida 33712
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(727) 755-9456
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