hold it til it hurts

T. Geronimo Johnson wins Ernest Gaines Award for Welcome to Braggsville

New Orleans-born T. Geronimo Johnson recently won the Ernest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence for his novel Welcome to Braggsville. The award will be presented during a public ceremony at the Manship Theatre in downtown Baton Rouge on Jan. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Welcome to Braggsville is a socially provocative, dark comedy that explores political identity, racial … T. Geronimo Johnson wins Ernest Gaines Award for Welcome to Braggsville

Recap: Room 220’s LIVE PROSE with T. Geronimo Johnson, Khaled al-Berry, Lucy Fricke, and T.J. Dema

On Sept. 13, Room 220 hosted the kickoff event for its fall season of LIVE PROSE with an evening of readings by T. Geronimo Johnson, Khaled al-Berry, Lucy Fricke, and T.J. Dema at Melvin’s Bar, which proved to be a surprisingly excellent venue for a literary event. More than 70 people came out, including a … Recap: Room 220’s LIVE PROSE with T. Geronimo Johnson, Khaled al-Berry, Lucy Fricke, and T.J. Dema

Splitting Racial Atoms: Mythology and Identity in T. Geronimo Johnson’s HOLD IT ‘TIL IT HURTS

T. Geronimo Johnson will read along with Khaled al-Berry and Lucy Fricke at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 27, at Melvin’s (2112 St. Claude Ave.) as part of the Room 220 LIVE PROSE reading series. Details here. By Kristina Robinson Hated it. Remember that phrase from “In Living Color,” the sketch comedy series of the … Splitting Racial Atoms: Mythology and Identity in T. Geronimo Johnson’s HOLD IT ‘TIL IT HURTS