Tara Roberts, Nationwide Geographic explorer in residence, will share her experiences and insights with an viewers in a Could 13 public look on the Culinary Institute of America’s Copia campus In Napa.
Roberts will talk about her memoir, “Written within the Waters: A Memoir of Historical past, Residence, and Belonging,” and signal copies of the e-book after her speak.
After Roberts first encountered {a photograph} of Black scuba divers exploring slave shipwrecks, she launched a worldwide quest — from the shores of Senegal and South Africa to the waters of St. Croix and past — studying concerning the historical past and identification of her topics.
Roberts is the primary Black feminine explorer to seem on the quilt of Nationwide Geographic and was named the 2022 Rolex Nationwide Geographic Explorer of the 12 months.
Her work additionally has been featured within the Nationwide Geographic podcast “Into the Depths.”
Roberts’ Napa look is introduced by The Press Democrat and Redwood Credit score Union.
You’ll be able to attain Employees Author Dan Taylor at dan.taylor@pressdemocrat.com or 707-521-5243. On X @danarts.
