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RACIAL TENSION Joyce Carol Oates reads from her novel “Black Girl/White Girl” (HarperCollins), about a college student who confronts her identity after her roommate is murdered. Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 1972 Broadway at 66th Street, 212-595-6859, free.
BEYOND THE BARRIERS Michele Wucker reads from her essay “Lockout: Why America Keeps Getting Immigration Wrong When Our Prosperity Depends on Getting It Right” (PublicAffairs). Tonight, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 2289 Broadway at 82nd Street, 212-362-8835, free.
POLITICAL HISTORY Flores Alexander Forbes reads from her memoir “Will You Die with Me?: My Life and the Black Panther Party” (Simon & Schuster). Tonight, 7:30 p.m., Barnes & Noble, 396 Sixth Ave. at 8th Street, 212-674-8780, free.
