Michael Kranish, author of "The World's Fastest Man: The Extraordinary Life of Cyclist Major Taylor, America's First Black Sports Hero" (Scribner, 2019), is the featured speaker in the Worcester JCC Author Series on the date of the book's release, in a presentation co-sponsored by the Worcester Black-Jewish Alliance and the Major Taylor Association. The free talk at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 7, at the Worcester JCC will be followed by a dessert reception and book-signing.

RSVP is appreciated to Nancy Greenberg, [email protected], 508-756-7109 ext. 232.

More information can be found here: www.majortaylorassociation.org/events.shtml