Robin Stone, who wrote the afterward for her late husband Gerald Boyd’s memoir, discusses the book and Boyd’s life, including his rise to become the first black managing editor of The New York Times and his devastating fall on Thursday, June 10, at 6:30 p.m.. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St.

My Times in Black and White tells the story of Boyd, a St. Louis native, who led his team to an unprecedented number of Pulitzer Prizes, but had to resign involving a scandal over reporter Jayson Blair’s fabricated news stories. Despite lacking evidence, Boyd was deemed Blair’s mentor, an assumption based solely on race.

A journalist for more than 20 years, Stone began her career in newspapers and was an editor at The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and the Detroit Free Press. Stone is currently an independent journalist.

Admission is free. A 6 p.m. reception precedes the event. Click here or call 816.701.3407 to RSVP. Free parking is available at the Library District Parking Garage at 10th & Baltimore.

Copies of My Times in Black and White will be available for sale.

The event is co-sponsored by the Kansas City Association of Black Journalists.