The Reading for Change Book Discussion Gro up will explore Race and Ethnicity Equity and Inclusion (REEI). Through gr oup discussion\, we will expand our knowledge of systemic racism and inter sectional social justice issues\, examining how we uphold these systems of inequality\, and identify steps we can take to combat inequalities. We ho pe to provide an inclusive space to explore meaningful change.
\nThi s group will spend two or three months discussing one title so that we hav e time to unpack the topics in the book and look for ways we can impact ch ange in the community. This book group will meet the last Wednesday of the month at 1:00.
\nIn April and May we will discuss \;Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates.
\nFor Ta-Nehisi Coates\, history has always been personal. At every stage of his life\, he's sough t in his explorations of history answers to the mysteries that surrounded him--most urgently\, why he\, and other black people he knew\, seemed to l ive in fear. In this book\, Coates takes readers along on his journey thro ugh America's history of race and its contemporary resonances through a se ries of awakenings--moments when he discovered some new truth about our lo ng\, tangled history of race\, whether through his myth-busting professors at Howard University\, a trip to a Civil War battlefield with a rogue his torian\, a journey to Chicago's South Side to visit aging survivors of 20t h century America's 'long war on black people\,' or a visit with the mothe r of a beloved friend who was shot down by the police.
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