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;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Virtual:geo:38.8122835,-77.1171 899 GEO:38.8122835;-77.1171899 DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a virtual discussion of "Negroland" by Marg o Jefferson. .\nhttps://alexandria.libnet.info/event/5011842 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:At once incendiary and icy\, mischievous a nd provocative\, celebratory and elegiac\, this book is a deeply felt medi tation on race\, sex\, and American culture through the prism of the autho r&rsquo\;s rarefied upbringing and education among a black elite concerned with distancing itself from whites and the black generality while tireles sly measuring itself against both. \;
\nBorn in upper-crust blac k Chicago\, her father was for years head of pediatrics at Provident and h er mother a socialite\, Margo Jefferson has spent most of her life among t he colored aristocracy\, the colored elite\, the blue-vein society. Since the nineteenth century they have stood apart\, these inhabitants of \; Negroland \, &ldquo\;a small region of Negro America where residen ts were sheltered by a certain amount of privilege and plenty.&rdquo\;
\nThe Diversity Book Club is hosted monthly by AAUW Alexandria / Women Building Cross-Cultural Friendships (WBCCF) and co-sponsored by the Alexan dria Burke Branch Library.
\nWBCCF's goal is to give women the oppor tunity in a diverse and inclusive group to enrich their own lives through these relationships and help amplify the voices of all women in our commun ity. WBCCF \;believes that the opportunity to come together to explore issues of race\, religion\, ethnicity\, etc. through well-chosen books wi ll not only further our individual learning but also create a setting in w hich we might ultimately decide on a community undertaking with wider impl ications.
\nThe Diversity Book Club meets on the second Monday of ea ch month at 7:00 PM. \;
\nA zoom account is not required to join \, but a microphone is! Most mobile devices have microphones installed. If you're using a desk top\, most webcams also have microphones built in.
\nIf you have any questions about the program or would like to registe r\, which is limited to the first 20 people\, please contact Bonnie Hershb erg by April 4\, 2021 at \;hersh3b@gmail.com.
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