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SUMMARY:YWCA Racial Justice Book Club 
LOCATION:Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library\nTopeka and Shawnee Coun
 ty Public Library
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DESCRIPTION:Join thoughtful discussions on topics of racial justice. Every
 one is welcome. Register for Zoom link. Email mericsson@tscpl.org with que
 stions or for a copy of the current book..\nhttps://tscpl.libnet.info/even
 t/7797461
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Our February title is&nbsp\;My Grandmother
 's Hands&nbsp\;by Resmaa Menakem. The book is available with no holds as a
 n&nbsp\;<a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/search?title=my+grandmother
 %27s+hands&amp\;artistName=Resmaa+Menakem&amp\;page=1">ebook and digital a
 udiobook</a> through Hoopla. Email&nbsp\;mericsson@tscpl.org&nbsp\;for ass
 istance in obtaining a copy of the current title.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>We have d
 iscussions on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Stay updated about Racial
  Justice Book Club information including receiving the meeting details and
  Zoom link by&nbsp\;signing up:&nbsp\;ywcaneks.org/what-we-do/advocate/rac
 ial-justice-book-club</p>\n<p>More about&nbsp\;My Grandmother's Hands</p>\
 n<p>In this groundbreaking book\, therapist Resmaa Menakem examines the da
 mage caused by racism in America from the perspective of trauma and body-c
 entered psychology.</p>\n<p>The body is where our instincts reside and whe
 re we fight\, flee\, or freeze\, and it endures the trauma inflicted by th
 e ills that plague society. Menakem argues this destruction will continue 
 until Americans learn to heal the generational anguish of white supremacy\
 , which is deeply embedded in all our bodies. Our collective agony doesn't
  just affect African Americans. White Americans suffer their own secondary
  trauma as well. So do blue Americans-our police.</p>\n<p>My Grandmother's
  Hands is a call to action for all of us to recognize that racism is not o
 nly about the head\, but about the body\, and introduces an alternative vi
 ew of what we can do to grow beyond our entrenched racialized divide.</p>\
 n<p>Paves the way for a new\, body-centered understanding of white suprema
 cy-how it is literally in our blood and our nervous system.</p>\n<p>Offers
  a step-by-step healing process based on the latest neuroscience and somat
 ic healing methods\, in addition to incisive social commentary.</p>\nhttps
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