Jim Pockross has identified 5 potential books for members to read and discuss in early February. Please send your top two votes to Jim Pockross by December 28th. mpockross@comcast.net. How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi The author takes the reader through a widening circle of antiracist ideas that will help the reader see all forms of racism clearly, understand their consequences, and work to oppose them in our systems and ourselves. White Fragility-Why it's so Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo This book explores the counter productive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness by Michelle Alexander The book discusses race related issues specific to Black American males and mass incarceration in the United States. The Warmth of Other Suns: the Epic Story of America's Great Migration by Isabel Wilkerson The author chronicles one of the great untold stories of American history: the decades-long migration of Black citizens from the South to northern and western cities in search for a better life. Growing up White by James Stobaugh The book tells the story of a white growing up in the South in the 1960's and early 1970's and the harsh realities of racism that existed at the time. |
