Randee’s Comments (group member since Aug 24, 2021)

Randee’s comments from the Reading for Understanding group.

January 24, 2024, 7-9pm EST (UTC-5)
Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the End of an Era
by Michael Kimmel
Facilitated by Randee & Anita
Bookstore: Cafe con Libros, Brooklyn, New York, https://www.cafeconlibrosbk.com

Good afternoon,

We've decided to add some additional suggestions for our April discussion of "An Uncommon Faith" on Wednesday, April 26th.

Suggested
Drs. Gates and Glaude Interview https://www.youtube.com/live/8aQVVJ7j...
FREE PBS shorts from Henry Louis Gates' "The Black Church" https://mpt.pbslearningmedia.org/coll... (5 videos)
Optional
"African American Religion: A Very Short Introduction" https://aas.princeton.edu/publication...
"The Black Church" https://www.pbs.org/show/black-church/ (2 episodes) First episode is FREE with Amazon Prime subscription
In Peace,
Randee

Please purchase and read/listen to “An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion” by Eddie S. Glaude Jr. before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, 7-9pm EDT (UTC-4).

Please purchase and read/listen to “A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America” by David K. Shipler before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 7-9pm EST (UTC-5).

Please purchase and read/listen to “The 1619 Project” by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Others before our virtual meeting on Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 7-9pm EST (UTC-5).

Please introduce yourself to the group.

This is our November selection.

This is our October selection.

This is our September selection.

This is our September books selection.

This is our August book selection.

This our July book selection.

This is our June book selection.

Be curious and open to Learning
Balance advocacy and inquiry
Show respect and suspend judgement
Seek alignment rather than agreement
Be authentic and welcome that from others
Be purposeful and to the point
Own and guide the conversation

This group is not for self promotion of books / blogs that you are in any way connected to, either by writing, cover design, marketing, etc. Any attempt to do so will result in removal from the group.

The calendar of reads and events can be found at: https://www.dcbcenter.org/events