Tuesday, January 7
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Registration Required
Read and Reflect Discussion Group is part of the Conversations: Truth, Myth & Democracy Series
Join us for our next Read and Reflect virtual session That Was Then, This is Now where we’ll reflect on two readings, separated by 57 years, on the Black experience in America.
Participants are encouraged to read the selections, and then reflect on the interplay of the two.
Our virtual discussion will be moderated by Tom Kilbourn, ordained Episcopal priest and retired JBHS English Teacher.
Register to receive a Zoom link the day of the program. Include a cell for a text reminder.
Selected Articles:
Letter from a Region in My Mind by James Baldwin
Found in The New Yorker, November 9, 1962. Click here to read the article.
Breathe: A Letter to My Sons by Imani Perry
Beacon Press. September 2019 (184 pages)
“Emotionally raw and deeply reflective, Imani Perry issues an unflinching challenge to society to see Black children as deserving of humanity. She admits fear and frustration for her African American sons in a society that is increasingly racist and at times seems irredeemable…” — Beacon Press
The book will be available to borrow at the Library.
This discussion is part of the Conversations Series, created in partnership by the Redding League of Women Voters and the Mark
Twain Library. This award-winning series offers opportunities to continue and expand conversations on race, justice and democracy. Community members can exchange ideas, hear differing perspectives and talk about our ever-evolving democracy.
Registration is currently closed for this event.