Issue No. 61
Discussion Sections and Standing Up to Dictators
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
- Toni Morrison, Beloved
Welcome to all the new folks. I’m thrilled that people have found my reading lists/syllabi helpful! I want to take it a step further—I’ve always said my newsletter was a digital classroom. Now, I want to offer discussion sections.
Discussion Sections
Discussion Sections will be small group discussions on Zoom where we can discuss readings/excerpts I share in my newsletter. This will be a space for people who do the readings and need a community to discuss them with. If you’re interested, let me know in the poll below. If enough people say yes, I’ll set up discussion sections.
📖 Currently Reading
Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community? By Martin Luther King, Jr.
📚Community Current Reads
Check out some of the books our community is currently reading. Let me know what you’re currently reading and I’ll feature it in the next issue!
How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future by Maria Ress
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper
Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America by Michael Harriot
Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own by Eddie S. Glaude, Jr.
The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time by John Kelly
Empresses of Seventh Avenue: World War II, New York City, and the Birth of American Fashion by Nancy Macdonnell
There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib
King: A Life by Jonathan Eig
By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land by Rebecca Nagle
We Were Illegal: Uncovering a Texas Family's Mythmaking and Migration by Jessica Goudeau
What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson
Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women That a Movement Forgot by Mikki Kendall
Some of My Best Friends: And Other White Lies I've Been Told by Tajja Isen
Questions For Parents
How do you educate your children about either your family history or country’s history at home? Which history books do your children enjoy the most?
For those who home school, what history related resources do you use for your child’s curriculum?
🎙️100 Historic Black Women Podcast
All 100 episodes, an average of 4min per episode, are available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or YouTube! Be sure to share your favorite episodes.
with care,
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