Pick up a copy of Sue Monk Kidd's Invention of Wings. The novel focuses on the unlikely friendship between two exceptional women in Charleston during the last years of slavery in the United States. We'll meet on Zoom to discuss it at 5 pm on Sunday, Sept. 8.
The group met on Sunday, June 23, at 3 pm to discuss The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy and the Path to a Shared American Future by Robert P. Jones. The 310-page book includes interesting chapters on Emmett Till’s murder in Mississippi, a lynching in Duluth, Minnesota, and the Tulsa Race Massacre in Oklahoma.
On April 14, the DEI Book Club discussed White Like Me: Race, Racism and White Privilege in America,” a movie narrated by author Tim Wise. Wise suggests that we be color conscious but not color blind.
All League members are encouraged to watch the 65-minute movie at Kanopy.com, a free source of films of all kinds, which most public libraries offer. Go to Kanopy.com. Find your library. Enter your library card number and password. Create an account (name, email address and password). Find White Like Me or other films.
The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store by James McBride.
