Friday, January 2, 2015

Facets of Racism Book/Discussion Group Forming

As St. Louis finishes celebrating its 250th year, recent events in our great city have made the dialogue concerning racism more necessary than ever. If you are interested in participating in a bimonthly literature/discussion group examining Facets of Racism in the United States please join us for the first meeting at the St. Louis Central Public Library, 1301 Olive St, downtown. Tues. Jan. 6,6:30 - 8 pm Local activist Johnathan McFarland is organizing the group. Some titles being considered at the first meeting, include: The New Jim Crow; Mass Incarceration in the Age of Color Blindness by Michelle Alexander, Fist, Stick, Knife, Gun by Geoffrey Canada, and Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. Contact us here in the Social Sciences Rm --314-539-0353 or e-mail me for more information.