Online
Let's Talk Race: Teen Book Group
Saturday, March 6, 2021 3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
This book group discussion is designed specifically for teens and will be led by members of the library's Let's Talk Race team.
Read on your own and then join us for a virtual discussion of Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Ibram X. Kendi and Jason Reynolds--the young adult edition of Stamped From the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi.
Get the Book:
Registrants can pick up a FREE copy of the book to keep for their personal library at any Richland Library location. Feel free to highlight, underline, and dog-ear. We won't judge!
Copies are also available in ebook and eaudiobook format on Overdrive.
Join the Discussion:
After registering, a Zoom link will be sent to the email address used for registration one day prior to the event.
If you do not have a Richland Library card but want to attend, you can register as a guest. Any questions may be directed to mryan@richlandlibrary.com. Find more resources on race, equity and inclusion, here.
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This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.
A book about race.
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You
The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. This remarkable reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi's National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America, and inspires hope for an antiracist future. It takes you on a race journey from then to now, shows you why we feel how we feel, and why the poison of racism lingers. It also proves that while racist ideas have always been easy to fabricate and distribute, they can also be discredited.
Through a gripping, fast-paced, and energizing narrative written by beloved award-winner Jason Reynolds, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms of racist ideas--and on ways readers can identify and stamp out racist thoughts in their daily lives.