Join us at DEI Book Club to discuss Integrated: How American Schools Failed Black Children by Noliwe Rooks.
Tuesdays at 9am starting May 12
A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • A powerful, incisive reckoning with the impacts of school desegregation that traces four generations of the author’s family to show how the implementation of integration decimated Black school systems and did much of the Black community a disservice.
Our reading schedule: Tuesday mornings at 9am
May 12 - Introduction - Chapter 2
May 19 - Chapters 3-4
May 26 - Chapters 5-7
June 2 - Documentary discussion of PBS: The Harvest: Integrating Mississippi's Schools. Run time: 1 hour, 48 mins. Please watch the film beforehand and come ready to discuss on June 2.
You can purchase here or at other local bookstores:
Link to documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rtq2wZ3oRY4
💬🗨️We look forward to seeing you in our virtual book club! 📚
If you are interested in joining, please email us (deibookclub@iucc.org) so we can provide you with the Zoom link.