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We’re writing to extend an invitation to you to our new Anti-Racist   Reading   Group . This   group   is a pilot effort among us (Shannon and Ashanka) with Dr. Adrian Neely. This year, we’d like to focus the participation to our department and a few VIP members of our campus community. We hope you’ll join us.   Our first read   will be   Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America  by Ibram X. Kendi . We’ll be talking about the first two parts, as well as the “Introduction”/Prologue. The introduction is an incredible read unto itself!   When : Wednesday, September 9, at 4:30 p.m. CST Where : Zoom Meeting ID: 7811530974       A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America 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. The construct of race has always been used...
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ANNOUNCING OUR NEW ANTI-RACIST READING GROUP!

This week, we wanted to highlight a few more resources and ideas for anti-racist work we can all do, but we would be remiss not to take a moment to acknowledge the recent deaths of two Civil Rights leaders:  Representative John Lewis  and  Rev. C. T. Vivian . The links in the previous sentence go to recent   New York Times  articles about their work.    We encourage you to take some time to read up on their invaluable contributions to the fight against racial injustice. You might also consider checking out John Lewis’ fantastic  MARCH  graphic novel trilogy  that offers a great visual telling of his story and work.   We invite you also to respond to this email and share any additional resources or stories of your own anti-racist work. We want to encourage dialogue. To that end, the first item on this list is one way of joining us for future conversations:   1. We’re writing to extend an invitation to you to our new Anti-Racist ...
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