Join us on the second Wednesday evening for the next three months at 7:30 pm for Watch. Read. Listen. Engage. How to Become an Antiracist Discussion Series (Volume 2). Discussion group activities will include watching movies, listening to podcasts, and reading books (both fiction and nonfiction) and articles that will help educate about systemic racism, prejudice, white privilege, and what it means to be a black person in our society. Engage in what may be uncomfortable and possibly challenging discussions with fellow community members.

March 10: Watch. Just Mercy. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases is that of Walter McMillian, who is sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence. (The library has the DVD; it is currently available to stream on HBO Max and Amazon Prime.)

April 14: Listen. NPR podcast: “Black and Up in Arms.” Part of NPR’s “Code Switch” Podcast series, this edition discusses the complicated history of Black Americans and guns. Listen before meeting in order to discuss. 

May 12: Read. Medium article: 103 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice. Read before meeting in order to discuss. Please come prepared to discuss at least one item from the list that you have not done or were not aware of, and how you plan to implement it in your life moving forward.

Over the summer: Read. The Hate U Give. Copies will be available at the library; ebook also available through the Libby app.

Registration is required. Those that register will be emailed login information the day before each session.