Book Club Materials
Jan. 20, 2022
In celebration of Martin Luther King Jr Day we will be discussing the life and work of renowned Black author Octavia E. Butler. She was the first Science Fiction writer to win the McArthur Genius Award, and the first Black author to win the Hugo award in science fiction. She is credited with shaping  Afro-futurism to neo-slave genres, and she defines her protagonists as “Black and female, behave as though they have no limitations.” We will discuss how she used literature and stories to both process the reality she saw, and help her reader imagine a different future. For this book club, we will discuss the NPR Throughline episode that analyzes her work and we also invite you to read or listen to one of her short stories.
May 24, 2021
Morgan, Allison, Aaron Clauset, Daniel Larremore, Nicholas LaBerge, and Mirta Galesic. 2021. “Socioeconomic Roots of Academic Faculty.” SocArXiv. doi:10.31235/osf.io/6wjxc.​
May 10, 2021
Nice White Parents - Episode 4
Apr. 12, 2021
Nice White Parents - Episode 3
Mar. 29, 2021
The Code Switch Podcast - ​Keep Your Friends Closer
Mar. 1, 2021
Nice White Parents - Episode 2
Feb. 1, 2021
We will be continuing the discussion on the intersection of race, justice, and mass incarceration in the US, based on Ava DuVernay's documentary "13th". If you didn't yet have a chance to watch it, you can do so here. And here's the guide we used at the MLK Day post-viewing discussion.
Dec. 7, 2020
The Code Switch Podcast - Is 'Race Science' Making A Comeback?
Nov. 23, 2020
Planet Money - Rethinking Black Wealth
Additional reading:
Nov. 9, 2020
Maggie Severns. "How Washington created some of the worst schools in America." ​Politico.
Recommended additional reading:
Oct. 26, 2020
Lisa Ko. "Unwanted Sterilization and Eugenics Programs in the United States." PBS Independent Lens.
Oct. 12, 2020
Black History Year - Is there Black Power in a Loaded Gun?
Sept. 28, 2020
Jonathan M. Metzl, MD, PhD and Dorothey E. Roberts, JD. "Structural Competency Meets Structural Racism: Race, Politics, and the Structure of Medical Knowledge." AMA Journal of Ethics.
Sept 14, 2020
Topic: Racism in Medicine and Research
Fresh Air - 'Henrietta Lacks': A Donor's Immortal Legacy
Margalit Fox​. "Lia Lee Dies; Life Went On Around Her, Redefining Care." The New York Times.
Aug 31, 2020
Nice White Parents - Episode 1
July 13, 2020 
Topic: Xenophobia and Immigration 
Natasha Hussain. "I'm Muslim and Live in Baltimore. Fear Made Me Become a U.S. Citizen." The New York Times. 
Laura Smith. "Trump's immigration ban is another page in the long story of xenophobia in America." LSE United States Centre.​​​​
Jun 22, 2020
Topic: Police Reform and Abolition 
Maya Dukmasova. "Abolish the police? Organizers say it's less crazy than it sounds." Chicago Reader. 
Sarah Holder. "What Happened to Crime in Camden?" Bloomberg CityLab.
Jun 8, 2020
Strategies for having hard conversations about race
Jun 1, 2020
​The Case for Reparations and discussion of George Floyd's murder
May 25, 2020
The Case for Reparations - Sections 4, 5, 6
May 18, 2020
The Case for Reparations - Sections 1, 2, 3
Mar 11, 2020
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi - Chapters 9-11
Feb 26, 2020
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi - Chapters 7-8
Feb 12, 2020
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi - Chapters 5-6
Jan 29, 2020
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi - Chapters 2-4
Jan 15, 2020
How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi - Intro & Chapter 1
Dec 13, 2019
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo - Recap
Dec 6, 2019
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo - Chapters 11-12
Nov 15, 2019
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo - Chapters 7-10
Nov 1, 2019
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo - Chapters 5-6
Oct 18, 2019
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo - Chapters 3-4
Oct 4, 2019
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo - Chapter 2
Sept 20, 2019
White Fragility by Robin Diangelo - Intro & Chapter 1​
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