Book Club

Book Club Materials

Nov. 17, 2022

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
p. 241-276: Burning Cascade Head, Putting Down Roots, Umbilicaria: The Belly Button of the World

Nov. 3, 2022

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
p. 202-240: Braiding Sweetgrass: In the Footsteps of Nanabozho: Becoming Indigenous to Place, The Sound of Silverbells, Sitting in a Circle

Oct. 20, 2022

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
p. 156-201: Mishkos Kenomagwen: The Teachings of Grass, Maple Nation: A Citizenship Guide, The Honorable Harvest

Oct. 6, 2022

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
p. 118-155: Picking Sweetgrass: Epiphany in the Beans, The Three Sisters, Wisgaak Gokpenagen: A Black Ash Basket

Sep. 22, 2022

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
p. 82-117: A Mother’s Work, The Consolation of Water Lilies, Allegiance to Gratitude

Sep. 8, 2022

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
p. 48-81: Learning the Grammar of Animacy, Tending Sweetgrass: Maple Sugar Moon, Witch Hazel

Aug. 25, 2022

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
p. 22-47: The Gift of Strawberries, An Offering, Asters and Goldenrod

Aug. 11, 2022

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
p. 3-21: Intro, Preface, Planting sweetgrass: Skywoman Falling, The Council of Pecans

May 27, 2022

In celebration of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage month, we will discuss Tiger Mothers: Raising Children The Chinese Way and The Difficulty of Being a Perfect Asian

Apr. 28, 2022

Throughline - Our Own People

Feb 24, 2022

To celebrate Black History Month, we will be discussing some influential Black innovators who have driven change in science and technology in recent years. We will discuss Guion Bluford, the first African American man in space! Then, we invite you to choose your own path while you read and learn about one or more of the individuals below. We will discuss not only their lives, but “Black Excellence” and its ramifications. This special Black history month book club is meant to help us appreciate the spirit of innovation and create space to honor the identities of the Black innovators and scientists behind the work!

Dr. Patricia Bath: Creator of the Laserphaco Probe, a device that provides a non-invasive, almost-permanent, solution to cataracts.
https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/dr-patricia-bath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTRuxm15dxM
https://youtu.be/gcE_QMTBNW4

John Henry Thompson: Creator of LINGO, a scripting language that renders visuals and animations within computer programs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqISbaJ7qug (speaking on race @ ~22 min)

Jessica O. Matthews: CEO of Uncharted Power, a renewable power company that specializes in harnessing kinetic energy, energy of motion, to create ecosystems of power for communities around the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaT5JHBPHPg
https://ghc.anitab.org/speaker/jessica-o-matthews/

Feb 3, 2022

Beauty in Breaking by Michele Harper - Chapter 5

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.

Dec 16, 2021

Why are Black & White Funeral Homes STILL Separate? (video)

Dec 2, 2021

Scene on Radio - Season 2 Seeing White: Episode 3 Made in America

Nov 18, 2021

Scene on Radio - Season 2 Seeing White: Episode 2 How Race Was Made

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 15, 2021

How to Save a Planet - The Tribe that's Moving Earth (and Water) to Solve the Climate Crisis

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
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