FL NOW BOOK CLUB
The FL NOW Book Club, sponsored by Greater Orlando NOW, meets the third Monday of every month at 6:30 P.M. via Zoom. To join the book club please email Debbie Deland, dcdeland@att.net. Our book club is lively with strong women that enjoy hearing and learning from one another. We are a learning group. Every month we have a book discussion related to racism with emphasis on women of color. We are particularly focused on Race and Racism because we need to teach ourselves. We are intent on learning Black, Native American, AAPI, etc. history and the racism perpetrated on each group. We have learned so much and are appalled at our ignorance and that we got absolutely nothing from our schooling. We are sad that students will get even less in today’s conservative climate. Below are some examples of what we’ve read, what we’re reading and what we want to read. There’s a lot more.
“The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration In An Age of Color Blindness”
“White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People To Talk About Race”
“Stamped from the Beginning”
“So You Want to Talk About Race”
“Dean Ijeawele or a Feminist Manifesto in 15 Suggestions”
“We Should All Be Feminists”
“The Moment of Lift”
“Becoming”
“Ain’t I A Woman: Black Women and Feminism”
“All About Love”
“How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With The History of Slavery Across America”
“The Hate You Have to Give”
“The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper” “
Ida: A Sword Among Lions”
“Color of Law”
“Color of Money”
“Women, Race, Class” “
Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning”
“Lakota Woman”
“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian”
Come to Book Club whether you have read the book or not. The discussion is enlightening, you’ll learn about our real history and racism. We’d also like to have your insights. Not everyone can read the selection every month. All of FL NOW, members and friends are welcome. Get on the FL NOW email list to find out what we’re reading next by emailing dcdeland@att.net.
