Book Groups
A foundational idea for the Anti-Racism Reading Group is the belief that educating ourselves about the history and impact of racism in our country and in our lives is a step toward justice-making. Leadership of the discussion is shared among members.
In February 2026, the Anti-Racism Reading Group began a new book, The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. DuBois. Compelling and written less than forty years after the Civil War, it offers insights into the lived experiences of Black people as they navigated a changing country. When we complete our discussion of this book, which will take several months, we plan to read Where Do We Go from Here? Chaos or Community by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30pm on Zoom. Readers are welcome to join. For more information contact Eva or Phyllis at antiracismbookgroup@ocuuc.org. Details on how to join are on the church calendar.
Please consider supporting a black owned bookstore when making your book purchases. Reparations Club is a black-owned, woman-owned bookstore located in Los Angeles, and books may be ordered online.
Books Studied
- White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
- The Sum of Us by Heather Mcghee
- The 1619 Project Created by Nikole Hannah-Jones
- South to America by Imani Perry
- Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
- My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem
- Lovely One, the memoir of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson