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, and books recently discussed include Caste by Isabel Wilkerson and My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem. We begin the 2025-2026 church year by discussing Lovely One, the memoir of Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.
Meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30pm on Zoom. New members are welcome. 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