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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo #Juneteenth #WeNeedDiverseBooks #DiversityRC2022

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 19, 2022 by Joy Weese MollJune 9, 2022

Book: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo Genre: Nonfiction Publisher: Seal Press, Hachette Book Group Publication date: 2018 Pages: 248 Source: Physical copy from the library Summary: The summary of So You Want to Talk About … Continue reading →

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Stamped #BookReview

Joy's Book Blog Posted on February 23, 2022 by Joy Weese MollFebruary 23, 2022

Book: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Publication date: 2020 Pages: 294 Source: Print book borrowed from the library Summary: Ibram X. Kendi writes in the … Continue reading →

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Book Club Selects 2021-22 Books #WeNeedDiverseBooks

Joy's Book Blog Posted on September 18, 2021 by Joy Weese MollSeptember 18, 2021

The Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group has been meeting since June of 2008 — over 13 years. In that time, we’ve read 120 books, specializing in books about race in America. For the second year in a row, … Continue reading →

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Descendants #RadioReview #BriFri

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 18, 2021 by Joy Weese MollJune 16, 2021

Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →

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St. Timothy’s Presentation — Virtual Handout

Joy's Book Blog Posted on February 14, 2021 by Joy Weese MollFebruary 13, 2021

This morning, I’m giving a presentation about the school to prison pipeline at Saint Timothy’s Episcopal Church in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Due to COVID, this presentation is happening via Zoom. I like virtual handouts, even for in-person presentations, since the … Continue reading →

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Our Book Club Books #WeNeedDiverseBooks

Joy's Book Blog Posted on September 18, 2020 by Joy Weese MollSeptember 18, 2020

The third Thursday in September is the annual potluck and book selection meeting for our book club. The Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group has been meeting since the summer of 2008, following the tragic Kirkwood City Hall shooting … Continue reading →

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Becoming by Michelle Obama #BookReview #AudioBook

Joy's Book Blog Posted on March 12, 2020 by Joy Weese MollMarch 11, 2020

Book: Becoming by Michelle Obama Genre: memoir Publisher: Random House Audio Publication date: 2018 Pages: 464 Source: audiobook borrowed from the library Summary: Michelle Obama was raised on the South Side of Chicago in a working-class family. We learn about … Continue reading →

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So many Book Club books

Joy's Book Blog Posted on September 21, 2019 by Joy Weese MollSeptember 20, 2019

The Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group held our annual potluck and book selection meeting this week. Our book club has been meeting since the summer of 2008, in the aftermath of a tragic shooting in our town that … Continue reading →

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Whistling Vivaldi by Claude M. Steele #BookReview #BookClub

Joy's Book Blog Posted on June 24, 2019 by Joy Weese MollJune 21, 2019

Book: Whistling Vivaldi: How stereotypes affect us and what we can do by Claude M. Steele Genre: Social Psychology Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Publication date: 2010 Pages: 242 Source: Purchased from Left Bank Books Summary: Stereotype threat is the … Continue reading →

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The Half Has Never Been Told #BookReview #BookClub

Joy's Book Blog Posted on February 24, 2019 by Joy Weese MollFebruary 23, 2019

Book: The Half Has Never Been Told by Edward E. Baptist Genre: History Publisher: Basic Books Publication date: 2014 Pages: 498 Source: Library Summary: The most succinct summary is the subtitle: “Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism.”  If you … Continue reading →

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