In partnership with the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, YWCA Northeast Kansas hosts a community book club that will feature books written by Indigenous people and people of color. All are invited to participate in monthly meetings to discuss the books and relevant social issues within our community. Discussions will be guided by YWCA’s volunteer racial justice facilitators.
Our book club meets online on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM via the online web conferencing platform Zoom. Although it is preferable to have read the book prior to the sessions, please feel free to join even if you haven't read the book.
July 13th and 27th: The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, by Heather McGhee. McGhee takes a look at the effects of racism on all Americans, through the lens of the American economy. Racism does not only harm people of color. Racism costs everyone by damaging the economic and social fabric of our country. She argues against the zero-sum paradigm – the idea that progress for some comes at the expense of others. Instead, in collecting stories from all over the country, McGhee shows us that there is a way forward that benefits everyone. Grab your copy at the Topeka & Shawnee County Library by clicking here.
