Ferguson Readings on Race

Reading Group books are available from Left Bank Books in St. Louis, MO at a 20% discount.

This is a private group that accepts new members. They meet on the second Monday of the month at 6:00pm at the Ferguson Municipal Library 35 North Florissant Rd, Ferguson, MO. If you are interested in joining, please send Shane an email at shane.m@left-bank.com

2020 Titles

Monday, January 13th, 2020: Stony the Road by Henry Lewis Gates, Jr

Monday, February 10, 2020: How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Monday, March 9, 2020: Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Monday, April 13: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

Monday, May 11: For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood...and the Rest of Y'all Too by Christopher Emdin

Monday, June 8: We Can't Breate: On Black Lives, White Lies, and the Art of Survival by Jabari Asim

Monday, July 13: Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison

Monday, August 10: Source of Self-Regard, Part 2 by Toni Morrison

Monday, September 14: Last Children of Mill Creek by Vivian Gibson (with a visit from the author)

Monday, October 12: My Beloved World by Sonia Sotomayor

Monday, November 16: Broken Heart of America: St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States by Walter Johnson

Monday, December 14: Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead

2021 Titles:

Monday, January 11, 2021: Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer Eberhardt, Ph.D

Monday, February 8, 2021: Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Brittney Cooper

Previous Titles: 2015-2016 Titles, 2017 Titles, 2018 Titles, 2019 Titles