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Hood Feminism was our General Track read for May 2020. During that month, both Angela Davis and Nikki Giovanni discussed their thoughts on feminism, so it was only fitting that

The Women of Brewster Place was our General Track read for June 2020. A majority of our book club members had seen the critically acclaimed miniseries that debuted on ABC

Such a Fun Age was our July 2020 General Track read and one of our most popular reads of the book club thus far! Kiley Reid discusses the racism and

Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown, our Fall 2020 Complex Theory read, inspired us to incorporate more pleasure into our lives by adopting it as a political practice. brown builds

Heavy was our August General Track read and the first male-authored book we read. Kiese Laymon writes about his tumultuous upbringing as a Black boy in Mississippi and what that

All About Love was our Summer Complex Theory read and the perfect book to wrap up the summer. The bell hooks classic offers readers radical ways to think about love

Heavy by Kiese Laymon, our August General Track read, gave us insight into the livelihood of Black men and the Black families who raise them. This book was paired with

Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, our July General Track read, was a much needed break from the heavier reads this year. Our first Young Adult book lived up

Naima Nur, of Sun Song, joined the SBG Book Club to read and discuss a selection of poems from Lucille Clifton’s book of poetry entitled, Good Woman. Poetry is an important