Book Club

The Office of Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell’s Racial Justice Learning Exchange Book Club is open to all who are interested in connecting with fellow residents on learning and discussing strategies for advancing racial justice.

Each quarter, we will read one of the books below. Book Club participants will be invited to engage in an online discussion forum regarding the contents of the book.

The book club selections will align with Racial Justice Learning Exchange public events focus on shared histories and current dynamics impacting racial justice.

Whether you are just starting your learning journey or you’re already a bookworm for racial justice, we look forward to your participation and are committed to supporting our collective learning!

Book of the quarter

How to Be An Antiracist

By Ibram X. Kendi

How to Be an Antiracist, Kendi takes readers through a widening circle of antiracist ideas—from the most basic concepts to visionary possibilities—that will help readers see all forms of racism clearly, understand their poisonous consequences, and work to oppose them in our systems and in ourselves. Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science with his own personal story of awakening to antiracism. This is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond the awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a just and equitable society.

Past Book Club Events

Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition

by Dr. David Hayes-Bautista.

The RJLE Book Club launched May 2022, featuring the book 'Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition,' by Dr. David Hayes-Bautista.

past Book Club Selections 2022

Spring 2022

Cinco de Mayo: An American Tradition

Author:
David E. Hayes-Bautista

Summer 2022

City of Inmates: Conquest, Rebellion and the Rise of Human Caging in Los Angeles, 1771 - 1965

Author:
Kelly-Lytle Hernández

Fall 2022

Racial Fault Lines: The Historical Origins of White Supremacy in California

Author:
Tomás Almaguer