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!
Upcoming Book Club Meetings
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
at 2:00 pm
Racial Fault Lines
By Tomas Almaguer
Join Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell for our next Racial Justice Learning Exchange Book Club Community Discussion on our featured book, Racial Fault Lines by Tomas Almaguer. Supervisor Mitchell will be joined by Frank Meeink, Author/Activist, and Michelle Vasquez Ruiz, American Studies Ph.D. Candidate for a community discussion, open to all, on the timeline of White supremacy from Manifest Destiny to modern day.
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.
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