The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation

The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation’s Reading for Understanding monthly virtual book discussions are free and have two requirements: Read/listen to the book and make time for the discussion. Read the Bracy Center’s press release for the 2023 Book Discussion Series Selection & Celebrating Black-Owned Bookstores.

January 2023 Selection

Cover of The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story

by Nikole Hannah-Jones

February 2023 Selection

Cover of A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America

A Country of Strangers: Blacks and Whites in America

by David K. Shipler

March 2023 Selection

Cover of America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States

America for Americans: A History of Xenophobia in the United States

April 2023 Selection

Cover of An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion

An Uncommon Faith: A Pragmatic Approach to the Study of African American Religion

by Eddie S. Glaude Jr.

May 2023 Selection

Cover of How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America

How the Other Half Eats: The Untold Story of Food and Inequality in America

by Priya Fielding-Singh

June 2023 Selection

Cover of Living While Black: Using Joy, Beauty, and Connection to Heal Racial Trauma

Living While Black: Using Joy, Beauty, and Connection to Heal Racial Trauma

by Guilaine Kinouani

July 2023 Selection

Cover of Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present

by Harriet A. Washington

August 2023 Selection

Cover of Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion

Not a Nation of Immigrants: Settler Colonialism, White Supremacy, and a History of Erasure and Exclusion

by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

September 2023 Selection

Cover of Why We Can’t Wait (King Legacy)

Why We Can’t Wait (King Legacy)

by Martin Luther King, Jr.

October 2023 Selection

Cover of Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil

Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil

by Susan Neiman

November 2023 Selection

Cover of The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

The Other Slavery: The Uncovered Story of Indian Enslavement in America

by Andrés Reséndez

December 2023 Selection

Cover of Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America

Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in America

by Eduardo Bonilla-Silva