The Dock C. Bracy Center for Human Reconciliation Complete Reading List
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.
June 2022 Selection
You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience
by Tarana Burke and Brene Brown
Random House (Apr 27, 2021)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 256 pages
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July 2022 Selection
The Vanishing Half
by Brit Bennett
Riverhead Books (Jun 02, 2020)
Fiction, Hardcover, 352 pages
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August 2022 Selection
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
by Ijeoma Oluo
Seal Press (Dec 01, 2020)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 320 pages
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September 2022 Selection
The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person
by Frederick Joseph
Candlewick Press (Dec 01, 2020)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 272 pages
Target Age Group: Young Adult
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October 2022 Selection
Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man
by Emmanuel Acho
Flatiron Books (Nov 10, 2020)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 256 pages
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November 2022 Selection
The Purpose of Power: How We Come Together When We Fall Apart
by Alicia Garza
One World (Sep 07, 2021)
Nonfiction, Paperback, 352 pages
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December 2022 Selection
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption
by Bryan Stevenson
- A Top 10 Book in the “Nonfiction Books from the 21st Century” Category
- Selected for 1 Book Club’s Reading List
- 3 Time Power List Bestselling Book
- Kirkus Prize Finalist/Winner 2014
- An NAACP Image Award Honored Book
- A New York Times Notable Book for 2014
One World (Oct 21, 2014)
Nonfiction, Hardcover, 288 pages
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