Dismantling Racism Discussions

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February 26:“Begin Again:  James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own” by Eddie Glaude, Jr.

Watch: Eddie Glaude Jr., Author of “Begin Again” 
Watch: Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America And Its Urgent Lessons For Our Own
Watch: Eddie S. Glaude, Jr & Jon Meacham at the 2022 New Orleans Book Festival

March 26:“Poverty, by America” (Random House) by Matthew Desmond

Watch: Matthew Desmond on ‘Poverty, by America’ 
Watch: Matthew Desmond: The Privileged are Complicit in America’s Poverty Crisis | Amanpour and Company
Watch:“Poverty, By America” with Matthew Desmond 

April 30: “Our Hearts Were Strangely Lukewarm: The American Methodist Church and the Struggle with White Supremacy” by John Elford

Watch: Rev. Dr. John Elford | Our Hearts Were Strangely Lukewarm 
Watch: INUMC DMJ Book Study Week One – Our Hearts Were Strangely Lukewarm
Watch: Q&A with author, John Elford