LiberArte

Corrected date: March 22nd

MARCH READ! You’re invited to join us on March 18th for a discussion of The Message by Ta-Nehisi Coates.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

In the first of the book’s three intertwining essays, Coates, on his first trip to Africa, finds himself in two places at once: in Dakar, a modern city in Senegal, and in a mythic kingdom in his mind. Then he takes readers along with him to Columbia, South Carolina, where he reports on his own book’s banning, but also explores the larger backlash to the nation’s recent reckoning with history and the deeply rooted American mythology so visible in that city—a capital of the Confederacy with statues of segregationists looming over its public squares. Finally, in the book’s longest section, Coates travels to Palestine, where he sees with devastating clarity how easily we are misled by nationalist narratives, and the tragedy that lies in the clash between the stories we tell and the reality of life on the ground.

Written at a dramatic moment in American and global life, this work from one of the country’s most important writers is about the urgent need to untangle ourselves from the destructive myths that shape our world—and our own souls—and embrace the liberating power of even the most difficult truths.

BIRTHDAY COLLAB???

Guess who we’re celebrating in February? This month, we’re collaborating with Entre to celebrate the life and legacy of writer, philosopher, and activist Audre Lorde. Stay tuned for details

Join us on February 15th for a discussion of The Selected Works of Audre Lorde.

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Self-described "black, le***an, mother, warrior, poet" Audre Lorde is an unforgettable voice in twentieth-century literature, and one of the first to center the experiences of black, q***r women. This essential reader showcases her indelible contributions to intersectional feminism, q***r theory, and critical race studies in twelve landmark essays and more than sixty poems—selected and introduced by one of our most powerful contemporary voices on race and gender, Roxane Gay.