The community reading project includes:
A series of 19 video panels, discussing each chapter in the context of today’s Nashville.
Study material to dig deeper into the book’s topics.
Just Conversations
If ever there was a time to have public discussions about civil rights, equity, and inclusion for all in this country, it is right now. In Nashville and across the U.S., the Black Lives Matter movement and a plethora of advocacy groups have spoken with a clarion voice to demand justice and the end to systemic inequality and white supremacy in our institutions and communities.
As 2021 begins, the Metro Human Relations Commission is endeavoring to ensure that as many people as possible can be included in these important discussions, especially given the constraints of pandemic precautions. Therefore, we are launching – Just Conversations – a public discussion platform, starting with a community book reading of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s “How to be an Antiracist.”
Residents can join by reading the book, viewing the episode discussions, and using the materials to process the issues it raises. For those who have already read the book, the videos and materials are a resource to think more deeply about the subject matter, hear and understand a diversity of perspectives, and connect with others.
*Nashville Reads “How to be an Antiracist” Executive Producers: Sarah Imran, Mark Eatherly, Barbara Gunn Lartey, and Bob Faricy
Resources
Make the most of the ideas, insights, and inspiration from the book. Access the study guide, book club kit, and links to local resources to process and discuss the important topics around antiracism.
“The good news is that racist and antiracist are not fixed identities. We can be a racist one minute and an antiracist the next. What we say about race, what we do about race, in each moment, determines what - not who - we are.”
— Ibram X. Kendi, How to Be an Antiracist