In February 2021, the ASI book club was formed to create a venue for members of ASI and the Parent Leadership Institute to come together to read critically for pleasure, obtain information, and socialize. The isolation and angst, caused by the pandemic, were feelings that we hoped the meetings would reduce.
The following lists the books that members selected to read. The member, who recommended the book receiving the highest number of votes, develops the discussion questions and moderates the session.
An asterisk indicates that the author attended the book club meeting.
2023
Jan.
MY LIFE IN SEARCH OF AFRICA by John Henrik Clarke
Feb.
READ UNTIL YOU UNDERSTAND by Farah Jasmine Griffin
Mar.
EMOTIONAL JUSTICE by Esther Armah
APR.
EMOTIONAL JUSTICE by Esther Armah*
MAY
THE COMING by Daniel Black
Jun.
THE COMING by Daniel Black*
2022
Jan.
HOW THE WORD IS PASSED by Clint Smith
Feb.
DREAMS IN A TIME OF WAR by Ngugi waThiong’o
Mar.
THE 1619 PROJECT Nikole Hannah-Jones
Apr.
THE 1619 PROJECT by Nikole Hannah-Jones
May
BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Jun.
RECITATIF by Toni Morrison
Sept.
FROM ENSLAVEMENT TO BELOVEDNESS by Adelaide Sanford*
Oct.
BRAINWASHED by Tom Burrell
Nov.
BRAINWASHED by Tom Burrell*
Dec.
The RISE AND FALL OF BLACK WALL STREET by Robin Walker
2021
Feb.
CASTE by Isabel Wilkerson
Mar.
BLACK BROOKLYN by John Flateau*
Apr.
THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON by George Clason
May
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X by Alex Haley/Malcolm X
June.
CRE Articles by Gloria Ladson Billings
Sept.
FUGITIVE PEDAGOGY by Jarvis Givens*
Oct.
THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS by Rebecca Skloot
Nov.
FOUR HUNDRED SOULS by Ibram X. Kendi/Keisha Blain
Dec.
FOUR HUNDRED SOULS by Ibram X. Kendi/Keisha Blain