Online Event: Social Justice Power Hour: Farah Jasmine Griffin

Online Event: Social Justice Power Hour: Farah Jasmine Griffin

Monday, November 15, 2021 - 7:00PM to 8:00PM EST

A brilliant scholar imparts the lessons bequeathed by the Black community & its remarkable artists & thinkers. 

Takin' to her heart the phrase "Read Until You Understand," a line her father, who died when she was nine, wrote in a note to her, Farah has made it central to this book about the love of the majestic power of words & love of the magnificence of Black life.

She has spent years rooted in the culture of Black genius & the legacy of books that her father left her. A beloved professor, Farah has devoted herself to passing these works & their wisdom on to generations of students.

Now in this powerful new book, she shares a lifetime of discoveries~ the ideas that inspired the stunning oratory of Frederick Douglass & Malcolm X, the soulful music of Marvin Gaye & Stevie Wonder, the daring literature of Phillis Wheatley & Toni Morrison, the inventive artistry of Romare Bearden, among many more. Exploring these works through such themes as justice, rage, self-determination, beauty, joy, & mercy allows her to move from her aunt’s love of yellow roses to Gil Scott-Heron’s "Winter in America."

Farah entwines memoir, history, & art while she keeps her finger on the pulse of the present, asking us to grapple with the continuing struggle for Black freedom & the ongoing project that is American democracy. She challenges us to reckon with our commitment to all the nation’s inhabitants & our responsibilities to all humanity.

Join Farah & our own BRCSJ Chief Activist Robt Seda-Schreiber in virtual community-buildin' conversation equally empowerin' & entertainin'

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