“Why fear? The stuff of my being is matter, ever changing,
ever moving, but never lost; so what need of denominations and creeds to deny
myself the comfort of all my fellow men? The wide belt of the universe has no
need for finger-rings. I am one with the infinite and need no other assurance.”
Okay, okay, I'll be honest. I haven't read it yet. But,
geeze! It sure does look good!
This month for our Racial Healing Book Club meeting, we will
be reading and discussing Zora Neale Hurston's well-loved autobiography
"Dust Tracks on a Road." First published in 1942, at the peak of her
popularity, this book chronicles Hurston's childhood of poverty in the rural
South on to her success as one of the most prominent artists of the
Harlem Renaissance. Renowned for her wit, wisdom and audacity, Hurston is
routinely considered a pioneer of her time, and one of the greatest geniuses of
anthropology and writing in the United
States
The Southwest Michigan Black Heritage Society holds this Book
Club meeting every other month throughout the year. The Race Initiative Book
Club is founded out of the SMBHS’s Racial Healing Initiative, which is a
program that maintains that the “lingering legacy of historical injustices must
be addressed through” four steps: facing history, making connections, healing
wounds and taking action. The Book Club is a drop-in club that fits into this
structure by opening up a space for people to read and discuss books that
promote racial healing and reconciliation.
Please
join us on Thursday, January 15th from 6:30-8:00 pm at Kazoo Books to discuss
this historic piece. It is free, open to the public, and we would love to see
your face! The book is available at the library or at Kazoo Books for purchase.
Kazoo Books
2513 Parkview Avenue
Kalmazoo, MI
For more information on our Book Club, check out this article.
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