White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo, and The Deficit Myth by Stephanie Kelton – Coming for the August 7 First Friday Book Synopsis (on Zoom)
First Friday Book Synopsis, August 7, 2020, on Zoom Time: 7:30 am (Central Time) Two Books: White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, Foreword by Michael Eric Dyson and The Deficit Myth: Modern Monetary Theory and the Birth of the People’s Economy by Stephanie Kelton Link to join meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89254017070 Read More
First Friday Book Synopsis now on YouTube – If you missed our live session, catch up here: Stamped from the Beginning and The Ride of a Lifetime, our July session, now available
The video recording of our July session of the First Friday Book Synopsis is now available on YouTube. Click here to download the synopsis handout for these two presentations. The two books are: The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger and Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi (Each of the two book Read More
Here is the New York Times list of best-selling business books for July, 2020 – Atomic Habits by James Clear is still #1, in Pandemic America
The New York Times has just published its list of best-selling business books for July, 2020. Again this month during pandemic season, Atomic Habits is #1 on the list. My theory on why this is still #1 is simple: we are all having to work on ourselves, and this means that we need to get Read More
An Interesting and Thoughtful Post by Brian H. Spitzberg
I have never seen this many reactions to a post, as I we had on the issue on Racism, Statutes, and Monuments. One of the best posts that I read recently was by Brian H. Spitzberg. I have known him for more that 40 years, when we were debaters at UT Arlington. He is Senate Distinguished Professor Read More
Download the Synopses Handouts for Friday’s Remote First Friday Book Synopsis – July 3, 2020
Well over 100 people are joining us on our “Remote” First Friday Book Synopsis gatherings. We had participants from all over the country. Please share this word far and wide — all are welcome! July 3, 2020 – Zoom Two Book Synopses: The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger andStamped from the Beginning by Ibram X, Kendi. Read More
This Friday, (July 3) Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X. Kendi – a few thoughts about informed conversation
THE TITLE STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING comes from a speech that Mississippi senator Jefferson Davis gave on the floor of the US Senate on April 12, 1860. “This Government was not founded by negroes nor for negroes,” but “by white men for white men,” Davis lectured his colleagues. The bill was based on the false Read More
