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Reading the Classics Series

Kindred Thoughts Bookstore

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RTC provides an opportunity to acquaint oneself with or revisit classic Black literature in an informal setting. Moderated by Cultural Historian, Michelle Black-Smith, we come together to engage with and celebrate the great canon of AA literature.

Events in this collection

Reading the Classics: The Souls of Black Folks by W.E.B. Du Bois
Sat, Feb 14, 5:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: The Wedding by Dorothy West
Sat, May 16, 5:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: The Spook Who Sat By the Door by Sam Greenlee
Sat, Aug 15, 5:00 PM
Free

Reading the Classics: Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
Sat, Nov 15, 5:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: Manchild in the Promised Land, Claude Brown
Sat, Aug 9, 5:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: The Street, Anne Petry
Sat, May 10, 5:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: The Autobiography of Malcolm X, Alex Haley
Sat, Apr 12, 5:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Maya Angelou
Sat, Nov 16, 5:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: The Color Purple, Alice Walker
Sat, Aug 10, 6:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: Native Son, Richard Wright
Sat, May 11, 6:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: Letter From Birmingham Jail, Dr. Martin Luther King
Sat, Nov 11, 6:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
Sat, Aug 26, 6:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: Invisible Man, Ralph Ellison
Sat, May 6, 6:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: Beloved, Toni Morrison
Sat, Feb 18, 6:00 PM
Free
Reading the Classics: The Fire Next Time, James Baldwin
Sat, Nov 19, 6:00 PM
Free

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Kindred Thoughts online bookstore curates a cultural community connection focused on the Black experience through its sale of books, moderated discussions and events.

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