Healing America from White Body Supremacy: An Exploration of My Grandmother’s Hands by Resmaa Menakem

Charter Oak Cultural Center, B’nai Tikvoh-Sholom and Neshama Center for Lifelong Learning present a six-week virtual discussion series on the book My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies by Resmaa Menakem.

On January 7, special guest Prof. Traci C. West will provide a general overview of the book before we dive in to deeper conversations in later sessions. Dr. West is the James W. Pearsall Professor of Christian Ethics and African American Studies at Drew University Theological School in Madison, New Jersey, whose teaching, research, and publications focus on liberative Christian social ethics in church and society, especially related to gender, racial, and sexuality justice.

DATES: Thursdays at 6:30pm
January 7, 14, 21, February 4, 18 and one more date TBA.

Via Zoom. To register, CLICK HERE. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

To order a copy of My Grandmother’s Hands, CLICK HERE.