Busboys and Poets Books Presents The Anti-Racism Journal
Date and Time
Oct 21, 2022 6:00 pm
Location
Hyattsville
5331 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville, Maryland, 20781
Oct 21, 2022 6:00 pm
Hyattsville
Busboys and Poets Books Presents THE ANTI-RACISM JOURNAL
Join us to learn what we can do and how we can contribute to the work of anti-racism.
Author and anti-racist activist Faitth Brooks developed this revolutionary guided journal to help you commit to the cause and become an authentic ally. With this book you can work from the inside out as you unpack your own biases and shortcomings, work through the influence of interlocking systems of oppression, and figure out how to use your privilege for good.
Within these pages you’ll find hard questions about race and the space for you to answer without judgment so you can examine, process, and grow in your anti-racist journey at your own pace. Each chapter starts with insightful anecdotes from Faitth’s lived experiences to frame the themes you will explore through prompts designed to help you work through each concept.
This journal invites you to look at your upbringing and how it shaped you, investigate your fears in doing the work of anti-racism, learn how to practice humility when you make mistakes as well as engage with the history of racism and its legacy through homework curated to help further your understanding of each chapter’s issues. By the end, you will be able to take inventory of your strengths and figure out how you can help make the world more just. In working through this journal, you can become a better ally one question at a time.
Faitth Brooks will be joining us at Busboys and Poets to discuss her new book. She will be joined in conversation by Kelsey Myers. This event is free and open to all. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of THE ANTI-RACISM JOURNAL will be available for purchase before and during the event.
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Faitth Brooks is a writer, speaker, social worker, activist, and co-host of the Melanated Faithpodcast. She engages in activism by working with nonprofits to find sustainable solutions to systemic issues, as well as by being a strategist and consultant for brands and influencers. Faitth has served as the director of programs and innovation for Be the Bridge and director of women’s empowerment for Legacy Collective. In addition to leveraging her speaking and social media platforms to enliven collective liberation centered on the sisterhood of Black women, Faitth is crafting a communal space where Black sisters can explore rest, tenderness, and softness.
Kelsey Myers is a trauma-informed therapist, speaker and consultant driven by a love of people and deep desire for generative healing and justice in her own life and the lives of others. Through the lens of spiritual formation and interpersonal neurobiology, she guides individuals, groups and communities through conversations and experiences that facilitate discovery, growth and lasting change. She is the co-owner of Curo Consulting, a group psychotherapy and consulting practice in Falls Church, VA and lives in Reston with her partner and three children
