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July & August 2026
Discussion of Frederick Douglass (IN-PERSON EVENTS!)
DATE: Sunday, July 12, 2-4pm and Sunday, August 16, 2-4pm
LOCATION: Zora's Place, 2223 Washington Street, Evanston
Zora's Place is a beautiful new Black women-owned independent feminist bookstore within the exciting and innovative wellness initiative The Aux. The bookstore's namesake, Zora Neal Hurston, wrote the novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, which Dr. Ibram X. Kendi called the greatest American novel ever written. Having read and taught Hurston's beautiful story of Janie Crawford's journey, I concur! (Move over, Great Gatsby and Huck Finn!)
There is both a coffee house and a commercial kitchen within the gorgeous light-filled space of The Aux (a former potato washing factory!) so come ready to snack and to take cool photos within this thoughtfully-designed space.
Besides learning more about the entire space "dedicated to healing, wellness, and racial equity," we will discuss the TIMELY and PERENNIAL text of Frederick Douglass's immortal keynote address "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" Find an overview here of Frederick Douglass's historic oration delivered on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York. Download the entire 15 page text here.
ABOUT US:
We are a group of adults and teens committed to anti-racist work, equity, and relationship building.
Join us to discuss works primarily by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) writers to learn about the BIPOC experience and history. Learn how to take action through our discussions.
Our goal is to move beyond conversation in order to create positive change in our community.
OUR CALENDAR:
We usually meet monthly via Zoom, usually on the 2nd Sunday, 7-8:30pm, where we aim to reserve the 8-8:30pm time slot to discuss action-focused topics, and conclude with an optional hangout 8:30-9pm.
Recently, as an alternative to Zoom, we have been including more in-person meetings to strengthen our community bonds.
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