Daphne and Carrie break down Nic Stone's Dear Martin (and breifly discuss the sequel, Dear Justyce). They discuss the importance of books like this one - with a male teen protagonist. Dear Martin is a fantastic partner to The Hate U Give, with a similar story told from a female protagonist's point of view. 

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Carrie and Daphne tackle another non-fiction book; this time Evicted by Matthew Desmond. Evicted tells the story of a handful of Milwaukeeans who are experiencing eviction, on one side of the process or another. This book reads like a novel, but is in fact many true stories told in a way that makes eviction real and close to home. 

Evicted is a must read for anyone looking for a tangible way to understand privilege and poverty. 

This episode we chat with a local elementary teacher about how she has used books to help students grasp concepts like equity and to build a sense of community within her classroom. 

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We discuss Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, an incredibly heavy book with stories - old and new - outlining how racism is ingrained in our every day lives through a caste-like system right here in America. 

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Links with information about volunteering and donating to support Afghan refugees:

A more recent book - Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid - with a very timely situation. We share our takeaways from the book as well as our experience discussing with our local library book club. 

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Author website: https://kileyreid.com/

A book published in 1959 with very current themes. We read Black Like Me by John Howard Griffin with our local book club and we discuss in this episode how we were each struck by different aspects of the book and how history and current events seem to blend together. 

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We discuss the book that brought us to our journey of advocacy and anti-racism. We go back to 2018 and relive some pre-pandemic times and chat books! 

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Welcome to Starting Small: An Anti-racist Book Chat