Book Review Corner
Welcome to the Book Corner! Join us as we share some of the books that have been of interest to members of the St. James Committee for Racial Unity in learning more about race and racial issues in our world. Members share books we hope will inspire you to read and learn as we all work together to share the message of Jesus’ love for us and ALL of our neighbors. Check back to see what books we are reading!
Book Reviews
Book Review Corner: Hair Love
August Book Review by Leslie Jarrett Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry Hair Love , is an illustrated children’s book and New York Times bestseller that came out in 2019. The story is about a young girl named Zuri who wakes up one mornin...
Read MoreBook Review Corner- Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family
July Book Review by Catie Hodsdon Proud Shoes: The Story of an American Family by The Reverend Doctor Pauli Murray Proud Shoes , originally published in 1956, is a family memoir of The Reverend Doctor Pauli Murray. Pauli Murray was the f...
Read MoreBook Review Corner: Poverty by America
June Book Review by Kay Dougherty ( A summary of five different reviews, available upon request) Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond Over the past decade or two, it has become fashionable to attribute major social ills to underlyin...
Read MoreBook Review Corner: Change Sings
May Book Review by Linda Murchison CHANGE SINGS – A Children’s Anthem Words by Amanda Gorman, Pictures by Loren Long “I can hear change humming In its loudest, proudest song. I don’t fear change coming, And so I sing alon...
Read MoreBook Review Corner: White Picket Fences
Welcome to the Book Corner! Join us as we share (over the coming months) some of the books that have been of interest to members of this committee in learning more about race and racial issues in our world. Members will share books we hope will i...
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