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Book Discussion: What Truth Sounds Like by Michael Eric Dyson

Join us for an in depth discussion of

What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America by Michael Eric Dyson

Saturday March 30th 2019 10am-12pm, Fireside Room

Imani Community Church
3300 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94602

What Truth Sounds Like is a timely exploration of America's tortured racial politics that continues the conversation from Michael Eric Dyson's New York Times bestseller Tears We Cannot Stop.

“In 1963 Attorney General Robert Kennedy sought out James Baldwin to explain the rage that threatened to engulf black America. Baldwin brought along some friends, including play- wright Lorraine Hansberry, psychologist Kenneth Clark, and a valiant activist, Jerome Smith. It was Smith’s relentless, unfil- tered fury that set Kennedy on his heels, reducing him to sullen silence....”

Earlier Event: March 6
East Bay Lenten Caravan Schedule 2019
Later Event: April 6
Ministry Team Leader Meeting