Kathy's Corner
BOOKS THAT INSPIRE
Gold Nautilus award-winning author of “Micro Activism You Can Make A Difference In The World Without A Bullhorn,” Omkari shows us how easy it is to begin, develop and sustain a way of social justice activism. Appealing especially to those of us out there who are more introverted and have never visualized ourselves in any kind of activism role, Omkari broadens our prospective to see how we can turn our passions into actions that can create positive change in our communities.
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A gifted writer and speaker, Omkari calls us all to see that no one is coming to rescue us from what is happening in our country. We are the heroes that we have been waiting for so get busy, buy her book, join her workshops and join an army of activists who want to make this a better world for all.
“Me and White Supremacy” one of the most influential books of our time is written by New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author, Layla F. Saad an anti-racism educator,
international speaker and podcast host on the topics of race, identity, leadership, social change and personal transformation.
“Me and White Supremacy” was first offered as a free self-published digital workbook in 2018 in an Instagram challenge and it was downloaded by over 100,000 people in only six months.
Since that time, her book and companion workbook have become a global phenomenon.
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Abraham Lincoln, December 1, 1862 Message to Congress
“...The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise -- with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, and act anew. We must disenthrall ourselves, and then we shall save our country.”
Greg McMurray is the founder of Touchdown Press, an independent Brooklyn-based publisher, focusing on reprinting radical texts from the past. In his own work as a writer and visual artist, he attempts to bring American history more clearly in the public's consciousness. The author of Honest, and Ft. Nonsense, NJ, he is currently working on a group of paintings for a forthcoming show, A History of American Civil Wars.