The Pauli Murray Center's April book club discussion will be on Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur. The event will be co-hosted with Jaimee Swift - activist, journalist, and Executive Director of Black Women Radicals.

The event is co-sponsored by Black Women Radicals - a Black feminist advocacy organization dedicated to uplifting and centering Black women and gender expansive people’s radical political activism: https://www.blackwomenradicals.com/

This intensely personal and political autobiography belies the fearsome image of JoAnne Chesimard long projected by the media and the state. With wit and candor, Assata Shakur recounts the experiences that led her to a life of activism and portrays the strengths, weaknesses, and eventual demise of Black and White revolutionary groups at the hand of government officials. The result is a signal contribution to the literature about growing up Black in America that has already taken its place alongside The Autobiography of Malcolm X and the works of Maya Angelou.

We will hold our discussion on Wednesday, April 28th from 6:30 to 7:30 PM on Zoom. To attend, please register in advance: https://zoom.us/.../tJEpc-mhqD4jGNzCtBmH7P2a6I1jiMDAWVMQ

We have an official Facebook group for the book club. Join for updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pmcbookclub/