Reading Challenge

2023 Black History and Reading Challenge

A New Origin Story: The 1619 Project

Created by Waterloo, Iowa’s own Nikole Hannah-Jones
Investigative Reporter for The New York Times and Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Book discussions will take place at the Carnegie-Stout Public Library
on the dates indicated from 3-4 p.m.

February 26
Chapter 1: “Democracy” by Nikole Hannah-Jones
Chapter 2: “Race” by Dorothy Roberts

March 26
Chapter 3: “Sugar” by Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Chapter 4: “Fear” by Leslie Alexander and Michelle Alexander

April 30
Chapter 5: “Dispossession” by Tiya Miles
Chapter 6: “Capitalism” by Matthew Desmond

May 28
Chapter 7: “Politics” by Jamelle Boui
Chapter 8: “Citizenship” by Martha S. Jones

June 25
Chapter 9: “Self-Defense” by Carol Anderson
Chapter 10: “Punishment” by Bryan Stevenson

July 30
Chapter 11: “Inheritance” by Trymaine Lee
Chapter 12: “Medicine” by Linda Villarosa

August 27
Chapter 13: “Church” by Anthea Butler
Chapter 14: “Music” by Wesley Morris

September 24
Chapter 15: “Healthcare” by Jeneen Interlandi
Chapter 16: “Traffic” by Kevin Kruse

October 29
Chapter 17: “Progress” by Ibram X. Kendi
Chapter 18: “Justice” by Nikole Hannah-Jones