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m oting eco n o m ic ju stic e issues,
h o sts th ree e v e n ts fo r B lack
H istory M onth.
"D on't L et School Interfere
w ith y o u r E ducation," is the title
o f a series that b eg in s w ith a
d iscu ssio n o f how A frica p ro
vides m uch o f the reso u rces u ti
lized in the U .S, yet fails to b e n
e fit p eo p le fro m A frica, and
people w ho are d escen d en ts o f
A frica in the U .S. T he d isc u s
sion w ill take place on W ed n es
day, Feb. 8, from 6 pm . to 8 p.m .
at the N orth P o rtlan d L ibrary,
512 N. K illingsw orth St.
A p ro v o cativ e b o o k about
racism , sexism , and class issues
in presen t day society w ill be the
second topic w hen A hjam u U m i
reads from his novel "Find the
F lo w er that B lossom s" and fa
cilitates a discussion around civil
rights issues. T he event takes
place Saturday, Feb. 18, from 1
p.m . to 3 p.m ., at R eflections
B o o k s to r e .
446
N .E .
K illingsw orth St.
W hat is A frican culture? W ho
practices it? W hat are the b en
efits o f it? T h ese q u estio n s will
g enerate the discu ssio n fo r the
third discu ssio n on W ednesday,
Feb. 22 at 6 p.m . at the N orth
P ortland L ibrary.
All events are free and every
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