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<P CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-p1 gmail_msg"><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-s1 gmail_msg">Now more than ever, women are seeking</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">out opportunities to speak their minds and have their voices heard. Historically, b</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg"></SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">ook clubs have provided spaces for women to discuss politics. They<SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg">have the power</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">to lift up invisible voices in literature, while its members discuss the social implications of an author's text and embrace reading as a transformational act.</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"></SPAN></P>
<P CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-p1 gmail_msg"><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-s1 gmail_msg">Join us at<SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"></SPAN><STRONG CLASS="gmail_msg">LMHQ</STRONG><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"></SPAN>for our<SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"></SPAN><STRONG CLASS="gmail_msg">March Women's Breakfast on March 22</STRONG><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"></SPAN>all about the rise of the women's book club</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg"><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-gr_ m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-gr_25 m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-gr-alert m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-gr_gramm m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-gr_run_anim m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-Grammar m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-only-del m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-replaceWithoutSep gmail_msg"><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr_ m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr_8 m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr-alert m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr_gramm m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr_run_anim m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-Grammar m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-only-del m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-replaceWithoutSep gmail_msg">as</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr_ m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr_8 m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr-alert m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr_gramm m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-gr_disable_anim_appear m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-Grammar m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-only-del m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-replaceWithoutSep gmail_msg"></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN>a</SPAN>literary and social forum<SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg"></SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg"> for women to engage in individual and community empowerment.</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">How is such a forum maintained</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">by its leaders</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">, and what are the practicalities of organizing groups of women not only to read and discuss, but to raise consciousness regarding issues like race, class, and gender?<BR><BR></SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">Hear from</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"></SPAN><STRONG CLASS="gmail_msg">Glory Edim, Founder of Well Read Black Girl</STRONG><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">, a Brooklyn-based online newsletter & in-real-life book club that promotes the phenomenal Black women on our bookshelves, in conversation with</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"></SPAN><STRONG CLASS="gmail_msg">Maris Kreizman, Editorial Director of Book of the Month Club,</STRONG><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"></SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">as they discuss what radical<SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">implications the book club can now have</SPAN><SPAN CLASS="m_2462033314676243308inbox-inbox-m_-4534125976308846444inbox-inbox-inbox-inbox-Apple-converted-space gmail_msg"><SPAN CLASS="gmail_msg">as women seek to engage in their communities.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="p1"><SPAN CLASS="s1">Doors open at 8:30 AM for bagels and coffee and an opportunity for networking, and our panel kicks off at 9:00 AM sharp. We can't wait to see you!</SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="p1"><EM><SPAN CLASS="s1">This event is sponsored by Verizon.</SPAN></EM></P>
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<P CLASS="p1"><SPAN CLASS="s1"><STRONG><IMG SRC="https://cdn.evbuc.com/eventlogos/3217484/gloryedimheadshotnsmall.jpg"><BR>Glory Edim</STRONG> is the founder of <STRONG>Well-Read Black Girl (WRBG)</STRONG>, a Brooklyn-based book club and digital platform that celebrates the uniqueness of Black literature & sisterhood. Her book club has met with several award-winning authors including Margo Jefferson, Naomi Jackson, Angela Flournoy and Yaa Gyasi. WRBG's mission is to increase the visibility of Black women writers and initiate meaningful conversation with readers. Glory has worked as a creative strategist for over 10 years at startups and cultural institutions, including The Webby Awards and the New York Foundation for the Arts. Currently, she is the Publishing Outreach Specialist at Kickstarter, where she helps writers build community and fund their creative endeavors. Follow her on Instagram at <STRONG>@wellreadblackgirl</STRONG> for book recommendations from Black writers.</SPAN></P>
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<P CLASS="p1"><SPAN CLASS="s1"><STRONG>Maris Kreizman</STRONG> is the creator of Slaughterhouse 90210, a blog and book that celebrates the intersection of literature and pop culture. She is also a writer and critic whose work has appeared in the New York Times, the LA Times, Vanity Fair, Vulture, Esquire, and more. She is currently the editorial director of<STRONG> Book of the Month</STRONG>.</SPAN></P>
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