Students walk on campus by the Talley Student Union. Photo by Marc Hall

The NC State University African American Cultural Center (AACC) is celebrating 25 years of serving the campus and community. Honoring the mission of the center, the anniversary theme is Examining Wellness in African American Spaces: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. This semester, the AACC is partnering with several departments to discuss segments of the theme.

With partnership in mind, the AACC, the Women’s Center and Multicultural Student Affairs invite you to participate in our community book club discussion on Mondays from August 22 through October 3, 2016. We are reading Too Heavy A Yoke: Black Women and the Burden of Strength by Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes. Each Monday at noon, we will gather for a facilitated discussion (one chapter per week). We will meet at the African American Cultural Center and the Women’s Center on alternating weeks.

Schedule

August 22: Chapter One – Facilitator: Jordyne Blaise   
African American Cultural Center
Witherspoon Student Center, Room 356

August 29: Chapter Two – Facilitator: Donna Battle
Women’s Center
Talley Student Union, Suite 5210

September 5: Labor Day Holiday – no book club meeting

September 12:  Chapter Three – Facilitator: Stephanie Rubain
African American Cultural Center
Witherspoon Student Center, Room 356

September 19: Chapter Four – Facilitator TBA
Women’s Center
Talley Student Union, Suite 5210

September 26: Chapter Five – Facilitator TBA
African American Cultural Center
Witherspoon Student Center, Room 356

October 3: Chapter Six – Facilitator: Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes
African American Cultural Center
Witherspoon Student Center, Room 356

Note: This noon session will be facilitated by Dr. Chanequa Walker-Barnes for book club members only. (Dr. Walker-Barnes will also speak on Monday, October 3, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the Washington Sankofa Room of the African American Cultural Center. This event will be free and open to the public.)

More Information

Need a book? Copies of the book are on reserve in the Women’s Center and in the African American Cultural Center library.

Want to bring your lunch? You may enjoy your lunch during our club meeting. We will provide beverages and snacks.

Who can participate? This book club discussion is free and open to the public. Pay parking is available in front of Bragaw Residence Hall.

Want to help us make change? In order to make life better for those with less than they need, we are collecting feminine products and items at our book club meetings to be distributed through “Feed the Pack.”

Need more information? Please contact Toni Thorpe at 919 515-1451 or ththorpe@ncsu.edu.