Media Matters: Books and Beyond
Join YWCA's Quarterly Media Matters Discussion Club
YWCA hosts a quarterly discussion around a book or film that focuses on social justice issues. Each of our subjects connect to our mission of eliminating racism and empowering women. The club is open to all, no matter your age!
Why join us?
- “The act of reading in a community can help you read more deeply and better understand diverse perspectives,” John Coleman writes in the Harvard Business Review.
- You read things that you would not otherwise read.
- Some books need to be discussed.
- As Joyce Carol Oates said, “Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.”
Upcoming Media Matters Series:
Walk Through Fire by Sheila Johnson
In 2023, Forbes included Sheila Johnson in its list of America’s richest self made women– a celebration of women who have climbed tremendous heights in the business world. Sheila’s journey to become America’s first Black woman billionaire is one filled with extreme highs and reflective lows. Despite it all, Sheila Johnson remains a depiction of what walking through fire looks like. Join YWCA Central Carolinas on Thursday, February 22nd at 6PM for a virtual discussion of the entrepreneur and philanthropist’s autobiography- Walk Through Fire: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Triumph.
This discussion is part of our celebration of Black Girl Magic during the month of February!
Registration has closed for this event.
If you have any questions, please contact Jamila Green (Community Engagement Manager) at jgreen@ywcacentralcarolinas.org.
