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[Brenda Scarborough]

Black Alumni Chapter
Black History Month
2007 Book Club 


Saturday, February 3, 2007
Fortunate Son,   Walter Mosley
A story about the true meaning of fortune in a gripping novel about two 
extraordinary brothers whose lives split after tragedy rips their 
makeshift family apart. In a powerful story of modern-day resilience 
and redemption, Tommy and Eric forge their separate ways in the world, 
each confronting the challenges of his sphere.

Saturday, February 10, 2007
Is Bill Cosby Right? (Or has the Middle Class Lost its Mind?)
Dr. Michael Eric Dyson
Nothing exposed the ever-increasing divide in Black America today more 
starkly than Bill Cosby, when he lamented what he sees as a lack of 
parenting, poor academic performance, sexual promiscuity, and criminal 
behavior amongst what he called the "knuckleheads" of the 
African-American community. Even more surprising than his own comments, 
however, was the fact that the audience laughed and applauded. Michael 
Eric Dyson deconstructs Cosby's speech and offers a critical and much 
needed reassessment of the social and cultural issues facing America's 
Black poor.

Saturday, February 17, 2007
72 Hour Hold,   Bebe Moore Campbell
"Seventy Two Hour Hold” is the story of Keri, a woman caught up in a 
love triangle between her ex-husband and her actor boyfriend.  Her 
world is shattered when her beloved child develops a mental illness.  
Unable to get the help she needs from the mental health system, Keri 
joins forces with the volatile Bethany, whose daughter is also 
unstable.  Fed up, the two take to the road in search of the healing 
for their children promised by a band of radical underground mental 
health workers.  Their arduous journey tries their souls in every way 
imaginable but ultimately leads both women to a greater understanding 
of what it means to love unconditionally.

Saturday, February 24, 2007
The Covenant with Black America,   Tavis Smiley
The Covenant with Black America is a national plan of action to address 
the primary concerns of African Americans today. As we move toward the 
national elections of 2006 and 2008, Black Americans are entitled to 
have questions answered and visions shared of where our leaders want to 
take this country and a blueprint for how we get there.

All book club meetings will be held 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM, Schwebel Lounge, 
Kilcawley Center, 2nd Floor, Youngstown State University