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Readers' Corner
The Readers’ Corner is the Ashe Library’s book club which focuses on writers from the African World with a special emphasis on books highlighting social justice issues. The purpose of The Readers’ Corner is to provide a forum for its members to discuss and gain a better understanding of issues facing the African world.
The Readers' Corner meets on the first Sunday of every other month at TransAfrica Forum,
The book selection each month of the Readers' Corner focuses on a different region — Africa, the Caribbean and the
South).
If you have questions or are interested in joining The Readers' Corner, send an email with the subject "The Readers' Corner" to info@transafricaforum.org (please include your name, your email address and your phone number), or call 202.223.1960 Ext. 137.
Past Book Discussions
- March 7, 2010The next regular meeting of TransAfrica Forum's Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library Readers' Corner book club will be held on Sunday, March 7, 2010 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM instead of February 14 due to inclement weather, featuring the book War, Racism and Economic Injustice: The Global Ravages of Capitalism, by Fidel Castro and edited by Alexandra Keeble (2002, Ocean Press in association with Editora Politica, Melbourne and Havana).
- January 17, 2010
The next regular meeting of TransAfrica Forum's Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library Readers' Corner book club will be held on Sunday, January 17, 2010, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM, featuring the book How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney--a special continuation of the December 2009 meeting.
- December 6, 2009
The next regular meeting of TransAfrica Forum's Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. Foreign Policy Library Readers' Corner book club will be held on Sunday, December 6, 2009, 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM, featuring the book How Europe Underdeveloped Africa by Walter Rodney
Upcoming Events
- March 11, 2010 - March 15, 2010
TransAfrica Forum, afrikafé and AFI Silver are proud to present the sixth annual New African Films Festival featuring the vibrancy of African filmmaking from all corners of the continent. Featuring in person: directors Ras Tre Subira and Baff Akoto and his award-winning film FOOTBALL FABLES! - March 11, 2010Solidarity Center and TransAfrica Forum present Brown Bag Lunch Discussion with Mrs. Abigail Chibebe Wife of Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions' General Secretary, Wellington Chibebe. Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:30 PM.