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made were out of our hands. I have a tremendous amount of empathy for the families being torn apart
by ICE [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] because of choices their parents may have made.” The poignancy of this subject moved Bermudez to contact the book’s
author, who was scheduled to join the book club via a live Skype conference.
Among the fervor of emotion at each meeting, Bermudez does
find comfort and purpose in the club and the members’ level of continued engagement. “Book club
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family and personal experiences to the conversation that enhance the experience for all the participants, including myself,” explained Bermudez. “They've always been like this, so it’s not surprising as it is deeply rewarding.”
2nd Annual Diversity
in Motion Training
By Roland Barksdale-Hall, Quinby Street Resource Center
Quinby Street Resource Center hosted the 2nd Annual Diversity in Motion Community-Building Forum. The 2018 program theme was “Working with Difficult People.” In partnership with
the Urban League, local senior employment, AmeriCorps, counseling services and human service providers, the library director developed Diversity in Motion to focus upon developing solutions to diversity in community. Pictured (left to right) Bonita Dickson, health outreach educator; intern; Veral Adair, Jr. keynote speaker; Roland Barksdale-Hall, library director; Renea Ingram, senior employment coordinator; Janet Jackson, community leader; and Kavon Wright, health outreach educator.