User:Wilene101/sandbox/P.R.I.D.E. Book Club

New article name goes here is a book club founded in November 1994 by Wilene Dennis Dozier and Felice Franklin.[1] They attended a reading and book signing by Tina McElroy Ansa at The Bookmark book store in Neptune Beach, Florida and noticed that there were few black persons in attendance. The book club has been meeting continuously since that time. It is the oldest and largest book club in Jacksonville, Florida comprised of people of color. Members select fiction and non fiction books written by black authors and/or about the black experience in America. The book club partners with the Jacksonville Public Library on several events and is an ardent supporter of local authors and independent bookstores.

History

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The book club met at Felice's house in 1994 with five members: Gregory Miller, James. The members decided that they would alternate reading fiction and non fiction books and would meet monthly. The acronym PRIDE means People Reading for Inspiration Discussion and Enjoyment after a debate ensued after Gregory suggested the name We Be Readin'. The book club has met continuously since November 1994. Every anniversary the book club selects a published author to attend and read a selection and sell his or her book.

PRIDE Book Club Anniversary Published Author List

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Date Author Title Location Citation
Nov. 1994
Nov. 1995
Nov. 1996
Nov. 1997
Nov. 1998
Nov. 1999
Nov. 2000
Nov. 2001
Nov. 2002
Nov. 2003
Nov. 2004
Nov. 2005
Nov. 2006
Nov. 2007 ac Vernon Menchan Cinnamon's Universe Arielle's
Nov. 2008 Jarik Conrad The Fragile Mind: How It Has Produced and Unwittingly Perpetuates America's Tragic Disparities Genesis Cafe & Catering
Nov. 2009 K.A. Murray Convictions of the Heart Clara White Mission
Nov. 2010 Daniel L. Schafer Thunder On the River Clara White Mission
Nov. 2011
Nov. 2012 E. C. Merritt The Color of Sandy
Nov. 2013 Hubert Grimes How to Keep Your Child from Going to Jail University Club
Nov. 2014
Nov. 2015
Nov. 2016 Rodney Hurst Unless We Tell It...It Never Gets Told Island Tropics
Nov. 2017
Nov. 2018 Nikesha' Elise Williams Four Women The Cookbook Restaurant [2]
Nov. 2019
Nov. 2020 Rahman Johnson Living, Loving, Letting Go The Media Conclave

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  1. ^ "PRIDE Book Club Celebrates 25 Years with Local author – Free Press of Jacksonville". jacksonvillefreepress.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
  2. ^ "PRIDE Book Club Celebrates 25 Years with Local author – Free Press of Jacksonville". jacksonvillefreepress.com. Retrieved 2021-04-23.
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