Created by Maria Sachiko Cecire, Director of Experimental Humanities and Assistant Professor of Literature, Bard College, in collaboration with Wini Ashooh, Central Rappahannock Regional Library System; Edith Campbell, Cunningham Memorial Library at Indiana State University; and Vanessa "Chacha" Centeno, Sacramento Public Library.
The "Deeper than Our Skins" theme is part of the Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation.
Grantees may log in to view their original application, complete a schedule of programs, and work on the final report at our online application site. Additional resources for participating libraries are below.
Timeline
- Applications accepted online Sept. 5 - Nov. 16, 2018
- Grant notification: Dec. 7, 2018
- Programming Term: March 1 - Dec. 31, 2019
- Workshop for grantees: Feb. 21 - 22, 2019 in Chicago (PDF agenda)
- Online final report due: January 31, 2020 or within 30 days of final program (preview the final report form or log in to begin)
Reading List
Grantees have selected up to four books from the reading list below.
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano
- Dreaming in Indian: Contemporary Native American Voices, edited by Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale
- The Shadow Hero by Gene Luen Yang, illustrated by Sonny Liew
- Mother of the Sea by Zetta Elliott
- Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A. by Luis J. Rodriguez
Programming Materials
- Essay
- Discussion questions #1 (general questions)
- Discussion questions #2 (book-specific questions)
- Related reading list
- Certificate of achievement (for participants)
- Certificate of appreciation (for partners and supporters)
- Racial Healing Circle prompts
Promotional Materials
- Press release
- Social media prompts
- Poster (with printing crop marks)
- Poster (without printing crop marks)
- Bookmarks
- Web banner
- Sample media release form
- Resources for the National Day of Racial Healing (Jan. 22, 2019)
See Also
- Tips for implementing a Great Stories Club program
- Tips for working with teen readers facing challenges with reading level and engagement (created for the GSC series “Structures of Suffering”)
- Resources compiled to support Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation, which include a TRHT Glossary, readings on structural racism, links to publications about racial healing circles, and a list of TRHT Places around the country
- Archived Racial Healing Methodology Webinar (presented February 15, 2019, by Mee Moua and Monica Haslip, consultants to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation) and related slides
- Archived Microaggressions Webinar (presented February 6, 2019, by Jody Gray, director of ALA’s Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services) and related slides
- Archived TRHT GSC Evaluation Webinar and related slides
- TRHT GSC Evaluation Resource Packet (PDF)
- TRHT GSC Theory of Change (PDF)
- Roster of "Deeper Than Our Skins" grantees and contact information (PDF, requires password)
- Presentation files from the February 21-22 workshops (zip)