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  • The BAR Member Meeting

    The LOVE Building 4731 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, United States

    From the governor of Maryland, the “compassionate” (People), “startling” (Baltimore Sun), “moving” (Chicago Tribune) true story of two kids with the same name: One went on to be a Rhodes Scholar, decorated combat veteran, White House Fellow, and business leader. The other is serving a life sentence in prison. The chilling truth is that his […]

  • The BAR Member Meeting

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    A searing, post-apocalyptic novel about a father and son’s fight to survive. A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination […]

  • The BAR Member Meeting

    The LOVE Building 4731 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, United States

    In a world where misinformation distorts the essence of manhood and societal expectations push men into emotional incarceration, bestselling author and founder of the Cave of Adullam, Jason Wilson, offers a path to freedom. The Man the Moment Demands will empower you to become the right man in every moment by embodying the ten characteristics of […]

  • The BAR Virtual Meeting – 8/21/25

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    THE NEW YORK TIMES, USA TODAY, AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER "Kai-Fu Lee believes China will be the next tech-innovation superpower and in AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order, he explains why. Taiwan-born Lee is perfectly positioned for the task."—New York Magazine In this thought-provoking book, Lee argues powerfully that because of the unprecedented developments in […]

  • The BAR Member Meeting

    The LOVE Building 4731 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, United States

    “A deeply soulful novel that comprehends love and cruelty, and separates the big people from the small of heart, without ever losing sympathy for those unfortunates who don’t know how to live properly.”—Zadie Smith One of the most important and enduring books of the twentieth century, Their Eyes Were Watching God brings to life a Southern love […]

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    The LOVE Building 4731 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, United States

    In this New York Times bestseller, Elie Mystal offers a brilliant takedown of ten shocking pieces of legislation that continue to perpetuate hate, racial bias, injustice, and inequality today-an urgent yet hopeful read for our current political climate "Mystal is a grassroots legal superhero, and his superpower is the ability to explain to the masses in clear […]

  • The BAR Virtual Meeting – 12/18/25

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    Published during a literary era marked by the ascendance of black writers such as Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and Alex Haley, this thinly fictionalized account of Claude Brown’s childhood as a hardened, streetwise criminal trying to survive the toughest streets of Harlem has been heralded as the definitive account of everyday life for […]

  • The BAR Member Meeting – 1/17/2026

    The LOVE Building 4731 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, United States

    "In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler's 'Parable' books may be unmatched."—The New Yorker From a celebrated, award-winning author, a modern classic about a young girl fighting for survival in a post-apocalyptic world, perfect for fans of N.K. Jemisin and Margaret Atwood. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives […]

  • The BAR Member Meeting – 3/21/2026

    The LOVE Building 4731 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, United States

    From a celebrated author, the thrilling sequel to The Parable of the Sower—a cautionary novel ahead of its time, perfect for fans of The Broken Earth trilogy. In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction and ruin of everything she knew. Her peaceful community based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed, provides refuge for outcasts […]

  • Thursday Night Read

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    The Black Family Who Built America - the McKissacks, Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers by Cheryl McKissack Daniel with Nick Chiles. sign up below: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScBKHnsmjWfG8DTKZk4Wyvms-8xjkicexF9dLTvayx1qOrwJQ/viewform?usp=publish-editor

  • Animal Farm by George Orwell.

    The LOVE Building 4731 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI, United States

    Animal Farm is a sharp and timeless political allegory that explores power, leadership, and corruption. The story follows a group of farm animals who overthrow their human owner, hoping to build a society based on equality and fairness. What begins as a revolution for freedom slowly transforms into a system just as oppressive as the […]

  • Thursday Night Read

    In Nuclear War: A Scenario, Annie Jacobsen gives us a vivid picture of what could happen if our nuclear guardians fail…Terrifying.”—Wall Street Journal There is only one scenario other than an asteroid strike that could end the world as we know it in a matter of hours: nuclear war. And one of the triggers for […]