Ink and Intellect May 18

INK AND INTELLECT BOOK CLUB
Reading with Purpose at Evergreen Coffee
Join us for a stimulating journey through literature and philosophy. This month, we're exploring the roots of social ideas.
Current Selections:

• Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America
  by Ibram X. Kendi

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Meeting Agenda & Details

• When: Weekly starting Monday, May 18, 2026
• Where: Evergreen Coffee 1111 Evergreen St. Longview, Texas 75604
• 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM: Purchase a drink or snack and socialize.
• 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM: Guided book discussion. Name tags will be created for “Ink and Intellect” book club members to pick up upon arrival. The back side of the name tags will have a “Coffee Break” which is our safe word if discussion gets to a point we’d be better served by pausing and taking a break.
• Kickoff Focus: Our first session on May 18 will focus on:
  Preface, Prologue
  Part 1: Cotton Mather
  Chapter 1 Human Hierarchy
  Chapter 2 Origins of Racist Ideas
• Discussion Topics
  1. How does Kendi define "segregationist," "assimilationist," and "antiracist"?
  2. Why does Kendi argue that racist ideas are not created by ignorance, but by self-interest?