One Book One Bronx: Searching for Zion by Emily Raboteau

Join US at BRONXARTSPACE, 305 E. 140th St., BX NYC, when One Book One BRONX BEGINS _Searching for Zion: The Quest for Home in the African Diaspora_ by EMILY RABOTEAU. This book club is free to join and free books are available to the first 25 attendees. Participants are expected to attend all sessions: Tuesdays 630-8pm, Jan 7, 14, 21, 28, Feb 4, 2020.If you cannot attend Tuesdays, join US on Wednesdays at Casita Maria Center for Arts & Education. Click here for details [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/one-book-one-bronx-searching-for-zion-at-casita-maria-tickets-86697180601]. SEARCHING FOR ZION: THE QUEST FOR HOME IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA BY EMILY RABOTEAU A decade in the making, EMILY RABOTEAU’s _Searching for Zion_ takes readers around the world on an unexpected adventure of faith. Both one woman’s quest for a place to call “home” and an investigation into a people’s search for the Promised Land, this landmark work of creative nonfiction is a trenchant inquiry into contemporary and historical ethnic displacement. One Book One Bronx hosts restorative conversations related to gentrification, social justice, women’s empowerment, criminal justice, and racial inequality. Reading selections reflect the racial, economic, and gender demographics of the borough and build bridges to engagement while (re)sparking a love of literature. This program is made possible in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, and the Citizens Committee of New York City.