On Sunday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to noon, author Judy Jones will be at Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach, signing copies of her recently released memoir, “A lot of
THE MOB MUSEUM AND THE UNDERGROUND SPEAKEASY ANNOUNCE MARCH PROGRAMS, PROMOTIONS
LAS VEGAS (February 2021) – The Mob Museum, The National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, announces its roster of public programs for March, as well as monthly specials inside The Underground Speakeasy.
All Museum programs require registration. For more information and to register, visit www.themobmuseum.org/events/.
Community Safety Forum: Community-Oriented Policing
Date: Sunday, March 7
Time: 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Location: Inside the Historic Courtroom on the second floor. To watch a livestream of this event, click on the “Watch” button here.
Cost: Free, including free Museum admission, thanks to sponsorship provided by NV Energy. Registration is required. Click here to RSVP.
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Books
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Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson Wilkerson writes really big books, both in pages and scope. The follow-up to her Pulitzer Prize-winning
The Warmth of Other Suns posits that caste, a system of societal hierarchy seen in other parts of the world, is manifested most profoundly in the treatment of Black Americans through historical and contemporary oppression.
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A Promised Land by Barack Obama This first of a two-volume memoir reminds us that words matter, and they can be eloquent, too. Get off Twitter and savor these 768 pages slowly, because there’s no release date yet for the second part.