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September 2025 - Solito, A Memoir by Javier Zamora
Post Composed by Ralph Edwards First, THANK YOU Â to Rachel Shiryayeva for founding the S.U.R.E. Book Club, curating the book list,...
chaise1158
Sep 282 min read
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August 2025 - The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. DuBois
Post composed by Ralph Edwards The August book selection for the S.U.R.E. Book Club - The Souls of Black Folk, by W.E.B. DuBois - is...
chaise1158
Aug 232 min read
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July 2025 - Being Heumann, by Judith Heumann
Post composed by Ralph Edwards  The 1840 U.S. Census provides data of the number of Lynn’s nearly 10,000 citizens who were “Deaf and...
chaise1158
Jul 202 min read
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May 2025 - Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From by Jennifer De Leon
Book blog #9: May 2025 Don’t Ask Me Where I’m From Even though some of our regular members were missing, our book club was at its largest...
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Jun 165 min read
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April 2025 - Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed
Book Blog #8 April 28, 2025: Shubeik Lubeik At once fantastical and down-to-earth, Shubeik Lubeik is the debut graphic novel of Egyptian...
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May 217 min read
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March 2025 - All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Essays edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine K. Wilkinson
Book Blog #7 March 2025 book:  All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis Essays edited by  Ayana Elizabeth...
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Apr 285 min read
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February 2025 - The Trayvon Generation by Elizabeth Alexander
Book blog #6, February 2025 Book: The Trayvon Generation  by Elizabeth Alexander Post by Rachel Shiryayeva At our February gathering, we...
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Apr 410 min read
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January 2025 - The Autobiography of Malcolm X as told to Alex Haley
Book blog post #5 January 28, 2025: The Autobiography of Malcolm X  as told to Alex Haley “I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for...
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Feb 613 min read
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December 2024 - In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez
Monday December 16, 2024: Fourth S.U.R.E. Diversity Book Club meeting Book: In the Time of the Butterflies by Julia Alvarez Note 1: We...
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Feb 614 min read
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Ralph Edwards - Remembering Malcolm X
I remember Malcolm. He was our Prince and Martin’s twin. Their synergized voice expressed our hope, our determination to be free ........
chaise1158
Jan 201 min read
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November 2024 - Poet Warrior, by Joy Harjo
In our November meeting honoring Native American Heritage Month, the S.U.R.E. Diversity Book Club gathered to talk about Poet Warrior ,...
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Dec 6, 20244 min read
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October 2024 - Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast
October 2024 Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? by Roz Chast Post by Rachel Shiryayeva - S.U.R.E. Diversity book club organizer...
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Nov 26, 20245 min read
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S.U.R.E. Diversity Book Blog September 2024
Written by the S.U.R.E. Diversity book club organizer and curator, Rachel Shiryayeva “Back then, all we wanted was the simplest things:...
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Nov 26, 20243 min read
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Book Club Blog
Each month Rachel Shiryayeva, a S.U.R.E. Diversity member, will post an entry on the book discussed during the month. Check back here...
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Nov 25, 20241 min read
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Stand in Solidarity with our Asian American Community
S.U.R.E. Diversity (Swampscott Unites, Respects, and Embraces Diversity) stands in solidarity with the Asian American Community. We...
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Mar 19, 20212 min read
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Hate incidents on the Rise
S.U.R.E. is aware that hate incidents are on the rise in Swampscott. We are saddened and angered by these atrocious acts. These acts...

Keli Khatib
Sep 24, 20201 min read
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Black Lives Matter
S.U.R.E. (Swampscott Unites, Respects, and Embraces diversity[1]) stands in solidarity with the Black Community. We share the outrage in...

Keli Khatib
Jun 16, 20201 min read
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S.U.R.E. diversity mission statement
About Us S.U.R.E. diversity is a volunteer community group aimed at celebrating all aspects of human diversity. Its purpose is to: v...

Keli Khatib
Jun 16, 20201 min read
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Educate yourself on challenges happening to the Black Community
What to watch/listen? What is Systemic Racism?(Short Video) https://redtri.com/youtube-systemic-racism-explained/ Travis Jones, Bad...

Keli Khatib
Jun 16, 20203 min read
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