<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;
margin-left:0in;
line-height:105%;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
p.MsoListBullet, li.MsoListBullet, div.MsoListBullet
{mso-style-priority:99;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;
margin-left:.25in;
mso-add-space:auto;
text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:105%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
p.MsoListBulletCxSpFirst, li.MsoListBulletCxSpFirst, div.MsoListBulletCxSpFirst
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.25in;
mso-add-space:auto;
text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:105%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
p.MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle, li.MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle, div.MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.25in;
mso-add-space:auto;
text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:105%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
p.MsoListBulletCxSpLast, li.MsoListBulletCxSpLast, div.MsoListBulletCxSpLast
{mso-style-priority:99;
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:8.0pt;
margin-left:.25in;
mso-add-space:auto;
text-indent:-.25in;
line-height:105%;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle21
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:-119;
mso-list-type:simple;
mso-list-template-ids:-853787366;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-number-format:bullet;
mso-level-style-link:"List Bullet";
mso-level-text:;
mso-level-tab-stop:.25in;
mso-level-number-position:left;
margin-left:.25in;
text-indent:-.25in;
font-family:Symbol;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NFBF Diversity Ink Book Club<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• On behalf of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee you are invited to the Diversity Ink Book Club. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Join hosts Wendy Grandison and Tashara Cooper on Zoom the first and last Wednesday of each month beginning November 3, 2021. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Dive into the best and most celebrated books from your favorite authors between 7:00-8:00 PM. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Genres include fiction, non-fiction, biography, history and fantasy. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>• Read ethnically diverse authors confronting culturally diverse subject matters. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Diversity Ink is a fun and provocative platform that analyzes and discusses books that are reflective of black society in America and abroad. We explore cultural norms, attitudes, and behaviours that are thought to be indicative of Blackness. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We hope to start a dialogue that challenges, inspires, and creates a sense of camaraderie within our Black community and other minorities who love and live the stories compelling ethnic literature.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Assist us in choosing the first handful of novels we will be reading this Fall, by submitting your interest in becoming a member of the Club along with your top three favorite ethnic authors of all time or your top three favorite ethnic must read books of all time, and why you love them. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Any inquiries you have about the Book Club can be directed to the Email below: <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Wendy Grandison<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Book Coordinator, Active Central FL Chapter Member<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Diversity and Inclusion Committee NFBF <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mail. wendypgrandison@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>Steve Cook<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>District 2 State Board Member of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>President of the Columbia chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>President of the Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>The National Federation of the Blind of SC owns and operates Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center. Below is a link to read more about Rocky Bottom and to make a reservation for a mountain retreat!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><a href="http://rockybottomofsc.com/"><span style='color:blue'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>Please join the National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book at any of the below links!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NatFedofSouthCarolina/"><span style='color:blue'>National Federation of the Blind of SC on Face Book</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Computer-Science-Technology-Division-of-the-NFB-of-SC-343263089815304/"><span style='color:blue'>Computer Science & Technology Division of the National Federation of the Blind of SC</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><a href="https://m.facebook.com/RockyBottomofSC/"><span style='color:blue'>Rocky Bottom Retreat & Conference Center</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><a href="https://m.facebook.com/Scabs1944/?refid=46&__xts__%5B0%5D=12.%7B%22unit_id_click_type%22%3A%22graph_search_results_item_tapped%22%2C%22click_type%22%3A%22result%22%2C%22module_id%22%3A1%2C%22result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22session_id%22%3A%22dde06b014c19c1fa49889d82a62edcda%22%2C%22module_role%22%3A%22ENTITY_PAGES%22%2C%22unit_id%22%3A%22browse_rl%3Aaed5eb18-5eed-4148-8ec7-5150ce26bf7b%22%2C%22browse_result_type%22%3A%22browse_type_page%22%2C%22unit_id_result_id%22%3A103680927718372%2C%22module_result_position%22%3A0%7D"><span style='color:blue'>South Carolina Association of Blind Students</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><a href="https://m.facebook.com/groups/375092969314880?_rdr"><span style='color:blue'>South Carolina Parents of Blind Children</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'>The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><b>From:</b> Chapter-Presidents <chapter-presidents-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>MARILYN BALDWIN via Chapter-Presidents<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 19, 2021 3:37 AM<br><b>To:</b> nfbf-l@nfbnet.org; nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org; Nfbfl-faith@groups.io<br><b>Cc:</b> MARILYN BALDWIN <commmdb@aol.com>; Uricka Harrison <urickaharrison@outlook.com>; Evette Simmons-Reed <easimmonsree@bsu.edu>; chapter-presidents@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [Chapter-Presidents] Fwd: DIVERSITY INK BOOK CLUB<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please see the email below about a new and exciting Book Club via Zoom coming soon. Feel free to share this information with other people that you know. <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Marilyn Baldwin <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>President <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Central Fl Chapter <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>NFBF <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>(407)810-0554 <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Chairman <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Diversity and Inclusion Committee <o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in'>Sent from my iPad<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>Begin forwarded message:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:wendypgrandison@gmail.com">wendypgrandison@gmail.com</a><br><b>Date:</b> October 18, 2021 at 8:34:36 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:CommMDB@aol.com">CommMDB@aol.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>DIVERSITY INK BOOK CLUB</b><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal'><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>NFBF Diversity Ink Book Club<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpFirst style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:13.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>On behalf of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee you are invited to the Diversity Ink Book Club.</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Join hosts Wendy Grandison and Tashara Cooper on Zoom the first and last Wednesday of each month beginning November 3, 2021. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Dive into the best and most celebrated books from your favorite authors between 7:00-8:00 PM. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpMiddle style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Genres include fiction, non-fiction, biography, history and fantasy. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoListBulletCxSpLast style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]>Read ethnically diverse authors confronting culturally diverse subject matters. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C43C1A;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C43C1A;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Diversity Ink is a fun and provocative </span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>platform that analyzes and discusses books that are reflective of black society in America and abroad. We explore cultural norms, attitudes, and behaviours that are thought to be indicative of Blackness. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>We hope to start a dialogue that challenges, inspires, and creates a sense of camaraderie within our Black community and other minorities who love and live the stories compelling ethnic literature.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Assist us in choosing the first handful of novels we will be reading this Fall, by submitting your interest in becoming a member of the Club along with your top three favorite ethnic authors of all time or your top three favorite ethnic must read books of all time, and why you love them. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Any inquiries you have about the Book Club can be directed to the Email below: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Wendy Grandison</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Book Coordinator, Active Central FL Chapter Member</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Diversity and Inclusion Committee NFBF </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Mail. <a href="mailto:wendypgrandison@gmail.com">wendypgrandison@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:.25in;line-height:normal;background:white'><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#303030;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>