‘What you're thinking is what you're becoming.’ - Muhammad Ali

This month I am launching a Black Lives Matter reading initiative, and my October selection is close to my heart, for how much I admire Former First Lady Michelle Obama. I’m most interested in the the concept of ‘becoming’ she has used to frame it.

In the study of philosophy, ‘becoming’ is the process or state of change in a being, implying movement and evolution in time and space. As the Black Lives Matter movement seeks to effect systemic change in social institutions, the time is ripe to discuss what it means for people and society to evolve for the better, and to learn how this kind of structural change can and must be wrought. The movement requires purposeful reflection and meaningful action, and this reading project is intended to contribute to that vital work.