In December, we’re diving into Dominion — a Southern family drama that peels back the shine, the secrets, and the Sunday-morning perfection of a small Mississippi town. Come ready to discuss secrets, power, Southern Black family dynamics, and the choices we make to break (or repeat) our lineage. As always, book club pics are 10% off online and in store. 

Join us for our 3rd QTBIPOC Community Kickback at Thirdspace Reading Room on Wednesday, December 17th from 6–8 PM. We’re gathering for an evening of connection, laughter, and rest.

This group’s mission is to create a safe, affirming, and joyful space where queer and trans Black, Indigenous, and People of Color can show up as their full selves, build community, and make new memories together. We’re all about healing, representation, and celebrating our lives and stories through conversation, support, and shared experiences.

All BIPOC fam are welcome—come as you are, bring a friend, and tap into a community that sees you, honors you, and holds space for you. 🖤🌈

Join the Conversation / Únete a la Conversación ✨📚

We’re diving into Inventing Latinos: A New Story of American Racism by Laura E. Gómez, a powerful exploration of how the idea of Latinos was socially and politically constructed in the U.S. 🇺🇸✊🏽

Together, we’ll unpack how race, power, and identity shape our experiences, and reflect on what it means to reclaim our narrative in the ongoing fight for equity and justice. 💬🌎

This is more than a book discussion, it’s a space for reflection, connection, and comunidad. 💛

The Preacher’s Wife, This Christmas, Soul Food…..

Which movies will we watch? Wear your PJs to this night of snacks, popcorn, and good laughs.

A historical and philosophical exploration of the impact of design on underserved communities, examining the field’s shortcomings as well as its potential to create positive change. Through essays that delve into history and practice, and case studies that demonstrate practical strategies, Design Against Racism explores how designers of all disciplines can address, through their work, the legacies of racism and oppression.

Design profoundly influences culture. The heart of this book is its powerful blend of essays on design history, illustrated case studies, and discussions of practical methods to approach design work, adapted from the restorative justice movement. It explores how design as a professional practice and academic discipline directly affects historically excluded communities, offering frameworks and examples that foster collective improvement.

Purchase Design Against Racism here.

As an educator with over 32 years of experience, Dr. Goggins strives to help individuals and organizations achieve their full potential. Dr. Goggins has developed practical solutions rooted in lived experiences and evidenced-based techniques. Dr. Goggins is certified in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Social Emotional Learning, Culturally Responsive Teaching strategies, Trauma-informed approaches, Restorative Practices, De-escalation, and Conflict Resolution. Dr. Goggins provides professional services, including in-services/workshops, coaching, and program/service evaluation. Dr. Goggins is specialized in Authentic Identity Development and Achievement, Transformative Social Emotional Learning, Restorative Practice and School Culture, Effective Positive Behavioral Intervention Strategies, and Moving from Inclusion to Belonging. Dr. Lathardus Goggins Il is a practitioner and scholar of and advocate for African-centered family-based community-linked rites of passage.

Bringing the Light into a New Day: African-centered Rites of Passage provides a thorough discussion on the principles and components of African centered rites of passage (rites). It should be noted that this is not a "how to" book, but a book meant to help the reader to know "how to - how to." It is a guide to understanding "family-based community-linked" African-centered rites of passage. The title, "Bringing the light into a new day," is a metaphor that refers to all the familiar quotes and statements about light and the coming of the dawn, where light is a metaphor for opportunity, hope and wisdom.

NEO’s own Tara Pringle Jefferson joins us at ThirdSpace to talk to Black women about living that good life, seeking happiness, and keeping your peace.

You can purchase her book Bloom How You Must: A Black Woman’s Guide to Self-Care and Generational Healing here before the talk. Select the option to pick up instore and your copy will be there on the day of your event.

NO RSVP NEEDED.

You don’t want to see EB and MC on the Spades table. Or Uno, or Bid Whist. Come thru for a community game night to see if you have the chops. Oh, and we’re talking big ish all night.

Come shop locally owned vendors making holiday shopping easy for you!

If you’re interested in being a vendor, please purchase a vendor registration and we’ll reach out.

This is certainly one of our favorite events of the year. It's our chance to see who is really like that in the kitchen. Bring something for the community table THIS Friday. If you are bringing a dish, please try to come a bit early so that we can start serving right at 11:30am.

In addition to the food, ThirdSpace will also be updating the community on what we've got going on, because it affects YOU, and we need your input. See you this Friday for a special IG Lunch.

We grieve different. On Thursday, November 20th at 6p join us at the ThirdSpace Reading Room to Fellowship with our community as we mourn, grieve, and celebrate all of our Black Trans and Gender Non-Conforming siblings we have lost over the last year.

We honor their lives through song, dance, poetry, ritual, drag performances, and a good ole fashion repass dinner.

Wear what makes you feel good, fine and whole. The color inspiration: Blue, Pink. & White.

RSVP on Eventbrite! Search “Transcestor” and it should pop up.

This event is proudly powered @mxjuneteenth & True Haven Ministries.