Each meeting we gather to discuss a book/ movie that is voted on by Jorkor members a month in advance. The selections do not have to be new releases- we often pick books that we read or movies we watched in our college days! The key is that the book/ movie must be of political or social relevance to women of color. This means we select books/ movies about individuals from various race, gender or nationalites. We do not have a preferece for either fiction or non- fiction; however we actively avoid selecting romance novels or tales of drama. Using this as our criteria, we have selected a wide range of books and movies to discuss when we gather together.
Below are examples of the books/movies we've selected for past gatherings. Sometimes we loved it, sometimes we hated it- usually there are mixed reviews. But the books/ movies we select are usually trigger discussions about issues affecting our own lives other women of color both in the United States and globally.
COME ON PEOPLE: ON THE PATH FROM VICTIMS TO VICTORS
By Bill Cosby and Alvin Poussaint
WHEN THE LEVEES BROKE: A REQUIEM IN FOUR ACTS
Directed by Spike Lee
MONEY BOOK FOR THE YOUNG, FABULOUS & BROKE
By Suze Orman
THE LAST KING OF SCOTLAND 
Directed by Kevin McDonald
DREAMS FROM MY FATHER
By Barak Obama
LOCKER ROOM DIARIES
By Leslie Goldman
WATER
Directed by Deepa Mehta
A PIECE OF CAKE
By Cupcake Brown
SOMETHING NEW
Directed by Sanaa Hamri
HUNG: THE MEASURE OF BLACK MEN
By Scott Poulson Bryant
CITY OF GOD
Directed by Fernando Meirelles
NICKEL AND DIMED: ON (NOT) GETTING BY IN AMERICA
By Barbara Enrenreich
SCHOOL DAZE
Directed by Spike Lee
CONFESSIONS OF A VIDEO VIXEN
By Karin Steffans
JUNGLE FEVER
Directed by Spike Lee
IS BILL COSBY RIGHT OR HAS THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS LOST ITS MIND?
By Michael Dyson
HOTEL RWANDA
Directed by Terry George
MAKES ME WANNA HOLLER: A YOUNG BLACK MAN IN AMERICA
By Nathan McCall
NO DISRESPECT
By Sister Souljah
MONSOON WEDDING
Directed by Mira Nair
THE COLOR OF WATER; A BLACK MAN'S TRIBUTE TO HIS WHITE MOTHER
By James McBride
LONGING TO TELL: BLACK WOMEN'S STORIES OF SEXUALITY AND INTIMACY
By Tricia Rose
SHIFTING: DOUBLE LIVES OF BLACK WOMEN IN AMERICA
By Charisse Jones and Kumea Shorter Gooden
