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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
371 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"When Rowan finds a skeleton on her family's property, investigating the brutal, century-old murder leads to painful discoveries about the past. Alternating chapters tell the story of William, another teen grappling with the racial firestorm leading up to the 1921 Tulsa race riot, providing some clues to the mystery"--
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
xxi, 296 pages ; 22 cm
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"Recently graduated from Harvard University, Michelle Kuo arrived in the rural town of Helena, Arkansas, as a Teach for America volunteer in 2004, bursting with optimism and drive. But she soon encountered the jarring realities of life in one of the poorest counties in America, still disabled by the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow. In this stirring memoir, Kuo, the child of Taiwanese immigrants, shares the story of her complicated but rewarding mentorship...
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Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 22 cm
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Based on the author's viral video series and adapted for younger audiences, an introduction to systemic racism and racist behavior offers safe, judgment-free answers to common questions about uncomfortable subjects, from white privilege to how to disruptcommunity racism.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2018
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 324 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Zane Malik is a young detective at the Major Crime Squad in Sydney, Australia. He's also a Muslim, in a post-9/11 world where such an identity automatically arouses suspicion and fear. He's a good husband and father and a dedicated cop with one main problem on the job: Detective Sergeant Ray Crowley. Crowley's an old school policeman for whom rules and regulations play a poor second to getting results.
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In this hard-hitting novel, the murky personal relationship between an Englishwoman and an Indian doctor mirrors the troubled politics of colonialism. Adela Quested and her fellow British travelers, eager to experience the "real" India, develop a friendship with the urbane Dr. Aziz. While on a group outing, Adela and Dr. Aziz visit the Marabar caves together. As they emerge, Adela accuses the doctor of assaulting her. While Adela never actually claims...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
241 pages ; 20 cm
Description
Surrender, white people! You've oppressed others for four hundred years, but now history has a surprise for you: you're about to be a minority yourself. Yes, the face of America is getting a lot browner--and a reckoning is coming. Black and brown folk are not going to take a back seat anymore. It's time for whites to lay down their unjust privileges and sue for peace while the getting's still good. Lucky for America, D.L. Hughley has a plan. Hope...
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"According to commentator and lawyer Elie Mystal, Republicans are wrong when they tell you the First Amendment allows religious fundamentalists to discriminate against gay people who like cake. They're wrong when they tell you the Second Amendment protects the right to own a private arsenal. They're wrong when they say the death penalty isn't cruel or unusual punishment, and they're wrong when they tell you we have no legal remedies for the scourge...
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop, a passionate call to America to finally reckon with race and start the journey to redemption. The night of May 25, 2020 changed America. George Floyd, a 43-year-old Black man, was killed during an arrest in Minneapolis when a white cop suffocated him. The video of that night's events went viral, sparking the largest protests in the nation's history and the sort of social unrest we...
51) Conjure women
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Pub. Date
2020.
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"Conjure Women is a sweeping story that brings the world of the South before and after the Civil War vividly to life. Spanning eras and generations, it tells of the lives of three unforgettable women: Miss May Belle, a wise healing woman; her precocious and observant daughter Rue, who is reluctant to follow in her mother's footsteps as a midwife; and their master's daughter Varina. The secrets and bonds among these women and their community come to...
52) Iggie's house
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Description
When an African American family with three children moves into her white neighborhood, eleven-year-old Winnie learns the difference between being a good neighbor and being a good friend.
Author
Publisher
Convergent
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
288 pages cm
Description
"A leading voice for social justice reveals how he stopped arguing with white people who deny the ongoing legacy of racism-and offers a proven path forward for Black people and people of color based on the history of nonviolent struggle. When the rallying cry "Black Lives Matter" was heard across the world in 2013, Andre Henry was one of the millions for whom the movement caused a political awakening and a rupture in some of his closest relationships...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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"Enter Irshad Manji and her dog, Lily. Raised to believe that dogs are evil, Manji overcame her fear of the "other" to adopt Lily. She got more than she bargained for. Defying her labels as an old, blind dog, Lily engages Manji in a taboo-busting conversation about identity, power, and politics. They're feisty. They're funny. And in working through their challenges to one another, they reveal how to open the hearts of opponents for the sake of enduring...
55) Freedomland
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 113 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As a housing project cop who's respected for keeping the peace and being fair with the residents, Lorenzo Council stumbles onto the case of an apparent carjacking and child abduction one night that throws the projects into turmoil. But there's something strange in the details Brenda Martin slowly brings to light regarding her abductor and her missing child. The criminal investigation into the alleged kidnapping ignites long-simmering racial tension...
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
xiii, 331 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"Journalist Jessica McDiarmid meticulously investigates the devastating effect these tragedies have had on the families of the victims and their communities, and how systemic racism and indifference have created a climate in which Indigenous women and girls are overpoliced yet underprotected. McDiarmid interviews those closest to the victims-mothers and fathers, siblings and friends-and provides an intimate firsthand account of their loss and unflagging...
59) Freedom Summer
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Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 26 cm.
Description
In 1964, Joe is pleased that a new law will allow his best friend John Henry, who is colored, to share the town pool and other public places with him, but he is dismayed to find that prejudice still exists.
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