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Race and reconciliation Race and reconciliation John B. Hatch "In this book, John B. Hatch analyzes various public discourses that have attempted to address the racialized legacy of slavery, from West Africa to the United States, and in doing so, proposes a rhe… OL11958207W
The new Jim Crow The new Jim Crow Karen Chilton,Michelle Alexander This work argues that the War on Drugs and policies that deny convicted felons equal access to employment, housing, education, and public benefits create a permanent under caste based largely on race… OL13826369W
Outlaw Culture Outlaw Culture Bell Hooks Bell hooks, one of America's leading black intellectuals, is also one of our most clear-eyed and penetrating analysts of culture. Outlaw culture--the culture of the margin, of women, of the disenfran… OL15053153W
Conversate Is Not a Word Conversate Is Not a Word Jam Donaldson Funny, sad, and refreshingly honest, this provocative commentary based on the author's award-winning blog explores what is wrong with black culture and what needs to be done to fix neighborhoods and … OL15188187W
A nation under our feet A nation under our feet Steven Hahn This is the epic story of how African-Americans, in the six decades following slavery, transformed themselves into a political people-an embryonic black nation. As Steven Hahn demonstrates, rural Afr… OL15838669W
Raising African American males Raising African American males Theresa Harris "Raising African American Males is comprised of strategies and interventions that can assist and improve African American males' achievement in all areas of academics as well as in their everyday liv… OL16167679W
Red summer Red summer Cameron McWhirter A narrative history of one of America's deadliest episodes of race riots and lynchings traces how black Americans were brutally targeted by anti-black uprisings that culminated in hundreds of deaths … OL16182658W
Reimagining equality Reimagining equality Anita Hill "In 1991, Anita Hill's courageous testimony during the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings sparked a national conversation on sexual harassment and women's equality in politics and the workplace. T… OL16505876W
Globetrotting Globetrotting Damion L. Thomas x, 209 pages ; 23 cm OL16591941W
After the storm After the storm David Dante Troutt Available for the first time in paperback after selling out its hardcover print run and being frequently named among the best of the Katrina books, After the Storm offers “angry, learned, focused, re… OL17074714W
Between the World and Me Between the World and Me Ta-Nehisi Coates Between the World and Me is a 2015 nonfiction book written by American author Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by Spiegel & Grau. It is written as a letter to the author's teenage son about the feeling… OL17201654W
They Can't Kill Us All They Can't Kill Us All Wesley Lowery Conducting hundreds of interviews during the course of over one year reporting on the ground, Washington Post writer Wesley Lowery traveled from Ferguson, Missouri, to Cleveland, Ohio; Charleston, So… OL17617057W
The making of Black lives matter The making of Black lives matter Christopher J. Lebron Started in the wake of George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal in the death of Trayvon Martin, the #BlackLivesMatter movement has become a powerful and uncompromising campaign demanding redress for the bru… OL17754093W
The lost daughter The lost daughter Williams, Mary The adopted daughter of Jane Fonda describes her youth in 1970s Oakland, California, her daunting prospects in the face of her dysfunctional biological family, and the ways in which a structured home… OL18158940W
Promises kept Promises kept Brewster, Joe (Psychiatrist) Regardless of how wealthy or poor their parents are, all black boys must confront and surmount the "achievement gap" a divide that shows up not only in our sons' test scores, but in their social and … OL18167995W
A level playing field A level playing field Gerald Lyn Early As Americans, we believe there ought to be a level playing field for everyone. Even if we don't expect to finish first, we do expect a fair start. Only in sports have African Americans actually found… OL19663484W
They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us Hanif Abdurraqib "In an age of confusion, fear, and loss, Hanif Abdurraqib's is a voice that matters. Whether he's attending a Bruce Springsteen concert the day after visiting Michael Brown's grave, or discussing pub… OL19722174W
A few red drops A few red drops Claire Hartfield A compelling look at the Chicago race riot of 1919, a crisis in the history of race relations that is echoed in today's headlines. OL19727637W
Hope Hope Bill Reynolds "Hope High School in Providence, Rhode Island was once a model city school, graduating a wide range of students from different backgrounds. But the tumult of the 1960s and the drug wars of the 70s ch… OL20017709W
The study of African American problems The study of African American problems Elijah Anderson,Tukufu Zuberi Since 1889, The American Academy of Political and Social Science has served as a forum for the free exchange of ideas among the well informed and intellectually curious. In this era of specialization… OL20911425W
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