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1) The new Jim Crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness

Author

Alexander, Michelle

Language

English

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Civil Rights, Racism, and Talking About Race as a White Person
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Named one of the most important nonfiction books of the 21st century by Entertainment Weekly‚ Slate‚ Chronicle of Higher Education‚ Literary Hub, Book Riot‚ and Zora

A tenth-anniversary edition of the iconic bestseller—"one of the most influential books of the past 20 years," according to the Chronicle of Higher Education—with a new preface by the author

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2) Seeing race in modern America

Author

Guterl, Matthew Pratt

Language

English

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Book, eBook

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"In this fiercely urgent book, Matthew Pratt Guterl focuses on how and why we come to see race in very particular ways. What does it mean to see someone as a color? As racially mixed or ethnically ambiguous? What history makes such things possible? Drawing creatively from advertisements, YouTube videos, and everything in between, Guterl redirects our understanding of racial sight away from the dominant categories of color--away from brown and yellow...

3) Reading with Patrick: a teacher, a student, and a life-changing friendship

Author

Kuo, Michelle

Language

English

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“In all of the literature addressing education, race, poverty, and criminal justice, there has been nothing quite like Reading with Patrick.”—The Atlantic
A memoir of the life-changing friendship between an idealistic young teacher and her gifted student, jailed for murder in the Mississippi Delta
FINALIST FOR THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE
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4) Tears we cannot stop: a sermon to white America

Author

Dyson, Michael Eric

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

English

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Civil Rights, Racism, and Talking About Race as a White Person

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Book, eAudiobook

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Fifty years ago, Malcolm X told a white woman who asked what she could do for the cause, 'Nothing.' Michael Eric Dyson believes he was wrong. Now he responds to that question. If society is to make real racial progress, people must face difficult truths, including being honest about how Black grievance has been ignored, dismissed, or discounted.

5) Back to black: retelling black radicalism for the 21st century

Author

Andrews, Kehinde

Publisher

Zed Books

Pub. Date

[2018]

Language

English

6) The virtue of color-blindness

Author

Archie, Andre

Language

English

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Book - Hardback, eBook

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A black professor of classics takes on the cult of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this compelling appeal to true justice, he demolishes the identity politics that makes a travesty of Martin Luther King's dream. Martin Luther King's dream of a colorblind society is dead. Powerful political, educational, and corporate forces are making race the defining feature of American life, and nobody dares to stop them. Naively confident in the "marketplace...

7) A country of strangers: blacks and whites in America

Author

Shipler, David K

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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A Country of Strangers is a magnificent exploration of the psychological landscape where blacks and whites meet. To tell the story in human rather than abstract terms, the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer David K. Shipler bypasses both extremists and celebrities and takes us among ordinary Americans as they encounter one another across racial lines.
We learn how blacks and whites see each other, how they interpret each other's behavior, and...

8) Between the world and me

Author

Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Series

Thorndike Press large print popular and narrative nonfiction

Language

English

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Civil Rights, Racism, and Talking About Race as a White Person
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"For Ta-Nehisi Coates, history has always been personal. At every stage of his life, he's sought in his explorations of history answers to the mysteries that surrounded him -- most urgently, why he, and other black people he knew, seemed to live in fear. What were they afraid of? In Tremble for My Country, Coates takes readers along on his journey through America's history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series of awakenings -- moments...

9) Silent victims: Arab & Muslim Americans in post 9/11 America

Author

Elaasar, Aladdin

Publisher

Beacon Press

Pub. Date

c2010

Language

English

10) Entre el mundo y yo

Author

Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Series

Tres mundos

Publisher

Seix Barral

Pub. Date

2017.

Language

Español

11) The myth of the model minority: Asian Americans facing racism

Author

Chou, Rosalind

Publisher

Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

12) Buffalo soldiers: fighting on two fronts

Publisher

PBS

Pub. Date

[2023]

Language

English

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Explores the often-contradictory role played by Black soldiers throughout American history. Established by Congress, the 14th Amendment of 1886 promised citizenship in exchange for enlistment, prompting many African American men to serve.

13) Reel inequality: Hollywood actors and racism

Author

Yuen, Nancy Wang

Publisher

Rutgers University Press

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

14) Killing the black body: race, reproduction, and the meaning of liberty

Author

Roberts, Dorothy E

Publisher

Vintage Books, a division of Random House, Inc

Pub. Date

1999.

Language

English

15) What's racism?

Author

Rogers, Amy B

Series

What's the issue? (KidHaven)

Language

English

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Book, eBook

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A glossary and fact boxes enhance this overview of racism.

16) Getting smart about race: an American conversation

Author

Andersen, Margaret L

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Pub. Date

2021.

Language

English

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The author states in the introduction to the book, "I want this book to provide the general public with an accessible overview of what we know about racial inequality--what race is (and is not); the impact of racism on people's daily lives; and how our attitudes and beliefs are shaped by prejudice and racism.

17) How race survived US history: from settlement and slavery to the Obama phenomenon

Author

Roediger, David R

Publisher

Verso

Pub. Date

2008

Language

English

18) Open season: legalized genocide of colored people

Author

Crump, Benjamin

Publisher

Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers

Pub. Date

[2019]

Language

English

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The president of the National Bar Association and one of th e most distinguished civil-rights attorneys working today reflects on the landmark cases he has battled--including representing Trayvon Martin's family--and offers a disturbing look at how the justice system is used to promote injustice.

19) Uncomfortable conversations with a black man

Author

Acho, Emmanuel

Language

English

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2022 Audie Awards

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Book, Audiobook CD, eAudiobook

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"Acho's gregariously pragmatic delivery educates with clarity and makes the book come alive." — Booklist
"Narrated by the author, this audio program feels like an evening with a good friend who doesn't shy away from awkward questions.... A personal interview with his editor, great production standards, and his personality make this an accessible listen. Listeners may become uncomfortable but will want to keep listening."

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20) Angel Island Immigration Station

Author

Loh-Hagan, Virginia

Series

Racial justice in America AAPI histories

Language

English

Formats

eBook, RCC New - Book

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The Racial Justice in America: AAPI Histories series explores moments and eras in America's history that have been ignored or misrepresented in education due to racial bias. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Virginia Loh-Hagan to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach our history with open eyes and minds. Angel Island Immigration Station explores the events in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate...

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1) The new Jim Crow: mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness

2) Seeing race in modern America

3) Reading with Patrick: a teacher, a student, and a life-changing friendship

4) Tears we cannot stop: a sermon to white America

5) Back to black: retelling black radicalism for the 21st century

6) The virtue of color-blindness

7) A country of strangers: blacks and whites in America

8) Between the world and me

9) Silent victims: Arab & Muslim Americans in post 9/11 America

10) Entre el mundo y yo

11) The myth of the model minority: Asian Americans facing racism

12) Buffalo soldiers: fighting on two fronts

13) Reel inequality: Hollywood actors and racism

14) Killing the black body: race, reproduction, and the meaning of liberty

15) What's racism?

16) Getting smart about race: an American conversation

17) How race survived US history: from settlement and slavery to the Obama phenomenon

18) Open season: legalized genocide of colored people

19) Uncomfortable conversations with a black man

20) Angel Island Immigration Station

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