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1121) The black kids
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Appears on these lists
American Library Association Youth Media Awards 2021
School Library Journal - Best Teen Books of 2020
School Library Journal - Best Teen Books of 2020
Description
With the Rodney King riots closing in on high school senior Ashley and her family, the privileged bubble she has enjoyed, protecting her from the difficult realities most black people face, begins to crumble.
Series
Publisher
Washington State University Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Four scholars draw from oral histories to focus on experiences of non-white groups such as the Wanapum, Chinese immigrants, interned Japanese Americans, and African American migrant workers, whose lives were deeply impacted by the Hanford Site. Each group resisted segregation and discrimination, and in the process, challenged the region's dominant racial norms"--
1125) Too late the phalarope
Author
Publisher
Scribner Paperback Fiction
Pub. Date
1995, c1953
Language
English
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Three sisters from the South wrestle with orthodoxies of race, sexuality, and privilege. Born in late nineteenth-century Georgia, Elizabeth, Grace, and Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin grew up in a culture of white supremacy. Their father was a member of the KKK; the older girls performed at rallies celebrating the 'Lost Cause.' While Elizabeth remained in the South, Grace and Katharine, moved by liberal Christianity and emboldened by the YWCA, became impassioned...
1127) The hero two doors down: based on the true story of friendship between a boy and a baseball legend
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Eight-year-old Steve Satlow is thrilled when Jackie Robinson moves into his Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn in 1948, although many of his neighbors are not, and when Steve actually meets his hero he is even more excited--and worried that a misunderstanding over a Christmas tree could damage his new friendship.
1128) Fences
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Description
In 1950s Pittsburgh, a Black garbage collector named Troy Maxson--bitter that baseball's color barrier was only broken after his own heyday in the Negro Leagues--is prone to taking out his frustrations on his loved ones.
Author
Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Examining the legacy of racial mixing in Indian Territory through the land and lives of two families, one of Cherokee Freedman descent and one of Muscogee Creek heritage, Darnella Davis's memoir writes a new chapter in the history of racial mixing on the frontier. It is the only book-length account of the intersections between the three races in Indian Territory and Oklahoma written from the perspective of a tribal person and a freedman. The histories...
1131) Oreo
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
A pioneering, dazzling satire about a biracial black girl from Philadelphia searching for her Jewish father in New York City Oreo is raised by her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia. Her black mother tours with a theatrical troupe, and her Jewish deadbeat dad disappeared when she was an infant, leaving behind a mysterious note that triggers her quest to find him. What ensues is a playful, modernized parody of the classical odyssey of Theseus with...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords is the first film to chronicle the history of the Black press, including its central role in the construction of modern African American identity. It recounts the largely forgotten stories of generations of Black journalists who risked life and livelihood so African Americans could represent themselves in their own words and images. The Black Press takes viewers "behind the veil" of segregation to recover a...
1133) Black or white
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The story of a grandfather who is suddenly left to care for his beloved granddaughter, but when her paternal grandmother seeks custody with the help of her brother, the little girl is torn between two families who love her deeply. With the best intentions at heart, both families fight for what they feel is right and are soon forced to confront their true feelings about race, forgiveness, and understanding.
Publisher
Greenwood
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"How is race defined and perceived in America today, and how do these definitions and perceptions compare to attitudes 100 years ago... or 200 years ago? This four-volume set is the definitive source for every topic related to race in the United States"--
1135) Voice of freedom
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Follow the story of singer Marian Anderson, whose talent broke down barriers around the world. Narrated by Ren�ee Elise Goldsberry, Voice of Freedom interweaves Anderson's rich life story with this landmark moment in history, exploring fundamental questions about talent, race, fame, democracy and the American soul.
1136) The talk
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Appears on these lists
2024 Libby Awards
2024 Youth Media Awards
NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Young Adult Titles
Read This! March 2024
2024 Youth Media Awards
NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Young Adult Titles
Read This! March 2024
Description
This graphic memoir by a winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning offers a deeply personal meditation on the "the talk" parents must have with Black children about racism and the brutality that often accompanies it, a ritual attempt to keep kids safe and prepare them for a world that - to paraphrase Toni Morrison - does not love them. Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn't play with a white friend's realistic...
1138) The Secret life of bees
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
A sweeping yet personal overview of the Latino population of America, drawn from hundreds of interviews and prodigious research that emphasizes the diversity and little-known history of our largest and fastest-growing minority.
LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana's life experience...
LatinoLand is an exceptional, all-encompassing overview of Hispanic America based on personal interviews, deep research, and Marie Arana's life experience...
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