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Black Is the Body

Black Is the Body

Stories From My Grandmother's Time, My Mother's Time, and Mine

by Bernard, Emily

Book - 2019

A memoir in essays about race that is as lucid as the issue is complicated. … the writing is deeply felt, unflinchingly honest, and openly questioning … T...Show more A memoir in essays about race that is as lucid as the issue is complicated. … the writing is deeply felt, unflinchingly honest, and openly questioning … The book’s genesis and opening is her life-threatening stabbing by a deranged white stranger, a seemingly random crime. Toward the end of the book, she realizes that “in every scar there is a story. The salve is the telling itself.” A rare book of healing on multiple levels. Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. Show less

A memoir in essays about race that is as lucid as the issue is complicated. … the writing is deeply felt, unflinchingly honest, and openly questioning … T...Show more A memoir in essays about race that is as lucid as the issue is complicated. … the writing is deeply felt, unflinchingly honest, and openly questioning … The book’s genesis and opening is her life-threatening stabbing by a deranged white stranger, a seemingly random crime. Toward the end of the book, she realizes that “in every scar there is a story. The salve is the telling itself.” A rare book of healing on multiple levels. Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. Show less

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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

Prophet of Freedom

by Blight, David W.

Book - 2018

"The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African-American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who becam...Show more "The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African-American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era. … He wrote three versions of his autobiography over the course of his lifetime and published his own newspaper. His very existence gave the lie to slave owners: with dignity and great intelligence he bore witness to the brutality of slavery. … David Blight’s Frederick Douglass affords this important American the distinguished biography he deserves"-- Provided by publisher. Show less

"The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African-American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who becam...Show more "The definitive, dramatic biography of the most important African-American of the nineteenth century: Frederick Douglass, the escaped slave who became the greatest orator of his day and one of the leading abolitionists and writers of the era. … He wrote three versions of his autobiography over the course of his lifetime and published his own newspaper. His very existence gave the lie to slave owners: with dignity and great intelligence he bore witness to the brutality of slavery. … David Blight’s Frederick Douglass affords this important American the distinguished biography he deserves"-- Provided by publisher. Show less

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The Accident of Color

The Accident of Color

A Story of Race in Reconstruction

by Brook, Daniel

Book - 2019

Brook presents a well-researched, fresh, and sometimes funny social history of how biracial Americans in nineteenth-century New Orleans and Charleston, So...Show more Brook presents a well-researched, fresh, and sometimes funny social history of how biracial Americans in nineteenth-century New Orleans and Charleston, South Carolina, pragmatically created a lane for themselves between the white establishment and Black margins. … Biracial Americans pressured governors, senators, and presidents during Reconstruction and, ultimately, impacted the armed forces, Lincoln’s Republican Party, and state colleges and public schools. … Brook challenges others to view America through a “sepia lens” and reassert the value of discussing American’s pluralism. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. Show less

Brook presents a well-researched, fresh, and sometimes funny social history of how biracial Americans in nineteenth-century New Orleans and Charleston, So...Show more Brook presents a well-researched, fresh, and sometimes funny social history of how biracial Americans in nineteenth-century New Orleans and Charleston, South Carolina, pragmatically created a lane for themselves between the white establishment and Black margins. … Biracial Americans pressured governors, senators, and presidents during Reconstruction and, ultimately, impacted the armed forces, Lincoln’s Republican Party, and state colleges and public schools. … Brook challenges others to view America through a “sepia lens” and reassert the value of discussing American’s pluralism. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. Show less

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I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

Black Dignity in A World Made for Whiteness

by Brown, Austin Channing

Book - 2018

"Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive fut...Show more "Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, “I had to learn what it means to love blackness,” a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America’s racial divide as a writer, speaker, and expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion."-- Provided by publisher. Show less

"Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive fut...Show more "Austin Channing Brown’s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, “I had to learn what it means to love blackness,” a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America’s racial divide as a writer, speaker, and expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion."-- Provided by publisher. Show less

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The Heritage

The Heritage

Black Athletes, A Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism

by Bryant, Howard

Book - 2018

When San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem, he shined a spotlight on the ...Show more When San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem, he shined a spotlight on the intersection between sports and politics and the role athletes play as activists. This intersection is perhaps more important for black athletes, according to journalist Bryant (Shut Out). Bryant posits that the activism of Kaepernick and other contemporary black athletes is not a new phenomenon but part of a "heritage" of black activism in sports begun by Jackie Robinson, Tommy Carlos, and Muhammed Ali in the 1960s. The heritage was interrupted by apolitical athletes such as O.J. Simpson, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods who chose protecting their personal brands over taking political stands. Copyright 2018 Library Journal. Show less

When San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem, he shined a spotlight on the ...Show more When San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick protested police brutality by taking a knee during the national anthem, he shined a spotlight on the intersection between sports and politics and the role athletes play as activists. This intersection is perhaps more important for black athletes, according to journalist Bryant (Shut Out). Bryant posits that the activism of Kaepernick and other contemporary black athletes is not a new phenomenon but part of a "heritage" of black activism in sports begun by Jackie Robinson, Tommy Carlos, and Muhammed Ali in the 1960s. The heritage was interrupted by apolitical athletes such as O.J. Simpson, Michael Jordan, and Tiger Woods who chose protecting their personal brands over taking political stands. Copyright 2018 Library Journal. Show less

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The Fire Is Upon Us

The Fire Is Upon Us

James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate Over Race in America

by Buccola, Nicholas

Book - 2019

"In February 1965, novelist and 'poet of the Black Freedom Struggle' James Baldwin met with William F. Buckley, father of the modern American conserv...Show more "In February 1965, novelist and 'poet of the Black Freedom Struggle' James Baldwin met with William F. Buckley, father of the modern American conservative movement, in Cambridge Union to face off in a televised debate. The topic was ‘The American Dream is at the expense of the American Negro.’ Buccola uses this momentous encounter as a lens through which to deepen our understanding of two of the most important public intellectuals in twentieth-century American thought ... the subject of their debate continues to have resonance in our own time as the social mobility of blacks remains limited and racial inequality persists."-- Provided by publisher. Show less

"In February 1965, novelist and 'poet of the Black Freedom Struggle' James Baldwin met with William F. Buckley, father of the modern American conserv...Show more "In February 1965, novelist and 'poet of the Black Freedom Struggle' James Baldwin met with William F. Buckley, father of the modern American conservative movement, in Cambridge Union to face off in a televised debate. The topic was ‘The American Dream is at the expense of the American Negro.’ Buccola uses this momentous encounter as a lens through which to deepen our understanding of two of the most important public intellectuals in twentieth-century American thought ... the subject of their debate continues to have resonance in our own time as the social mobility of blacks remains limited and racial inequality persists."-- Provided by publisher. Show less

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Between the World and Me

Between the World and Me

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Book - 2015

"Coates takes readers along on his journey through America’s history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series of awakenings—moments w...Show more "Coates takes readers along on his journey through America’s history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series of awakenings—moments when he discovered some new truth about our long, tangled history of race, whether through his myth-busting professors at Howard University, a trip to a Civil War battlefield with a rogue historian, a journey to Chicago’s South Side to visit aging survivors of 20th century American’s ‘long war on black people’ or a visit with the mother of a beloved friend who was shot down by the police."-- Provided by publisher. Show less

"Coates takes readers along on his journey through America’s history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series of awakenings—moments w...Show more "Coates takes readers along on his journey through America’s history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series of awakenings—moments when he discovered some new truth about our long, tangled history of race, whether through his myth-busting professors at Howard University, a trip to a Civil War battlefield with a rogue historian, a journey to Chicago’s South Side to visit aging survivors of 20th century American’s ‘long war on black people’ or a visit with the mother of a beloved friend who was shot down by the police."-- Provided by publisher. Show less

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We Were Eight Years in Power

We Were Eight Years in Power

An American Tragedy

by Coates, Ta-Nehisi

Book - 2017

In his second book, Coates (correspondent for the Atlantic) gathers eight formerly published essays, one for each year of Barack Obama’s presidency, toget...Show more In his second book, Coates (correspondent for the Atlantic) gathers eight formerly published essays, one for each year of Barack Obama’s presidency, together with framing commentary and reflection. ... this volume documents both the personal growth of Coates as a thinker and also our national struggle to reckon with the politics of race and racism. Copyright 2017 Library Journal. Show less

In his second book, Coates (correspondent for the Atlantic) gathers eight formerly published essays, one for each year of Barack Obama’s presidency, toget...Show more In his second book, Coates (correspondent for the Atlantic) gathers eight formerly published essays, one for each year of Barack Obama’s presidency, together with framing commentary and reflection. ... this volume documents both the personal growth of Coates as a thinker and also our national struggle to reckon with the politics of race and racism. Copyright 2017 Library Journal. Show less

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The Souls of Black Folk

The Souls of Black Folk

by Du Bois, W. E. B.

Book - 1989

"Du Bois proposes that "the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line." His concepts of life behind the veil of rac...Show more "Du Bois proposes that "the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line." His concepts of life behind the veil of race and the resulting "double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others," have become touchstones for thinking about race in America. Souls offers an assessment of the progress of the race, the obstacles to that progress, and the possibilities for future progress as the nation entered the twentieth century."-- Provided by Publisher. Show less

"Du Bois proposes that "the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line." His concepts of life behind the veil of rac...Show more "Du Bois proposes that "the problem of the Twentieth Century is the problem of the color-line." His concepts of life behind the veil of race and the resulting "double-consciousness, this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others," have become touchstones for thinking about race in America. Souls offers an assessment of the progress of the race, the obstacles to that progress, and the possibilities for future progress as the nation entered the twentieth century."-- Provided by Publisher. Show less

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Tears We Cannot Stop

Tears We Cannot Stop

A Sermon to White America

by Dyson, Michael Eric

Book - 2017

In his latest, commentator and writer Dyson (The Black Presidency, 2016) preaches a message that he admits will be hard for most white Americans to hear, ...Show more In his latest, commentator and writer Dyson (The Black Presidency, 2016) preaches a message that he admits will be hard for most white Americans to hear, let alone internalize and accept: white folks are complicit in societal attitudes toward African Americans, and our future progress as a nation is dependent on a new mindset. … He covers a wide range of topics, including policing tragedies, the lack of African Americans in mainstream American history, the willful ignorance of whites, patriotism versus nationalism, the power of language, and the future of race relations under President Trump. With a reading list to encourage further learning, Dyson offers an intellectual framework for everyone to adopt in order to understand and embrace each other's struggles to be united. Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews. Show less

In his latest, commentator and writer Dyson (The Black Presidency, 2016) preaches a message that he admits will be hard for most white Americans to hear, ...Show more In his latest, commentator and writer Dyson (The Black Presidency, 2016) preaches a message that he admits will be hard for most white Americans to hear, let alone internalize and accept: white folks are complicit in societal attitudes toward African Americans, and our future progress as a nation is dependent on a new mindset. … He covers a wide range of topics, including policing tragedies, the lack of African Americans in mainstream American history, the willful ignorance of whites, patriotism versus nationalism, the power of language, and the future of race relations under President Trump. With a reading list to encourage further learning, Dyson offers an intellectual framework for everyone to adopt in order to understand and embrace each other's struggles to be united. Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews. Show less

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What Truth Sounds Like

What Truth Sounds Like

Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America

by Dyson, Michael Eric

Book - 2018

Dyson (Tears We Cannot Stop, 2017) continues his illumination of complex issues of race in his latest compelling book, taking readers back to May 1963, wh...Show more Dyson (Tears We Cannot Stop, 2017) continues his illumination of complex issues of race in his latest compelling book, taking readers back to May 1963, when the great civil rights leaders were in their ascendancy and John F. Kennedy was in the White House. JFK’s brother and chief of staff, Robert F. Kennedy, asked author James Baldwin to invite a group of “Negroes” (the term then used), specifically intellectuals, artists, and activists, to a secret breakfast meeting in the hope of gaining insight into matters of race. … After providing the backstories and historical context of the participants, Dyson offers contemporary examples of public figures who struggle for equality. The result is a moving ode to the potentiality of American social progress. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews. Show less

Dyson (Tears We Cannot Stop, 2017) continues his illumination of complex issues of race in his latest compelling book, taking readers back to May 1963, wh...Show more Dyson (Tears We Cannot Stop, 2017) continues his illumination of complex issues of race in his latest compelling book, taking readers back to May 1963, when the great civil rights leaders were in their ascendancy and John F. Kennedy was in the White House. JFK’s brother and chief of staff, Robert F. Kennedy, asked author James Baldwin to invite a group of “Negroes” (the term then used), specifically intellectuals, artists, and activists, to a secret breakfast meeting in the hope of gaining insight into matters of race. … After providing the backstories and historical context of the participants, Dyson offers contemporary examples of public figures who struggle for equality. The result is a moving ode to the potentiality of American social progress. Copyright 2018 Booklist Reviews. Show less

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Stony the Road

Stony the Road

Reconstruction, White Supremacy, and the Rise of Jim Crow

by Gates, Henry Louis

Book - 2019

Prominent and prolific scholar, writer, filmmaker, and educator Gates has long been compelled by Reconstruction and its rapid and bloody deconstruction. I...Show more Prominent and prolific scholar, writer, filmmaker, and educator Gates has long been compelled by Reconstruction and its rapid and bloody deconstruction. In his signature lucid and compelling approach to history, he tracks the vicious backlash against the post–Civil War constitutional amendments (the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth) that abolished slavery, established citizenship for African Americans, and ensured Black men the right to vote—and the resultant election of numerous Black legislators. White southerners retaliated with white-supremacist propaganda, “scientific racism,” racial violence, including lynchings, and the establishment of Jim Crow segregation laws. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. Show less

Prominent and prolific scholar, writer, filmmaker, and educator Gates has long been compelled by Reconstruction and its rapid and bloody deconstruction. I...Show more Prominent and prolific scholar, writer, filmmaker, and educator Gates has long been compelled by Reconstruction and its rapid and bloody deconstruction. In his signature lucid and compelling approach to history, he tracks the vicious backlash against the post–Civil War constitutional amendments (the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth) that abolished slavery, established citizenship for African Americans, and ensured Black men the right to vote—and the resultant election of numerous Black legislators. White southerners retaliated with white-supremacist propaganda, “scientific racism,” racial violence, including lynchings, and the establishment of Jim Crow segregation laws. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews. Show less

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Begin Again

Begin Again

James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own

by Glaude, Eddie S.

Book - 2020

A penetrating study of how the words of James Baldwin (1924-1987) continue to have (often painful) relevance today. Glaude, a frequent guest on political ...Show more A penetrating study of how the words of James Baldwin (1924-1987) continue to have (often painful) relevance today. Glaude, a frequent guest on political talk shows and chair of the African American Studies department at Princeton, has long read, admired, and taught Baldwin's work. In this follow-up to his 2016 book, Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, the author mines that work to illustrate our ongoing inability to confront what both Baldwin and Glaude call the lie at the center of our American self-conception and how the nation refuses "to turn its back on racism and to reach for its better angels." Copyright Kirkus 2020 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. Show less

A penetrating study of how the words of James Baldwin (1924-1987) continue to have (often painful) relevance today. Glaude, a frequent guest on political ...Show more A penetrating study of how the words of James Baldwin (1924-1987) continue to have (often painful) relevance today. Glaude, a frequent guest on political talk shows and chair of the African American Studies department at Princeton, has long read, admired, and taught Baldwin's work. In this follow-up to his 2016 book, Democracy in Black: How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul, the author mines that work to illustrate our ongoing inability to confront what both Baldwin and Glaude call the lie at the center of our American self-conception and how the nation refuses "to turn its back on racism and to reach for its better angels." Copyright Kirkus 2020 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. Show less

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Democracy in Black

Democracy in Black

How Race Still Enslaves the American Soul

by Glaude, Eddie S.

Book - 2016

*Starred Review* It has been more than 70 years since Gunnar Myrdal, in An American Dilemma, probed our racial consciousness by showing the gap between pr...Show more *Starred Review* It has been more than 70 years since Gunnar Myrdal, in An American Dilemma, probed our racial consciousness by showing the gap between promise and performance. It has been only a few months since Ta-Nehisi Coates struck the American nerve, in Between the World and Me, by pointing out that our racial history is more deeply ingrained in racism than Myrdal suggested. Here Princeton scholar Glaude adds to that debate by equating our racist history to a basic gap in values, the notion that black lives matter less in this country and always have. He proves his point cogently, perhaps with less passion than Coates but with more than enough documentation to move the argument along this new and painful track. … This is every bit as important a book as Coates' more personal account. Essential reading. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. Show less

*Starred Review* It has been more than 70 years since Gunnar Myrdal, in An American Dilemma, probed our racial consciousness by showing the gap between pr...Show more *Starred Review* It has been more than 70 years since Gunnar Myrdal, in An American Dilemma, probed our racial consciousness by showing the gap between promise and performance. It has been only a few months since Ta-Nehisi Coates struck the American nerve, in Between the World and Me, by pointing out that our racial history is more deeply ingrained in racism than Myrdal suggested. Here Princeton scholar Glaude adds to that debate by equating our racist history to a basic gap in values, the notion that black lives matter less in this country and always have. He proves his point cogently, perhaps with less passion than Coates but with more than enough documentation to move the argument along this new and painful track. … This is every bit as important a book as Coates' more personal account. Essential reading. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. Show less

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Black Radical

Black Radical

The Life and Times of William Monroe Trotter

by Greenidge, Kerri K.

Book - 2020

"This long-overdue biography reestablishes William Monroe Trotter's essential place next to Douglass, Du Bois, and King in the pantheon of American c...Show more "This long-overdue biography reestablishes William Monroe Trotter's essential place next to Douglass, Du Bois, and King in the pantheon of American civil rights heroes. William Monroe Trotter (1872- 1934), though still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American hero. With the stylistic verve of a newspaperman and the unwavering fearlessness of an emancipator, he galvanized black working- class citizens to wield their political power despite the violent racism of post- Reconstruction America. "-- Provided by publisher. Show less

"This long-overdue biography reestablishes William Monroe Trotter's essential place next to Douglass, Du Bois, and King in the pantheon of American c...Show more "This long-overdue biography reestablishes William Monroe Trotter's essential place next to Douglass, Du Bois, and King in the pantheon of American civil rights heroes. William Monroe Trotter (1872- 1934), though still virtually unknown to the wider public, was an unlikely American hero. With the stylistic verve of a newspaperman and the unwavering fearlessness of an emancipator, he galvanized black working- class citizens to wield their political power despite the violent racism of post- Reconstruction America. "-- Provided by publisher. Show less

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The Truths We Hold

The Truths We Hold

An American Journey

by Harris, Kamala

Book - 2019

California's junior senator limbers up "to be a joyful warrior in the battle to come." … She is the first American of Indian or Jamaican descent...Show more California's junior senator limbers up "to be a joyful warrior in the battle to come." … She is the first American of Indian or Jamaican descent to serve in the Senate and the first African-American senator from California, having served prominently and sometimes controversially as the state's attorney general. … Her efforts at judicial reform figure in her timely call for an overhaul of sentencing procedures, all as part of a platform of "what I see as women's issues: the economy, national security, health care, education, criminal justice reform, climate change." Harris also reveals a policy-wonk side, enthusiastically addressing issues such as cybersecurity ("a new front in a new kind of battle") and economic inequality ("with millions of Americans hanging by a thread," she deftly writes of the current president, "the White House reached for scissors"). … Fits well alongside such politico-aspirational books as Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father, and better written than most in the category. Copyright Kirkus 2019 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. Show less

California's junior senator limbers up "to be a joyful warrior in the battle to come." … She is the first American of Indian or Jamaican descent...Show more California's junior senator limbers up "to be a joyful warrior in the battle to come." … She is the first American of Indian or Jamaican descent to serve in the Senate and the first African-American senator from California, having served prominently and sometimes controversially as the state's attorney general. … Her efforts at judicial reform figure in her timely call for an overhaul of sentencing procedures, all as part of a platform of "what I see as women's issues: the economy, national security, health care, education, criminal justice reform, climate change." Harris also reveals a policy-wonk side, enthusiastically addressing issues such as cybersecurity ("a new front in a new kind of battle") and economic inequality ("with millions of Americans hanging by a thread," she deftly writes of the current president, "the White House reached for scissors"). … Fits well alongside such politico-aspirational books as Barack Obama's Dreams from My Father, and better written than most in the category. Copyright Kirkus 2019 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. Show less

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How to Be An Antiracist

How to Be An Antiracist

by Kendi, Ibram X.

Book - 2019

"The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it -- and then dismantle it." Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reene...Show more "The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it -- and then dismantle it." Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America -- but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. In How to Be an Antiracist, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it. In this book, Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society." -- Provided by publisher. Show less

"The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it -- and then dismantle it." Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reene...Show more "The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it -- and then dismantle it." Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America -- but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. In How to Be an Antiracist, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it. In this book, Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. How to Be an Antiracist is an essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society." -- Provided by publisher. Show less

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Stamped From the Beginning

Stamped From the Beginning

The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America

by Kendi, Ibram X.

Book - 2016

This heavily researched yet easily readable volume explores the roots and the effects of racism in America. Kendi, assistant professor of African American...Show more This heavily researched yet easily readable volume explores the roots and the effects of racism in America. Kendi, assistant professor of African American history at the University of Florida, offers this history through chronologically arranged sections based on the lives of five figures from American history: socially and politically influential Puritan minister Cotton Mather; President Thomas Jefferson; prominent abolitionist and social reformer William Lloyd Garrison; civil rights activist and author W. E. B. Du Bois; and political activist and writer Angela Davis. Kendi posits that there is a three-way argument happening between segregationists, who blame black people for racial disparities; antiracists, who blame discrimination; and assimilationists, who think everyone is at fault. The narrative smoothly weaves throughout history, culminating in the declaration that as much as we'd like it to be, America today is nowhere near the "postracial" country that the media declared following the election of Barack Obama in 2008. The hope here is that by studying and remembering the lessons of history, we may be able to move forward to an equitable society. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. Show less

This heavily researched yet easily readable volume explores the roots and the effects of racism in America. Kendi, assistant professor of African American...Show more This heavily researched yet easily readable volume explores the roots and the effects of racism in America. Kendi, assistant professor of African American history at the University of Florida, offers this history through chronologically arranged sections based on the lives of five figures from American history: socially and politically influential Puritan minister Cotton Mather; President Thomas Jefferson; prominent abolitionist and social reformer William Lloyd Garrison; civil rights activist and author W. E. B. Du Bois; and political activist and writer Angela Davis. Kendi posits that there is a three-way argument happening between segregationists, who blame black people for racial disparities; antiracists, who blame discrimination; and assimilationists, who think everyone is at fault. The narrative smoothly weaves throughout history, culminating in the declaration that as much as we'd like it to be, America today is nowhere near the "postracial" country that the media declared following the election of Barack Obama in 2008. The hope here is that by studying and remembering the lessons of history, we may be able to move forward to an equitable society. Copyright 2014 Booklist Reviews. Show less

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Separate

Separate

The Story of Plessy V. Ferguson, and America's Journey From Slavery to Segregation

by Luxenberg, Steve

Book - 2019

"A triple biography illuminates the birth of the Jim Crow era. On June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only railway...Show more "A triple biography illuminates the birth of the Jim Crow era. On June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only railway car in New Orleans. Plessy could and often did pass for white; his arrest had been arranged to create a perfect Supreme Court test case of Louisiana's segregationist Separate Car Act. The result was catastrophe. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) held in sweeping terms that ""separate but equal"" services were acceptable under the federal Constitution, cementing segregation in public and private facilities across the South for another 60 years. Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved." Show less

"A triple biography illuminates the birth of the Jim Crow era. On June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only railway...Show more "A triple biography illuminates the birth of the Jim Crow era. On June 7, 1892, Homer Plessy was arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only railway car in New Orleans. Plessy could and often did pass for white; his arrest had been arranged to create a perfect Supreme Court test case of Louisiana's segregationist Separate Car Act. The result was catastrophe. Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) held in sweeping terms that ""separate but equal"" services were acceptable under the federal Constitution, cementing segregation in public and private facilities across the South for another 60 years. Copyright Kirkus 2018 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved." Show less

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Twelve Years A Slave

Twelve Years A Slave

by Northup, Solomon

Book - 2013

"A harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. Born a free man in New York, Solomon Northup was abducted in Washington, D...Show more "A harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. Born a free man in New York, Solomon Northup was abducted in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. After his rescue, he published this exceptionally vivid and detailed account of slave life--perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives. It became an immediate bestseller and today is recognized for its unusual insight and eloquence as one of the very few portraits of American slavery produced by someone as educated as Solomon Northup, or by someone with the dual perspective of having been both a free man and a slave." -- Provided by Publisher Show less

"A harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. Born a free man in New York, Solomon Northup was abducted in Washington, D...Show more "A harrowing memoir about one of the darkest periods in American history. Born a free man in New York, Solomon Northup was abducted in Washington, D.C., in 1841 and spent the next twelve years of his life in captivity as a slave on a Louisiana cotton plantation. After his rescue, he published this exceptionally vivid and detailed account of slave life--perhaps the best written of all the slave narratives. It became an immediate bestseller and today is recognized for its unusual insight and eloquence as one of the very few portraits of American slavery produced by someone as educated as Solomon Northup, or by someone with the dual perspective of having been both a free man and a slave." -- Provided by Publisher Show less

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Becoming

Becoming

by Obama, Michelle

Book - 2018

"In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lad...Show more "In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address." -- Provided by Publisher Show less

"In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lad...Show more "In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America—the first African American to serve in that role—she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history, while also establishing herself as a powerful advocate for women and girls in the U.S. and around the world, dramatically changing the ways that families pursue healthier and more active lives, and standing with her husband as he led America through some of its most harrowing moments. In her memoir, a work of deep reflection and mesmerizing storytelling, Michelle Obama invites readers into her world, chronicling the experiences that have shaped her—from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to her years as an executive balancing the demands of motherhood and work, to her time spent at the world’s most famous address." -- Provided by Publisher Show less

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So You Want to Talk About Race

So You Want to Talk About Race

by Oluo, Ijeoma

Book - 2018

Straight talk to blacks and whites about the realities of racism. In her feisty debut book, Oluo, essayist, blogger, and editor at large at the Establishm...Show more Straight talk to blacks and whites about the realities of racism. In her feisty debut book, Oluo, essayist, blogger, and editor at large at the Establishment magazine, writes from the perspective of a black, queer, middle-class, college-educated woman living in a "white supremacist country." … Throughout the book, Oluo responds to questions that she has often been asked, and others that she wishes were asked, about racism "in our workplace, our government, our homes, and ourselves." "Is it really about race?" she is asked by whites who insist that class is a greater source of oppression. "Is police brutality really about race?" "What is cultural appropriation?" and "What is the model minority myth?" Her sharp, no-nonsense answers include talking points for both blacks and whites. … After devoting most of the book to talking, Oluo finishes with a chapter on action and its urgency. Copyright Kirkus 2017 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. Show less

Straight talk to blacks and whites about the realities of racism. In her feisty debut book, Oluo, essayist, blogger, and editor at large at the Establishm...Show more Straight talk to blacks and whites about the realities of racism. In her feisty debut book, Oluo, essayist, blogger, and editor at large at the Establishment magazine, writes from the perspective of a black, queer, middle-class, college-educated woman living in a "white supremacist country." … Throughout the book, Oluo responds to questions that she has often been asked, and others that she wishes were asked, about racism "in our workplace, our government, our homes, and ourselves." "Is it really about race?" she is asked by whites who insist that class is a greater source of oppression. "Is police brutality really about race?" "What is cultural appropriation?" and "What is the model minority myth?" Her sharp, no-nonsense answers include talking points for both blacks and whites. … After devoting most of the book to talking, Oluo finishes with a chapter on action and its urgency. Copyright Kirkus 2017 Kirkus/BPI Communications. All rights reserved. Show less

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The Color of Law

The Color of Law

A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America

by Rothstein, Richard

Book - 2017

Recent demonstrations in cities across America against the murder of African Americans by police returned the question of segregation in housing to the fo...Show more Recent demonstrations in cities across America against the murder of African Americans by police returned the question of segregation in housing to the fore. While the term de facto segregation is often used to assert that this is the result of private decisions or personal acts of discrimination, Rothstein argues that the real history of segregation is primarily that of explicit or de jure government policy, with personal actions secondary. From wartime public housing to the FHA refusing to insure mortgages for African Americans and many cases in between, government policy at all levels violated the Reconstruction-era constitutional amendments mandating equal protections. Ghettos were deliberately created by official policy. Rothstein provides plenty of evidence to support each example, including interviews, court cases, law codes, and newspapers, along with secondary sources on each aspect of government discrimination. There is an extensive FAQ section for further discussion. Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews. Show less

Recent demonstrations in cities across America against the murder of African Americans by police returned the question of segregation in housing to the fo...Show more Recent demonstrations in cities across America against the murder of African Americans by police returned the question of segregation in housing to the fore. While the term de facto segregation is often used to assert that this is the result of private decisions or personal acts of discrimination, Rothstein argues that the real history of segregation is primarily that of explicit or de jure government policy, with personal actions secondary. From wartime public housing to the FHA refusing to insure mortgages for African Americans and many cases in between, government policy at all levels violated the Reconstruction-era constitutional amendments mandating equal protections. Ghettos were deliberately created by official policy. Rothstein provides plenty of evidence to support each example, including interviews, court cases, law codes, and newspapers, along with secondary sources on each aspect of government discrimination. There is an extensive FAQ section for further discussion. Copyright 2017 Booklist Reviews. Show less

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"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?"

"Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?"

And Other Conversations About Race

by Tatum, Beverly Daniel

Book - 2017

"Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the Black kids sitt...Show more "Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the Black kids sitting together—the White, Latino, Asian Pacific, and in some regions, American Indian youth, are clustered in their own groups, too. The same phenomenon can be observed in college dining halls, faculty lounges, and in corporate cafeterias. What is going on here? Is this self-segregation a problem we should try to fix, or a coping strategy we should support? How can we get past our reluctance to talk about racial issues to even discuss it? And what about the other questions we and our children have about race? Beverly Daniel Tatum is a renowned authority on the psychology of racism. She asserts that we do not know how to talk about our racial differences: Whites are afraid of using the wrong words and being perceived as “racist.” Parents of color are afraid of exposing their children to painful racial realities too soon." -- Provided by Publisher Show less

"Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the Black kids sitt...Show more "Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black youth seated together in the cafeteria. Of course, it's not just the Black kids sitting together—the White, Latino, Asian Pacific, and in some regions, American Indian youth, are clustered in their own groups, too. The same phenomenon can be observed in college dining halls, faculty lounges, and in corporate cafeterias. What is going on here? Is this self-segregation a problem we should try to fix, or a coping strategy we should support? How can we get past our reluctance to talk about racial issues to even discuss it? And what about the other questions we and our children have about race? Beverly Daniel Tatum is a renowned authority on the psychology of racism. She asserts that we do not know how to talk about our racial differences: Whites are afraid of using the wrong words and being perceived as “racist.” Parents of color are afraid of exposing their children to painful racial realities too soon." -- Provided by Publisher Show less

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Caste

Caste

The Origins of Our Discontents

by Wilkerson, Isabel

Book - 2020

"In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, dee...Show more "In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and the nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more." -- Provided by Publisher Show less

"In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, dee...Show more "In this brilliant book, Isabel Wilkerson gives us a masterful portrait of an unseen phenomenon in America as she explores, through an immersive, deeply researched narrative and stories about real people, how America today and throughout its history has been shaped by a hidden caste system, a rigid hierarchy of human rankings. Beyond race, class, or other factors, there is a powerful caste system that influences people’s lives and behavior and the nation’s fate. Linking the caste systems of America, India, and Nazi Germany, Wilkerson explores eight pillars that underlie caste systems across civilizations, including divine will, bloodlines, stigma, and more." -- Provided by Publisher Show less

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