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What happens when a people can take no more injustice rained down upon their sons and daughters? When each new travesty echoes the cries of ancestors killed for the color of their skin? How do a people rediscover hope? And how do they use that new-found hope as momentum and strength for change? In his powerful new book Stakes Is High, pastor, activist, and community leader Michael W. Waters blends hip-hop lyricism and social justice leadership, creating...
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America is at a crossroads. We are searching for home in places where belonging and identity are often contested. Editor Cinelle Barnes takes this search to the South, a place haunted by a history of exclusion and discrimination. In A Measure of Belonging: Writers of Color on the New American South, twenty-one writers share powerful experiences of living, working, and writing during this complicated time.
These essays examine issues of sex, gender,...
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The must-read summary of Linda Brandi Cateura's book: "Voices of American Muslims: 23 Profiles".
This complete summary of "Voices of American Muslims" by Linda Brandi Cateura presents her analysis of the situation of American Muslims following 9/11. She redeems their reputation through personal interviews that give us a clear account of their life narratives.
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From a respected educator who has advised Hillary Clinton and Cory Booker on scholastic issues.
David Banks knows a few things about at-risk boys. In 2004, he petitioned New York City's mayor to allow an all-boys public school to open in one of the most troubled districts in the country, the South Bronx. He had a point to prove: when rituals that boys are innately drawn to are combined with college prep-level instruction and community mentorship,...
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De nos jours, le thème de l'immigration fait encore couler beaucoup d'encre. Bien que celle-ci fasse partie de l'identité culturelle de nombreux pays du Nord, elle est sujette à des débats parfois virulents, pour ne pas dire violents.
Pourquoi ces divergences d'opinions? En quoi cette tradition provoque-t-elle autant de tensions entre les diverses communautés qui composent ces sociétés d'accueil?
Dans cet essai ponctué de témoignages et...
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In a nation that prides itself on providing equal opportunity for all, too many low-income and minority children are falling behind their peers in school. In an increasingly competitive global arena, the United States cannot afford to ignore this widening achievement gap. What can be done to close it? This issue book presents three possible approaches for dealing with this problem: Raise Expectations and Demand Accountability African Americans, Hispanic,...
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Ever since Maurice Richard dazzled hockey fans, fighting his way to hockey's summits, the issue of discrimination against Quebec hockey players has simmered on. NHL veteran Bob Sirois now demonstrates that unless Quebec hockey players are superstars they are less likely to be drafted than other players in Canada. They can also expect shorter careers and less pay, while some teams just don't want them. Using statistics covering nearly 40 years, Sirois...
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At the expense of basic human rights, dignity, and decency, Africans were torn from their native countries and first brought to the United State as slaves. Yet even in the face of injustice and hardship they have endured since then, African Americans have been bolstered by the sacrifices, leadership, and determination of courageous individuals. This inspiring volume chronicles the history of African Americans-the triumphs and tragedies-from origins...
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From the abolitionists and civil rights leaders who struggled to secure basic freedoms to the scientists, entertainers, and public servants who have nurtured innovation in their respective fields, African Americans have broken critical barriers for every American. This volume profiles many of those individuals-from Frederick Douglass to Oprah Winfrey to Barack Obama-whose efforts and ideas continue to enrich the foundations of the nation.
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"My housewife mother turned into a raging warrior woman when the principal of my elementary school questioned whether her daughter had the intelligence to pass a citywide test," Marta Moreno Vega writes in her essay. She knew then she was loved and valued, and she learned that to be an Afro-Puerto Rican woman meant activism was her birth right.
Hers is one of eleven essays and four poems included in this volume in which Latina women of African descent...
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La historia de la mujer que buscó justicia en una botella de gasolina
El 17 de octubre de 1998, el Pincelito, un hombre de sesenta y dos años, violó a Verónica, una niña de trece, en la localidad alicantina de Benejúzar. Seis años más tarde, cuando el Pincelito gozaba de un permiso penitenciario, Mari Carmen, la madre de Verónica, se cruzó con él por el pueblo, le prendió fuego y le causó la muerte.
Este libro reconstruye los entresijos...
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El tema de la interculturalidad ha cobrado gran relevancia dentro del diseño de políticas públicas educativas. Parte de este auge se debe a la necesidad de garantizar los derechos que el artículo segundo de la Constitución Política de México otorga a los pueblos indígenas.
Es preciso recordar que nuestra Carta Magna ratifica el carácter pluricultural de nuestra nación, con lo cual se reconoce la lengua, los conocimientos y las tradiciones...
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The must-read summary of Thomas Sowell's book: "Black Rednecks and White Liberals".
This complete summary of "Black Rednecks and White Liberals" by Thomas Sowell, a renowned American social theorist and political philosopher, presents his examination of the mistaken assumptions and beliefs about blacks, Jews, Germans, slavery and education. He illustrates the origin of these wrongful assumptions and how they have progressed.
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Who Is the Asianist? reconsiders the past, present, and future of Asian Studies through the lens of positionality, questions of authority, and an analysis of race with an emphasis on Blackness in Asia. From self-reflective essays on being a Black Asianist to the Black Lives Matter movement in Papua New Guinea, Japan, and Viet Nam, scholars grapple with the global significance of race and local articulations of difference. Other contributors call for...
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The No-Nonsense Guide to Equality discusses the positive effects that equality can have, using examples and case studies from across the globe, including many from the United States. It examines the lessons of history and covers race, gender and ethnicity, age, and wealth. Danny Dorling considers, realistically, just how equal it is possible to be, the challenges we face, and the factors that will lead to greater equality for all.
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Encourages ordinary Christians to engage in real talk together about race and change.
There are a lot of conversations happening in homes and churches about difficult and timely topics-but when it comes to race, too many Christians stay silent. They may be overwhelmed or worry about saying the wrong thing.
Saundra Dalton-Smith and Lori Stanley Roeleveld-two women of different races who didn't know each other well before this project-believe there's...
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The study of folklore has historically focused on the daily life and culture of regular people, such as artisans, storytellers, and craftspeople. But, what can folklore reveal about strategies of belonging, survival, and reinvention in moments of crisis?
The experience of living in hostile conditions for cultural, social, political, or economic reasons has redefined communities in crisis. The curated works in Theorizing Folklore from the Margins offer...
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"From the award-wining author of The Last London and Lights Out for the Territory, a journey in the footsteps of our ancestors. In The Gold Machine, Iain Sinclair and his daughter travel through Peru, guided by - and in reaction to - an ill-fated colonial expedition led by his great-grandfather, Arthur Sinclair. The incursions of Catholic bounty hunters and Adventist missionaries are contrasted with today's ecotourists and short-cut vision seekers....
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Undivided Rights captures the evolving and largely unknown activist history of women of color organizing for reproductive justice - on their own behalf. Undivided Rights presents a textured understanding of the reproductive rights movement by placing the experiences, priorities, and activism of women of color in the foreground. Using historical research, original organizational case studies, and personal interviews, the authors illuminate how women...
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