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Ne tirez pas sur l'oiseau moqueur

2005
Scout Finch, the young daughter of a local attorney in the Deep South during the 1930s, tells of her father's defense of an African-American man charged with the rape of a white girl.

Qi shi wo bu xiang shuo =

I hadn't meant to tell you this
Marie, the only black girl in the eighth grade willing to befriend her white classmate Lena, discovers that Lena's father is doing horrible things to her in private.

Disorientation

being Black in the world
2021
"Writer Ian Williams brings a fresh point of view and new insights to the urgent conversation on race and racism in these illuminating essays born from his own experience as a Black man in the world" --Amazon.com.

I am the rage

2021
"A poetry collection that explores racial injustice from the raw, unfiltered viewpoint of a Black woman in America"--Provided by publisher.

When Winter Robeson came

In August 1965, twelve-year-old Eden's older cousin from Mississippi comes to visit her in Los Angeles, and while the Watts Riots erupt around them, they continue their investigation of the disappearance of Winter's father ten years ago.

Mirror girls

"Biracial twin sisters--one who presents as black and the other as white--are determined to put the ghosts of the past to rest and to uncover the truth behind their parents' murders in the Jim Crow South"--OCLC.

Troublemaker

On the first night of rioting in the wake of the Rodney King verdict, Jordan's father leaves to check on the family store, spurring twelve-year-old Jordan and his friends to embark on a dangerous journey through South Central and Koreatown to come to his aid, encountering the racism within their community as they go.

How to fight racism

a guide to standing up for racial justice
". . . In this adaptation of 'How to Fight Racism' for young readers ages 8-12, Dr. Jemar Tisby helps kids understand how everyday prejudice affects them and what they can do to create social change. Inside, he explains the history of racism in America and why it is so prevalent, as well as uses Christian principles to provide practical tools and advice kids can use to develop and maintain an anti-racist mindset and make a positive difference in the world"--Provided by publisher.

The madness of crowds

gender, race and identity
2021
"[The author} investigates the dangers of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics . . . examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of 'wokeness', the impact of tech and how, in an increasingly online culture, we must relearn the ability to forgive . . . dares to counter the prevailing view and question the dramatic changes in our society--from gender reassignment for children to the impact of transgender rights on women . . . published with a new afterword taking account of the book's reception and responding to the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, clears a path of sanity through the fog of our modern predicament"--Back cover.
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Noughts & Crosses

adapted from Malorie Blackman's novel
2007
Presents the script for the play in which Sephy--a Cross--is the daughter of the Deputy Prime Minister and Callum, the son of a Nought agitator, were both raised in a racially charged and economically unbalanced society, but after a chance meeting they come to realize that love is worth fighting for, even if it spawns a political crisis.

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