discrimination

This book examines what microaggressions are, why they're bad news, and how to handle them. Every day experiences leave people of color scratching their heads, and before long, they're impossible to ignore.

Examines the legacy of slavery by highlighting the continued preservation of monuments and landmarks that hold violent and racist symbolism.

Looks at the 1970 experiment in which a teacher grouped her third grade class by eye color and proceeded to give preferential treatment to the blue-eyed group in order to evaluate the effects of racial stereotyping on children, visits the class fifteen years later to see whether the experiment had any long-lasting effects on participants, and shows a similar session conducted with adult correctional system employees.

Explores the fundamental questions surrounding discrimination.

Provides historical background information about the Fourteenth Amendment and includes essays that debate issues associated with equal protection.

This book examines the issue of discrimination again st immigrants in the United States, and looks at the laws pertaining to discrimination, community efforts to end discrimination, and gives readers ways to cope with discrimination in their lives.

"In this book, readers will learn not only how to spot classism, but also how to stand up for themselves and others in effective ways."--Provided by publisher.

Examines issues facing gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals, discussing marriage, the military, and workplace discrimination, and includes personal perspectives from people who have faced them.

In 2013, a powerful phrase appeared for the first time on social media in response to the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of 17-year-old Black teen Trayvon Martin: Black Lives Matter (BLM). Many adolescents have been empowered by Black Lives Matter posts and protests to take on anti-Black violence and racism. This title is an important resource that highlights Black and Brown's voices standing up to oppressive systems. The explanatory text also allows readers to understand and confront the ways racism influences public health crises such as COVID-19 and the scientific and academic realms.