Marcovitz, Hal

Members of the LGBTQ community are under constant threat of physical violence and verbal harassment simply for wanting to be who they really are.

By the early years of the 2000 decade, Americans as well as others in the West had become all-too-familiar with Islamist terrorism. The attacks of September 11, 2001, took the lives of nearly three thousand Americans who were killed when airliners hijacked by terrorists slammed into the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, DC. The Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda took responsibility for the attack. (Al-Qaeda is an Arabic word meaning "the base.") In fact, by early 2018, the US State Department identified no fewer than fifty separate organizations as Islamist terrorist groups. Certainly, these groups vary in size but their missions are strikingly similar: To bring down national governments and install in their places theocracies that would govern under the edicts of fundamentalist Islamic law-in other words, following to the letter laws first written by Islamic scholars more than 1,400 years ago. To achieve this goal, their members are willing to resort to murdering innocent civilians.

"Black people have suffered through racial bias since the day, more than four hundred years ago, when the first African slaves were forced into labor on colonial Virginia farms. In recent years African Americans have been the victims of police shootings as well as racial bias found on campuses and places where they shop. "Black in America" examines what bias looks like, how widespread it is, how it affects real people, and efforts to address it"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the life and work of Swedish climate activist and environmentalist Greta Thunberg and discusses how her solo protest became a global movement for action against climate change. Includes color photographs, a timeline, and resources for further information.

"Most military experts believe drones have the potential for changing the way wars are fought. In future armed conflicts, it may no longer be necessary for troops to risk their lives"--.

Within the next decade, cars are expected to steer, accelerate, brake, and perform all other tasks on their own with no assistance from passengers behind the wheel. But there are many hurdles yet to overcome before completely autonomous vehicles are common. Some of these hurdles involve developing new technology, but others include convincing people that self-driving cars will be safe and reliable.

"COVID-19 is a highly contagious, potentially deadly disease. By the spring of 2020 it had already infected more than 4 million people worldwide, causing more than 285,000 deaths. Virtually every country on earth reported cases. For the better part of 2020, the disease caused entire countries to all but shut down"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a brief discussion of the history of the Puerto Rican immigrant experience in the U.S., covering the stories of Puerto Rican individuals such as actress and singer Jennifer Lopez, journalist Ray Suarez, and actor Freddie Prinze, Jr.