race discrimination

"When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never predicted it would become a cultural movement. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviors, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it. Thousands of people participated in the challenge, and over 80,000 people downloaded the supporting work Me and White Supremacy. Updated and expanded from the original edition, [this book] teaches readers how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too"--Provided by publisher.

"[A]... portrait of Trayvon Martin shares previously untold insights into the movement he inspired from the perspectives of his parents, who also describe their efforts to bring meaning to his short life through the movement's pursuit of redemption and justice"--OCLC.

"In the midst of civil unrest in the summer of 2020 following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, . . . Elizabeth Alexander, wrote a . . . reflection on the psyche of young Black America, turning a mother's eye to her sons' generation. Originally published in the New Yorker, the essay . . . observed the lives and attitudes of young people who even as children could never be shielded from the brutality that has ended so many Black boys and men's lives. With camera phones and internet access, the racist violence that has plagued America throughout its history has become more extensively documented, and . . . accessible through news articles and social media posts. The children of this generation were teens too when Trayvon Martin was murdered in 2012 before reaching adulthood, becoming the first in a series of . . . names, and any efforts from mothers to protect their sons from the . . . truth of our society was futile in the digital age of information. Now, the viral essay which spoke . . . to this . . . historical moment . . . is expounded upon, bookended by additional essays woven with . . . insight and heart and combined with . . . art by . . . Black artists. Taking the reader through our past and extrapolating its lasting impact through to . . . [the] moment, Elizabeth then turns her eye to the radical potential of our future"--Provided by publisher.

"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.

"Each page or spread showcases a passage from the writings or speeches of writers/activists in the POC or allied community-especially those who have been unheard in the past; words to enlighten, to prompt change, to provide encouragement, and to move readers to action"--Provided by publisher.

"In . . . [an] account of the Supreme Court's race-related jurisprudence, a . . . historian and a . . . civil rights lawyer scrutinize a legacy too often blighted by racial injustice. Discussing nearly 200 cases in historical context, the authors show the Court can still help fulfill the nation's promise of equality for all"--Provided by publisher.

"In this book, Jim Freeman suggests that the biggest reason America cannot get beyond its racial divide is as simple as it disturbing: Racism is enormously profitable. Rich Thanks to Racism exposes a group of Corporate America and Wall Street billionaires as a driving force behind the public policies that perpetuate racial inequities and cause severe harm to communities of color across the country"--.

Institutional racism played a key role in America's beginnings, and it is still present today, although it has taken different form. In housing, health care, education, employment, policing, and more, systemic racism perpetuates inequality and puts African Americans at a disadvantage. This book shows what systemic racism looks like today and discusses efforts aimed at altering this dynamic.

Racism is a complex issue that still affects many in the diverse United States and world. This book helps readers understand this problem from the roots of racial identities to what is being done today to stand up to racism and help people affected by it. Vibrant photographs, diagrams, and a timeline of the U.S. civil rights movement enhance the approachable text. This book helps students understand the progress that's been made to fight racism. They will analyze the steps that still need to be taken. Equipped with this knowledge, readers will feel inspired and empowered to build more compassionate and accepting communities.

"Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn . . . [the authors] confront these injustices head-on and make the most comprehensive case to date for economic reparations for U.S. descendants of slavery. After opening the book with a stark assessment of the intergenerational effects of white supremacy on black economic well-being, [the authors] look to both the past and the present to measure the inequalities borne of slavery. Using . . . methods that link monetary values to historical wrongs, they next assess the literal and figurative costs of justice denied in the 155 years since the end of the Civil War. Finally, [the authors] offer a detailed roadmap for an effective reparations program, including a substantial payment to each documented U.S. black descendant of slavery. Taken individually, any one of the three eras of injustice outlined--slavery, Jim Crow, and modern-day discrimination--makes a . . . case for black reparations"--The University of North Carolina Press.