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When Gil, a Black teen from Brooklyn, struggles to fit in at his primarily white Manhattan prep school, he wages a clandestine war against the racist administration, parents, and students, while working with other Black students to ensure their voices are finally heard.

"This detailed account explains why 1951 was such an important year in the civil rights movement"--Provided by publisher.

"This detailed account explains why 1939 was such an important year in the civil rights movement"--Provided by publisher.

"[T]his book posits that whiteness is a pervasive ideology that is rarely overtly identified or examined, although it has profound effects on race relationships in therapy and beyond. Being intentional about naming, deconstructing, and dismantling whiteness is a precursor to responding effectively to the racial reckoning of our society and improving race relationships, addressing systemic bias, and moving toward the creation of a more racially just world. Contributors to the volume are from different backgrounds and trainings, and write on such topics as: the vicious cycle of white centrality; being Black in a world of whiteness; undoing internalized white supremacy; intersectionality and the contradictions of a white, Jewish identity; becoming an antiracist leader; and building an antiracist clinical practice"--Provided by publisher.

Zachary R. Wood, head of the college group Uncomfortable Learning, describes growing up as an African-American in a dangerous area and going to private school and explains his belief in open dialogue and free speech.

"'Ain't But a Few of Us' presents over two dozen candid dialogues with Black jazz critics and journalists ranging from Greg Tate, Farah Jasmine Griffin, and Robin D. G. Kelly to Tammy Kernodle, Ron Welburn, and John Murph. They discuss the obstacles to access for Black jazz journalists, outline how they contend with the world of jazz writing dominated by white men, and point out that these racial disparities are not confined to jazz and hamper their efforts at writing about other music genres as well"--Provided by publisher.

Determined to be a top runner at annual Fun Run, Miles creates a health regime to boost his endurance, but on the big day, he notices Carson struggling to keep going, forcing Miles to decide what winning really means to him.

"A young Black girl and her aunt celebrate the wonder and magic of their family's legacy through storytelling"--Provided by publisher.

"Shirley Chisholm is a hero and trailblazer. She was the first African American woman in Congress and the first woman and African American to seek the nomination for president of the United States from one of the two major political parties"--Provided by publisher.

"Ketanji Brown Jackson is no stranger to overcoming obstacles. When a high school guidance counselor told her she should set her sights lower than Harvard, she decided to go to Harvard for college and law school. When she became a public defender and saw inequalities in the justice system, she used her legal skills to advocate for people who needed help, but couldn't afford an attorney. Ketanji's path to the Supreme Court was unique: She's the only current Justice to have been a public defender and one of a few who went to public school"--Provided by publisher.