race identity

Teacher Julie Landsman shares her impressions on racism in the United States and the role race plays in the education system, focusing on the challenges caused by a predominately white teaching force educating the growing number of minority students.

"Delves into the complex interplay between race, power, and privilege in both organizations and private life. Offers a . . . look at how ignorance can perpetuate privilege, and offers practical . . . insights into how people of all races can work to break this cycle"--Amazon.

Examines racial identity, revealing the source of some of the racial and ethnic stereotypes adolescents are exposed to; discussing reasons why African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Native Americans, and other racial groups often feel the need to stick together; and calling for a more open dialogue about race.

A debut collection of poems draws on personal, political, and social histories to address black humanity and ideas of lineage and tradition.

Collects twelve articles on Arab Americans in the United States, covering studies of race, multiculturalism, Americanization, and Arab American history before and after 9/11.

"Howard shares his personal journey of transformation, presents a conceptual framework that illuminates White dominance, and explicates the journey of White identity development. Howard's text also scaffolds students when he asks them to explore and examine the subtle and institutional manifestations of race and racism in their personal lives and in the larger society"--Page xi.

Examines racial identity, revealing the source of some of the racial and ethnic stereotypes adolescents are exposed to; discussing reasons why African-Americans, Latinos, Asians, Native Americans, and other racial groups often feel the need to stick together; and calling for a more open dialogue about race.

In I Heart Obama, journalist Erin Aubry Kaplan offers an unapologetic appreciation of our first African-American president and what he means to black Americans. Obama's is a noble and singular story that will be told for generations. I Heart Obama takes a compelling look at the story so far.

Author and activist Kevin Powell vividly recounts the horrific poverty of his youth and his struggles to overcome a legacy of anger.

A journalist describes his education and the experience of young black men against a backdrop of the Obama administration, the death of Trayvon Martin, the career of LeBron James, and other pivotal influences that have shaped race relations in contemporary America.