racial profiling in law enforcement

"Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the history, the many manifestations, and the consequences of this form of social injustice.

"When Trayvon Martin took his last walk down a Florida street on a cool February evening in 2012, he was just another American teenager, heading home with candy and a soda, talking on the phone with a friend, and dreaming of the future. By the end of the night he was dead--gunned down by a neighborhood watchman. Within weeks his name would be on the lips of a President and the movement for justice in his case would spread all over the country. Today his name is still evoked -- in the media, by artists like Beyonce and Frank Ocean in their work, and by presidential candidates--and his iconic photo, a boy in a hoodie, gazing at the camera, has been seen all over the world. But who was Trayvon Martin before he became, in death, an icon? And how did one black child's death on a dark street in a small Florida suburb become the match that lit a movement? Rest in Power, told through the alternating narratives of his parents, will for the first time answer those questions from the most intimate sources. The book will take us beyond the news cycle, controversies, and familiar images to give their deeper account: The story of the beautiful and complex child they lost, the grief and confusion that followed, the cruel unresponsiveness of the police and the hostility of the legal system, and how these two humble, hardworking parents, powered by love for their lost son, made his life matter, even in death."--Provided by publisher.

When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend.

When sixteen-year-old Rashad is mistakenly accused of stealing, classmate Quinn witnesses his brutal beating at the hands of a police officer who happens to be the older brother of his best friend. Told through Rashad and Quinn's alternating viewpoints.

A collection of true stories in which African-American men explain the role racial profiling plays in their daily lives and the impact it has on the black community.

Describes an encounter between New Orleans police and several black residents on the Danziger Bridge six days after Hurricane Katrina's landfall that ended in violence. Investigates the resulting cover-up, and the efforts to get the victims' families justice.

Explores the history of the "black lives matter" movement, beginning with the Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Freddy Grey cases, the riots in Ferguson and Baltimore, and the activism messages passed around on Twitter. Explores the movement in the context of the history of the civil rights movement and the work of men like Martin Luther King, Jr.

Explores what happens when a person is pulled over or stopped by the police strictly because of the color of their skin, their religious affiliation, or their friends.