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Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Most kids of color grow up talking about racism. They have "The Talk" with their families-the honest talk about survival in a racist world. But white kids don't. They're barely spoken to about race at all-and that needs to change. Because not talking about racism doesn't make it go away. Not talking about white privilege doesn't mean it doesn't exist. The Other Talk begins this much-needed conversation for white kids. In an instantly readable and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Purnell details how multi-racial social movements rooted in rebellion, risk-taking, and revolutionary love pushed her and a generation of activists toward abolition. The book travels across geography and time, and offers lessons that activists have learned from Ferguson to South Africa, from Reconstruction to contemporary protests against police shootings. Here, Purnell argues that police can not be reformed and invites readers to envision new systems...
Pub. Date
[2013], c2013
Language
English
Description
Martin Luther King had long known that racial equality was inextricably linked to economic equity-fairness for all, including working people and the poor. In the last year of his life, Dr. King announced the Poor People's Campaign to demand an "economic bill of rights" for all Americans, regardless of color. But nearly a half-century later, that dream is still a dream deferred. In this edition of Moyers & Company, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian...
46) THE PROGRESSIVE PARENT: HARNESSING THE POWER OF SCIENCE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE TO RAISE AWESOME KIDS
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
47) A de activista
Author
Pub. Date
[2014?]
Language
Español
Description
Outlines the basics of activism and social justice in alphabetical order.
Author
Series
Mysteries of trash and treasure volume 1
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"When Colin finds a shoebox full of letters hidden in a stranger's attic, he knows he's supposed to throw them away. That's his summer job, getting rid of junk. But Colin wants to rescue the letters--and find out what really happened to best friends Rosemary and Toby way back in the 1970s. Meanwhile, across town, Nevaeh also finds a mysterious letter. But this one reads like a confession to a crime. And Nevaeh knows her father, the 'Junk King,' expects...
52) Lebron James
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Before he became one of the most famous basketball players on the planet, before he began speaking out for justice, LeBron James was just a kid. In this chapter book biography by acclaimed author Andrew Maraniss, illustrated by DeAndra Hodge, readers learn more about the life and work of LeBron James-from growing up with a single mother in Akron, Ohio, to his journey to the NBA and ten NBA championships, to his social justice work creating I PROMISE...
Series
Language
English
Description
Learn all about the history of voting in the United States of America. Understand the tremendous obstacles and enormous sacrifices made by key people and groups throughout our country's history to secure the right to vote for women, people of color and indigenous people. What was the Women's Suffrage Movement? What were the Jim Crow laws? What was the Civil Rights Movement? What was the Voting Rights Act? How does voting affect change? Why is...
54) Tonic (Series 2)
Series
Tonic volume Series 2
Language
English
Description
In Tonic, Dr. Norman Swan leads a team of reporters who cover all aspects of health, from lifestyle to complementary medicines to the most recent medical discoveries. Topics covered in this episode include: *What Can We Expect from Immunizations in the Future? Immunization has been around for decades, and it's still our most potent weapon in improving public health-but it seems that every year there are more and more infections threatening widespread...
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
Coverture severely restricted women’s political, financial, and personal rights and was imported to the American colonies as a part of English common law. It affected the lives of all American women and although it has been diminished over time vestiges of it remain even today.
Series
Pub. Date
[2005], c2001
Language
English
Description
The laws of the criminal justice system are primarily framed by the Constitution, which sets the standards of due process. In this program, lawyers, prosecutors, and judges explain the differences between misdemeanors and felonies, the various degrees of crimes, and the elements of a crime. Investigation procedures in the gathering of evidence and statements are discussed. Legal experts and police officers clearly illustrate such concepts as 5th Amendment...
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers and New York Times Book Review Editor Sam Tanenhaus dig deep into the roots and evolution of the American conservative movement as Tanenhaus explains why he believes that conservatism is dead—and how it might yet come back to life. Then, Moyers shifts from issues of the political right to issues of the left as he explores the state of organized labor with experts Bill Fletcher, coauthor of Solidarity Divided:...
Pub. Date
[2012], c2012
Language
English
Description
The troubadours of troubling times-Guthrie, Seeger, Baez, and Dylan among them-have become famous for their dedication both to music and the quest for social justice. Now we can add a name to the ranks of those who lift their voices for equality and human rights: Tom Morello. Morello is the Harvard-educated guitarist who dabbled in politics, then chose music to make a difference with his bands Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Morello was in...
Pub. Date
[2012], c2012
Language
English
Description
Weeks before Paul Ryan was selected to run for vice president, Sister Simone Campbell - who heads NETWORK, a Catholic social justice lobby - hit the road to protest the so-called "Ryan budget" recently passed by the House of Representatives. She and some of her sister nuns rolled across the heartland on a bus trip designed to arouse public concern over what the Ryan plan would mean for social services in America, especially its slashing of programs...
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