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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.6 - AR Pts: 7
Lexile measure
1090L
Language
English
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African American Authors
Black History Month - Adults
NYT - Politics and American History
NYT - Race and Civil Rights
Black History Month - Adults
NYT - Politics and American History
NYT - Race and Civil Rights
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"For Ta-Nehisi Coates, history has always been personal. At every stage of his life, he's sought in his explorations of history answers to the mysteries that surrounded him--most urgently, why he, and other black people he knew, seemed to live in fear ... In [this book], Coates takes readers along on his journey through America's history of race and its contemporary resonances through a series of awakenings--moments when he discovered some new truth...
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In this groundbreaking and timely book, antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility. Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial...
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"You cannot fix a problem you do not know you have." So begins Emmanuel Acho in his essential guide to the truths Americans need to know to address the systemic racism that has recently electrified protests in all fifty states. "There is a fix," Acho says. "But in order to access it, we're going to have to have some uncomfortable conversations." In Uncomfortable Conversations With a Black Man, Acho takes on all the questions, large and small, insensitive...
6) Game on
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Samara Reynolds has built a large following as a gamer under an anonymous screenname, and uses her skills as a DEIA consultant to advocate for equal representation in video games. When she posted a video critiquing the popular game Legendsfall, she knew she'd get a reaction from her fans, but the video leads to hundreds of female gamers critiquing the game and its company, Artemis Games. The only thing more unexpected than starting an online movement...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy is an accessible book for children to learn about systemic racism and racist behavior. For the awkward questions white and non-black parents don't know how to answer, this book is an essential guide to help support communication on how to dismantle racism amongst our youngest generation.
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"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, Me and White Supremacy...
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English
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER
From the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of So You Want to Talk About Race and Mediocre, an eye-opening and galvanizing look at the current state of anti-racist activism across America.
In the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want To Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo offered a vital guide for how to talk about important issues of race and racism in society. In Mediocre:
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You don't have to be racist to be biased. Unconscious bias can be at work without our realizing it, and even when we genuinely wish to treat all people equally, ingrained stereotypes can infect our visual perception, attention, memory, and behavior. This has an impact on education, employment, housing, and criminal justice. In Biased, with a perspective that is at once scientific, investigative, and informed by personal experience, Jennifer Eberhardt...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xxiii, 259 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Publisher Annotation: The book that every parent, caregiver, and teacher needs to raise the next generation of antiracist thinkers, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of How to Be an Antiracist and recipient of the MacArthur "Genius" Grant. 320pp., 200K
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Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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"Unconscious bias affects everyone. It can look like the disappointment of an HR professional when a candidate for a new position asks about maternity leave. It can look like preferring the application of an Ivy League graduate over one from a state school. It can look like assuming a man is more entitled to speak in a meeting than his female junior colleague. Meant for every manager who wants to understand and move past their own preconceived ideas,...
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English
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the American social fabric.
Americans of good will on both the left and the right are secretly asking themselves the same question: how has the conversation on race in America gone so crazy? We’re told...
New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the American social fabric.
Americans of good will on both the left and the right are secretly asking themselves the same question: how has the conversation on race in America gone so crazy? We’re told...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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"A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today, adapted from the National Book Award winner Stamped from the Beginning"--
"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book...
18) All are welcome
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Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
AD 370L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm + 1 poster
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English
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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce a school where diversity is celebrated and songs, stories, and talents are shared.
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Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xv, 213 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
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"In this honest and welcoming book, diversity and inclusion expert, professor, and award-winning speaker Dr. Omekongo Dibinga argues that we must embark on a massive undertaking to re-educate ourselves on the stereotypes that have proven harmful, and too often deadly, to the Black community"--
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Welcome to Sesame Street, a place where people, monsters, grouches, and even fairies live! Tamir appreciates everyone in his neighborhood--no matter where they live, what they eat, or what kind of family they have. Join Tamir, Elmo, Big Bird, and all their friends as they show children the beauty, fun, and importance of diversity in this delightful book that features giant flaps to lift on every page. -
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