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Lexile measure
NC 1390L
Language
English
Description
"As the United States celebrates the nation's "triumph over race" with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young black men in major American cities are locked behind bars or have been labeled felons for life. Although Jim Crow laws have been wiped off the books, an astounding percentage of the African American community remains trapped in a subordinate status - much like their grandparents before them." "In this incisive critique, former...
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Series
Publisher
Haymarket Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"What if social transformation and liberation isn't about waiting for someone else to come along and save us? What if ordinary people have the power to collectively free ourselves? In this timely collection of essays and interviews, Mariame Kaba reflects on the deep work of abolition and transformative political struggle."--Page 4 of cover.
24) Blessed unrest: how the largest movement in the world came into being, and why no one saw it coming
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Blessed unrest tells the story of a worldwide movement that is largely unseen by politicians or the media. Hawken, an environmentalist and author, has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person causes, these organizations collectively comprise the largest movement on earth. This is a movement that has no name, leader, or location...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Blessed unrest tells the story of a worldwide movement that is largely unseen by politicians or the media. Hawken, an environmentalist and author, has spent more than a decade researching organizations dedicated to restoring the environment and fostering social justice. From billion-dollar nonprofits to single-person causes, these organizations collectively comprise the largest movement on earth. This is a movement that has no name, leader, or location...
30) With liberty and justice for some: how the law is used to destroy equality and protect the powerful
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Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
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Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"The criminal justice system in the United States is highly complex, and includes both the activities of law enforcement officers as well as court proceedings. Often, social and economic factors come into play in the arrests, trials, and rehabilitation of Americans, and many people recognize that there are problems with the system. This book explores whether bias based on race, sexuality, gender, and/or socio-economic status exists in the courtroom...
Author
Publisher
[publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This thesis discusses the benefits of spending time in nature to gain and maintain balance within the environment and self. It discusses humanity's relationship with grid electricity and the results of choosing nature over entertainment technology activities. As a result, the topics cover many aspects of environmental, literary, sustainable, and social/ecological literacies. Throughout, I ask my reader to draw his or her own conclusion and choose...
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English
Description
A gruesome suicide, a likely murder, a tragic plane crash, wrongful imprisonment, and gripping courtroom scenes draw readers into this compelling story giving them a frightening perspective on justice and who should be accountable when evidence is withheld. This is the true story of the strong-arm, illegal, and unethical tactics used by headline-grabbing federal prosecutors in their narcissistic pursuit of power. Its scope reaches from the US Department...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A Colony in a Nation examines the surge in crime that began in the 1960s and peaked in the 1990s, and the unprecedented decline that followed. Drawing on close-hand reporting at flashpoints of racial conflict, as well as deeply personal experiences with policing, Hayes explores cultural touchstones, from the influential? broken windows? theory to the ?squeegee men? of late-1980s Manhattan, to show how fear causes us to make dangerous and unfortunate...