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Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Explores the hard-fought legal battles to give people of color an equal education to whites. This title also looks at issues students of color face today, such as harsher school discipline compared with white students and a step back in school integration."
Author
Publisher
BrainTrust Ink
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In Tread Loudly, Kristine Cherek shares her experiences as a female professional in a male-dominated culture. Through her two-decade journey as a female attorney, corporate executive, and college professor, Cherek has cultivated a plethora of wisdom and poignant guidance to share about how to persevere in the biased world of business...and life in general...In this inspiring call to action, Cherek shines a light on the bias, gender discrimination,...
Author
Publisher
Libertas Press
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
"We all have them. And we know everyone else does, too. But we avoid thinking about them, even though they affect our thinking deeply. What are they? They are cognitive biases, and they lead our mind to do things that might not be in our best interest. We are all prone to being affect by them, yet hardly anyone takes the time to learn about them -- and how to make sure they don't have as great an impact on us. That's where this guidebook comes in,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Dives into the history of employment discrimination toward people of color in the United States. This title looks at legislation that has helped battle employment discrimination, as well as race-based discrimination at work today
Author
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A vital and vibrant book answering real children's questions about racism, giving them the confidence and the tools to work towards a fairer society for all. Using questions canvassed from children around the UK as her framework, writer, engineer and broadcaster, Yassmin Abdel-Magied gives clear context to the racism that persists today and shows how to recognize, resist and disrupt racist conversations and attitudes. Yassmin creates a safe space...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Dr. Joy Buolamwini is the self-described "Poet of Code" who has had a lifelong passion for computer science, engineering, and art-disciplines that, she felt, pushed the boundaries of reality. After tinkering with robotics as a high school student in Tennessee, to developing mobile apps in Zambia as a Fulbright fellow, Buolamwini eventually found herself at MIT. As a graduate student at the "Future Factory," Buolamwini's groundbreaking research revealed...
Author
Series
Publisher
Essential Library, an imprint of ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Racism has been written into the United States' laws and entrenched in its institutions for much of its history. Native Americans weren't granted citizenship until 1924. Before the mid-1900s, students of color were pushed into segregated schools. And manystates maintained laws against interracial marriages until 1967. In the Race and American Law series, readers will look at how court cases and government actions have moved toward more equality...
Author
Series
Egodocuments and history volume Volume 11
Publisher
Brill
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Franklin Watts
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
How can you be a good global citizen? By understanding the world we live in and how we can effect change. This book explores the issues around diversity in modern life from the positives around multiculturalism to prejudice, racism and discrimination. It features a case study on Apartheid and ideas for how we can activate against racism. The I'M A GLOBAL CITIZEN series explores the concept of 'Global Citizenship': recognising that the world we live...