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English
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"In her most famous spoken-word poem, award -winning author and poet Elizabeth Acevedo celebrates the beauty and meaning of natural Black hair, her words vibrantly illustrated by artist Andrea Pippins. This powerful book embraces all the complexities of Afro-Latinidad-the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance."--
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2001
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Discusses the changing roles, rights, and contributions of Afro-Americans in the United States during the colonial period from 1607 to 1763. Also includes a chronology of significant events.
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
In 1866, the year immediately following the end of the war, America was supposed to be reuniting, healing its wounds, and moving past years of civil unrest. However, a closer look into this historic time reveals a sinister snapshot of a discordant nation caught in the midst of deadly race riots and angry insurgencies. Examines the disturbing reality behind the murder, terrorism, and chaos that marked the uncertain period of Reconstruction in America....
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Publisher
Nation Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In the last few decades, any hope of economic progress for black Americans has been slowly and steadily undermined. This quiet crisis was only exacerbated by the recession, which cut black households' wealth by over 30 percent. Black millennials watched their parents try to play by the rules, buying homes and aspiring to the trappings of middle-class life, only to sink deeper and deeper into debt. Now, in the post-Obama era, young black Americans...
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English
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Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. When Caesar, a recent arrival from Virginia, tells her about the Underground Railroad, they decide to take a terrifying risk and escape. Though they manage to find a station and head north, they are being hunted. Their first stop is South Carolina, in a city that initially seems like a haven. But the city's placid surface masks an insidious scheme designed for its black denizens. And even worse: Ridgeway,...
Author
Publisher
Creators Publishing
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Larry Elder believes in the American people's power to overcome almost any circumstance -- if only government would stop telling them that they can't. In this collection of columns, Elder takes on a range of controversial issues -- from the minimum wage to Confederate monuments, from Obamacare to national anthem protests -- with his signature wit and uncommon good sense.
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Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"The host of CNN Tonight with Don Lemon is more popular than ever. As America's only Black prime-time anchor, Lemon and his daily monologues on racism and antiracism, on the failures of the Trump administration and of so many of our leaders, and on America's systemic flaws speak for his millions of fans. Now, in an urgent, deeply personal, riveting plea, he shows us all how deep our problems lie, and what we can do to begin to fix them"--
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Focus
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.7 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"This is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring account of emancipation, the struggle for citizenship and national reunion, and the advent of racial segregation, the renowned Harvard scholar delivers a book that is illuminating and timely. Real-life accounts drive the narrative, spanning the half century between the Civil War and Birth of a Nation. Here, you will...
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