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When They Call You a Terrorist Khan-Cullors, Patrisse From one of the co-founders of the Black Lives Matter movement comes a poetic audiobook memoir and reflection on humanity. Necessary and timely, ' story asks us to remember that protest in the interest of the most vulnerable comes from love. . Hoopla audiobook

So You Want to Talk about Race Oluo, Ijeoma In So You Want to Talk about Race, editor-at-large of the Establishment Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, , , micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Hoopla audiobook

The New Jim Crow Alexander, Michelle The New Jim Crow is such a book. This book directly challenges the notion that the election of Barack Obama signals a new era of colorblindness. With dazzling candor, legal scholar Michelle Alexander argues that 'we have not ended racial caste in America; we have merely redesigned it.' Hoopla e-book Media On Demand e-book

I’m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness Brown, Austin Channing Austin Channing Brown's first encounter with a racialized America came at age 7, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools, organizations, and churches, Austin writes, "I had to learn what it means to love blackness," a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America's racial divide as a writer, speaker and expert who helps organizations practice genuine inclusion. Media On Demand e-book MediaOn Demand audiobook

Race Matters West, Cornel This classic treatise on race contains Dr. West's most incisive essays on the issues relevant to black Americans, including the crisis in leadership in the Black community, Black conservatism, Black-Jewish relations, myths about Black sexuality, and the legacy of Malcolm X. Media On Demand e-book

Me and White Supremecy Saad, Layla F. Based on the viral Instagram challenge that captivated participants worldwide, Me and White Supremacy takes readers on a 28-day journey of how to dismantle the privilege within themselves so that they can stop (often unconsciously) inflicting damage on people of color, and in turn, help other white people do better, too. Media On Demand e-book MediaOn Demand audiobook Hoopla e-book Hoopla audiobook

White Fragility Diangelo, Robin best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. Media On Demand e-book Media On Demand audiobook

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