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I'm an atheist and found the book to be a great read. It's far more about racial and social justice and discussions of the church fit into that. I actI'm an atheist and found the book to be a great read. It's far more about racial and social justice and discussions of the church fit into that. I actually think atheists should read things like this to understand the importance of churches in peoples lives and why religions can be vehicles for liberation for some people. Even if it's not your thing, I think anyone can get something out of it. ...more (less)

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I'm an atheist and found the book to be a great read. It's far more about racial and social justice and discussions of the church fit into that. I actI'm an atheist and found the book to be a great read. It's far more about racial and social justice and discussions of the church fit into that.

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Did the Obama administration do anything remotely as disgusting and divisive as Trump? How can you work with someone as ignorant as Trump?Did the Obama administration do anything remotely as disgusting and divisive as Trump? How can you work with someone as ignorant as Trump?Why didn't cWhy didn't conservatives care about "working together" during Obama's 8 years?

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"But you know what, the best gift of all is the laughter. We never have enough laughter..."

A beautiful book about tears, struggles, hardships and loss. This book is also about laughter, hope, family and above all, the blessings!

Set in Bumblebee (never knew there was a place by that name), North Carolina, and in the year 1932, this story is narrated by a 11-year-old young storyteller, Stella Mills.

Rich, Compelling and Creative.

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This would be an EXCELLENT book for middle school and high school book clubs! I'd give it ten stars if it were possible. The characters were well writThis would be an EXCELLENT book for middle school and high school book clubs! I'd give it ten stars if it were possible. The characters were well written and developed and there'd would be some GREAT discussions. This is one of the best books I've read this year. Juli Hoffman...more

*Bonus, this book is a "clean read," and yet the writing feels incredibly realistic. It deals with a lot of complicated issues in a positive, character-growing way.(less)

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If middle-grade fiction is your thing, don't forget to check this book out. It is diverse - has a Muslim protagonist - and it is also one of those few books that doesn't feature a romance and actually pulls it off.

Amina is a Pakistani-American, who lives in Milwaukee with her parents and her brother. She is a talented singer, but never got on stage after a disastrous stage-fright incident in her second grade. Her best friend Soojin's new attitude, and a new friendly addition to their cafeteria...more

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If middle-grade fiction is your thing, don't forget to check this book out. It is diverse - has a Muslim protagonist - and it is also one of those few books that doesn't feature a romance and actually pulls it off. Amina is a Pakistani-American, who lives in Milwaukee with her parents and her brother.

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The US Marine Corps has officially banned the Confederate battle flag from both public and work spaces on its military bases - including its display on vehicle bumper stickers, clothing, and coffee mugs.

The Marine Corps reasoned that the removal of the symbol would "support our core values, ensure unit cohesion and security, and preserve good order and discipline."

The regulation will not apply to places where the purpose of the Confederate flag is "not the main focus of the display."

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The US Marine Corps has officially banned the Confederate battle flag from both public and work spaces on its military bases - including its display on vehicle bumper stickers, clothing, and coffee mugs.

"The Confederate battle flag has all too often been co-opted by violent extremist and racist groups whose divisive beliefs have no place in our Corps," the service branch said in a statement. "Our history as a nation, and events like the violence in Charlottesville in 2017, highlight the divisiveness the use of the Confederate battle flag has had on our society."

The Marine Corps reasoned that the removal of the symbol would "support our core values, ensure unit cohesion and security, and preserve good order and discipline."

Marine Corps commandant Gen. David Berger in April penned a memo explaining that the service branch is a "warfighting organization" and that "anything that divides us, anything that threatens team cohesion must be addressed head-on."

"I am mindful that many people believe that flag to be a symbol of heritage or regional pride," Berger added. "But I am also mindful of the feelings of pain and rejection of those who inherited the cultural memory and present effects of the scourge of slavery in our country."

The flag was carried by the Confederate Army during the Civil War in the 1860s. Its prevalent presence on military bases has sparked intense debate in recent years, and has prompted other social movements, including renaming military installations that bear the name of war criminals, such as Gen. George Pickett of the Confederate Army.

The Marine Corps regulation will not apply to places where the purpose of the Confederate flag is "not the main focus of the display," including works of art, historical depictions, and for educational purposes. The regulation will also not include state flags that incorporate portions of the Confederate flag - such as the Mississippi state flag - and license plates that depict the flag.

Locations where the rule will apply include ships, aircraft, government vehicles, offices, storage rooms, break rooms, commissaries, and bathrooms.

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One Crazy Summer book. Read 3,664 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oaklan...

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Dear Soldiers, Civilians, Family members and Soldiers for Life:Over the past week, the country has suffered an explosion of frustration over the racial divisions that still plague us as Americans. And because your Army is a reflection of American society, those divisions live in the Army as well. We feel the frustration and anger. We felt it this week while traveling through the nation's capital with the DC National Guard. We feel it, even though we can never fully understand the frustration and life experiences of people of color, in or out of uniform. But we do understand the importance of taking care of people, and of treating every person with dignity and respect.Our ability to defend this country from all enemies, foreign and domestic, is founded upon a sacred trust with the American people. Racial division erodes that trust. Though we all aspire to live by the Army values of loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor, integrity, and personal courage, the Army has sometimes fallen short. Because just as we reflect the best of America, we reflect its imperfections as well. We need to work harder to earn the trust of mothers and fathers who hesitate to hand their sons and daughters into our care. How we respond to the anger that has ignited will chart the course of that trust.Every Soldier and Department of the Army Civilian swears an oath to support and defend the Constitution. That includes the right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances. We will continue to support and defend those rights, and we will continue to protect Americans, whether from enemies of the United States overseas, from COVID-19 at home, or from violence in our communities that threatens to drown out the voices begging us to listen. To Army leaders of all ranks, listen to your people, but don't wait for them to come to you. Go to them. Ask the uncomfortable questions. Lead with compassion and humility, and create an environment in which people feel comfortable expressing grievances. Let us be the first to set the example. We are listening. And we will continue to put people first as long as we are leading the Army. Because people are our greatest strength.God bless all of the people of our United States Army: our Soldiers, Families, Civilians, and Soldier for Life retirees and veterans. And God bless the United States of America.Michael A. GrinstonSergeant Major of the ArmyJames C. McConvilleGeneral, United States ArmyRyan D. McCarthySecretary of the Army

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Clean Getaway tells the story of William "Scoob" Lamar, an eleven year old black kid, and G'ma, his white grandmother, and the road trip they embark upon across the American South. A trip for which they have their own motives: Scoob leaves behind serious punishment following a school suspension, and a severe father whose severity only increases after said suspension. He just wants to get away from it all and clear his head. G'ma wants to show Scoob places where history has been made - but also t ...more

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Clean Getaway tells the story of William "Scoob" Lamar, an eleven year old black kid, and G'ma, his white grandmother, and the road trip they embark upon across the American South. A trip for which they have their own motives: Scoob leaves behind serious punishment following a school suspension, and a severe father whose severity only increases after said suspension.

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Amazing book.
So beautifully written.
So needed for this country, our classrooms, our children, all our citizens RIGHT NOW.
So powerful...the power of talk, of getting to know others ("Others").
So honest about race and privilege and ability (dis- and otherwise) and family and grief and loss and prison and immigration. It's all there, but it's not too much. Because it really is all there, all the time.

And then I listened to the audio and fell in love again. Especially after listening to Jacqueline W...more

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Amazing book.So beautifully written.So needed for this country, our classrooms, our children, all our citizens RIGHT NOW.So powerful...the power of talk, of getting to know others ("Others").So honest about race and privilege and ability (dis- and otherwise) and family and grief and loss and prison and immigration.

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I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone, as it places the struggle against racism into a global historical context. I'd say that the discussionsI would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone, as it places the struggle against racism into a global historical context. I'd say that the discussions of tensions between African Americans and recent African migrants and the chapter on colorism would be of interest to a British reader. Because the book is in some ways autobiographical, it rests on some context specificity, so some of the concrete details might be opaque. ...more (less)

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I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone, as it places the struggle against racism into a global historical context. I'd say that the discussionsI would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone, as it places the struggle against racism into a global historical context.

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The content of this book is so disturbing that I had to take a break from reading it for a week or so. I am still trying to absorb and synthesize the information. I will return later to re-read the last chapter. It is a powerful read, well worth the time and emotional energy.
I live in a city where I can bike a few miles, cross a few neighborhoods and see the divides between the rich, middle-class and poor. I live in a city with a stop-and-frisk policy that unfairly targets African-Americans. I...more

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The content of this book is so disturbing that I had to take a break from reading it for a week or so. I am still trying to absorb and synthesize the information. I will return later to re-read the last chapter. It is a powerful read, well worth the time and emotional energy.

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Uprooting Racism book. Read 71 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Continuously at the top of New Society Publishers' best-seller lis...

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"'For the most part we do not first see, and then define, we define and then see.'" - quoting Lippmann's Public Opinion, p 33

CA bail reform analysis, on p 107

"Although blacks make up just 12 percent of the U.S. population, nearly 40 percent of the nation's prison inmates are black." p 117

"Segregation is nearing epidemic levels in the central cities of the nation's largest metropolitan areas, the UCLA study found. The states of New York, Illinois, and California are the top three worst for isolat...more

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"'For the most part we do not first see, and then define, we define and then see.'" - quoting Lippmann's Public Opinion, p 33 CA bail reform analysis, on p 107 "Although blacks make up just 12 percent of the U.S. population, nearly 40 percent of the nation's prison inmates are black."

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Who am I?

I am a Black man who happens to be the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.

I am George Floyd…I am Philando Castile, I am Michael Brown, I am Alton Sterling, I am Tamir Rice.

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Amit, I think I understand what you are saying. I think, though, that the people who need the statistical piece are, quite frankly, looking for ways tAmit, I think I understand what you are saying. I think, though, that the people who need the statistical piece are, quite frankly, looking for ways to disengage and undermine the author's points. ...more (less)

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You're paraphrasing a quote from one particular character in the book, a child, who represents people who truly feel this way. His parents later explaYou're paraphrasing a quote from one particular character in the book, a child, who represents people who truly feel this way. His parents later explain to him that this isn't completely true and that there are good cops and bad cops. Yes, this is definitely a conversation we should be having with our children. ...more (less)

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The Day You Begin book. Read 949 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson and two-time Pura ...

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Yuyi Morales tells her own immigration story in this picture-book tribute to the transformative power of hope . . . and reading. In 199...

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One Person, No Vote chronicles the insidious practice of voter suppression that has not only shaped shameful parts of our nation's history, but is still in practice today. Hiding behind the fake battle cry of voter fraud, one party leverages strict voter ID requirements, voter roll purging, closing of voting stations, and gerrymandering to systematically diminish the voting power of certain demographics while inflating the influence of its own supporters.

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One Person, No Vote chronicles the insidious practice of voter suppression that has not only shaped shameful parts of our nation's history, but is still in practice today. Hiding behind the fake battle cry of voter fraud, one party leverages strict voter ID requirements, voter roll purging, closing of voting stations, and gerrymandering to systematically diminish the voting power of certain demographics while inflating the influence of its own supporters.

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Listen - NPR Podcast, Code Switch, "Remember when folks used to talk about being "post-racial"? Well, we're definitely not that. We're a multi-racial, multi-generational team of journalists fascinated by the overlapping themes of race, ethnicity and culture, how they play out in our lives and communities, and how all of this is shifting."

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There will be some eye rolling at certain parts, but I think overall he's well intentioned and I think most of my eye rolling occurred during parts whThere will be some eye rolling at certain parts, but I think overall he's well intentioned and I think most of my eye rolling occurred during parts where he was describing awkward moments. I think it is primarily targeted towards white people who would Like To Do Better but don't know where/how to start. Amy L. Campbell...more (less)

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There will be some eye rolling at certain parts, but I think overall he's well intentioned and I think most of my eye rolling occurred during parts whThere will be some eye rolling at certain parts, but I think overall he's well intentioned and I think most of my eye rolling occurred during parts where he was describing awkward moments.

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THE TALK is a two-hour documentary about the increasingly necessary conversation taking place in homes and communities across the country between parents of color and their children, especially sons, about how to behave if they are ever stopped by the police.

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I Am Not Your Negro is a 2016 German- American documentary film and social critique film essay directed by Raoul Peck, based on James Baldwin's unfinished manuscript Remember This House. Narrated by actor Samuel L. Jackson, the film explores the history of racism in the United States through Baldwin's recollections of civil rights leaders Medgar Evers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., as well as his personal observations of American history. It was nominated for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards and won the BAFTA Award for Best Documentary.

The film opens with a 1968 interview on The Dick Cavett Show. Cavett notes that Baldwin is often asked a stubborn question: "Why aren't the Negroes optimistic?" He says that many people believe the situation to be improving considerably, with Black people now holding positions of influence across society: as mayors, professional athletes, politicians and TV actors. Cavett asks Baldwin, "Is it at once getting much better and still hopeless?"

In response, Baldwin says, "I don't think there's much hope for it, as long as people are using this peculiar language. It's not a question of what happens to the Negro here, [though] that is a very vivid question for me. The real question is what's going to happen to this country? I have to repeat that." Baldwin continues to assert throughout the film that the fate of the United States is directly linked to how effectively it addresses the plight of Black Americans. The prospects for the entire country and the prospects for Black Americans are inextricably tied together such that the truth and reckoning for one becomes the same for the other.

The film is divided into five chapters across which Baldwin weaves the assassinations of Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, and Martin Luther King Jr.

The first chapter, "Paying My Dues," portrays the school integration era of the civil rights movement and the fierce resistance to it displayed by many white Americans in an attempt to maintain segregation and the status quo of white supremacy.

The second chapter, "Heroes," highlights how white film protagonists are near-universally portrayed through a romantic, heroic lens when pursuing and protecting their interests, even and especially through the use of violence and rape. This is contrasted with the media portrayal of Black Americans who do not even need to be pursuing their interests to be suspected of crimes or deviant behavior and to face the barbaric consequences of those unfounded suspicions.

In May 1963, Baldwin calls a meeting with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy. With playwright Lorraine Hansberry in attendance, the meeting devolves into a tense standoff and does not conclude amicably. It does, however, contribute to Kennedy's awakening to the significance and urgency of racial issues across the country.

The third chapter, "Purity," discusses many of the socially constructed dividing lines which have separated black and white America, as well as the imbalance in expectations for deference, racial purity, social capital, spending power, the achievement ceiling, and so on.

In 1965, at a Cambridge University debate with conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr., Baldwin expounds on a recent remark from ex-AG Kennedy: "It's conceivable that in 40 years in America, we might have a Negro president." He makes clear the absurdity and bitterness with which many Black Americans received the remark: "Black people have been here all along, for the entire 400 years since European colonization began. They were kidnapped, brought to America against their will, and subjugated into subhuman, slave-laborer conditions. And yet they must wait 40 more years to even have a remote chance of being permitted into the highest office in the land?"

The fourth chapter, "Selling the Negro," tracks the history of exploitation of Black people, from an economy of forced labor at the outset to an economy of imprisonment today. A perennial tension in American life is emphasized, brought about by the historic and continued oppression of Black Americans versus an unyielding effort among many white Americans to convince themselves that any racial problem that may have existed in the past has since been resolved.

The fifth and final chapter, "I Am Not A Nigger," elucidates the modern-day condition of Black America by tying the strands of the previous four chapters together. In the closing scene, Baldwin asserts that "I can't be a pessimist because I'm alive, so I'm forced to be an optimist. But the future of the Negro in this country is precisely as bright or as dark as the future of the country. It is entirely up to the American people whether or not they are going to face and deal with and embrace this stranger whom they maligned so long. What white people have to do is try to find out in their own hearts why it was necessary to have a ' nigger' in the first place. Because I am not a nigger, I am a man! But if you think I'm a nigger, it means you need him. And the question the white population of this country has got to ask itself- North and South, because it's one country, and for a Negro there is no difference between the North and the South. It's just a difference in the way they castrate you, but the fact of the castration is the American fact-If I am not the nigger here, and you the white people invented him, then you've got to find out why. And the future of the country depends on that, whether or not it's able to ask [itself] that question."

The film premiered at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award: Documentaries. Shortly after, Magnolia Pictures and Amazon Studios acquired distribution rights to the film. It was released for an Oscar-qualifying run on December 9, 2016, before re-opening on February 3, 2017.

I Am Not Your Negro grossed $7,123,919 in the United States and $1,221,379 internationally. The film industry website IndieWire attributed, in part, the financial success of the movie to the release shortly before the announcement of Academy Award nominees, opening in an unusually high number of cities, and in non-traditional movie theaters that would generate a word of mouth following.

On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 99% based on 206 reviews, with an average rating of 8.90/10. The website's critical consensus reads, " I Am Not Your Negro offers an incendiary snapshot of James Baldwin's crucial observations on American race relations-and a sobering reminder of how far we've yet to go." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 95 out of 100, based on 36 critics, indicating "universal acclaim". The film received low user-generated ratings upon its release on IMDb and Metacritic, leading to accusations of vote brigading.

Joe Morgenstern from The Wall Street Journal said, "the film is unsparing as history and enthralling as biography. It's an evocation of a passionate soul in a tumultuous era, a film that uses Baldwin's spoken words, and his notes for an unfinished book, to illuminate the struggle for civil rights."

Time Magazine placed the documentary on the 100 Best Movies of the Past Decades stating that

The result is an extraordinary and multifaceted reflection on Black racial identity in America, and a work dedicated to keeping Baldwin's ideas alive in the world.

I Am Not Your Negro was nominated for numerous international awards and won over a dozen, including the following:

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According to the Newbery Award website, this award is given "to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.According to the Newbery Award website, this award is given "to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." It is usually given to the author of a novel, but that is not a requirement. When we think of awards for picture books, we might think of the Caldecott Award, but that is for the illustrator. ...more (less)

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The Skin I'm in book. Read 17 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Racial discrimination is cruel--and especially so to younger childr...

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Resist book. Read 27 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A perfect tool for young readers as they grow into the leaders of tomorrow, ...

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5 stars. I have no interest in having kids and my niece is twelve and would give me a dirty look if I even suggested a picture book to her but this was so incredibly beautiful. The artwork, the story, the melanin, the love of natural hair, Zuri. All of it was just so delightful. I'm not gonna lie, I got a little emotional and full of happy tears at the end because it was just so sweet. Loved it and because my niece has natural hair as well I'm still going to recommend it to her even though she's ...more

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Thank You, Omu! could easily be read as a companion story with any of the various versions of "Stone Soup" out there. While the plot is a bit different, the message of generosity is similar.

Omu makes herself a big pot of thick red stew for her dinner. But the stuff smells so good that, throughout the day, people arrive on her doorstep wanting to know where that delicious aroma is coming from. She feels she has stew to spare, so she gives everyone a taste. By the end of the day, however, she's be...more

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Thank You, Omu! could easily be read as a companion story with any of the various versions of "Stone Soup" out there. While the plot is a bit different, the message of generosity is similar. Omu makes herself a big pot of thick red stew for her dinner.

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Here are the things I discovered about Mr. H, my grandson with this book. He wants to ski...He's four years old and has never seen anyone ski in real life. Also, Mr. H is hoping for "lots and lots" of snow this winter...he doesn't have to shovel. And last, he loves this book and Peter is his new friend.
Now, if you will excuse us, Mr. H has discovered the joy of making footprints in the play dough...while standing on the table. 😊

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Here are the things I discovered about Mr. H, my grandson with this book. He wants to ski...He's four years old and has never seen anyone ski in real life. Also, Mr. H is hoping for "lots and lots" of snow this winter...he doesn't have to shovel.

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I Am Enough book. Read 561 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. I Am Enough is the picture book everyone needsThis is a gorgeous, ly...

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The book says it's appropriate for 3-year-olds. It's not. The language is appropriate for middle-schoolers and the concepts are appropriate for collegThe book says it's appropriate for 3-year-olds. It's not. The language is appropriate for middle-schoolers and the concepts are appropriate for college students. This is a novelty purchase, NOT a book to use to teach your child the alphabet. Grant Huling...more (less)

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The book says it's appropriate for 3-year-olds. It's not. The language is appropriate for middle-schoolers and the concepts are appropriate for collegThe book says it's appropriate for 3-year-olds. It's not. The language is appropriate for middle-schoolers and the concepts are appropriate for college students.

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I've never read anything quite like this before - the telling of a life in such a unique way. The writing is lovely , the way it is told - memories in free style poetry. I don't know what I can say to do justice to what Woodson has accomplished here. Is it a memoir, a novel, a book of poetry? No matter how it is categorized, it is clear that this is precisely what Woodson says about it in her author's note "And that's what this book is - my past, my people, my memories, my story."

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I've never read anything quite like this before - the telling of a life in such a unique way. The writing is lovely , the way it is told - memories in free style poetry. I don't know what I can say to do justice to what Woodson has accomplished here.

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I think it'd be great for book club - there's definitely a lot to discuss! There's an essay from each year that Obama was in office, so it provides a I think it'd be great for book club - there's definitely a lot to discuss! There's an essay from each year that Obama was in office, so it provides a historical framework. Coates prefaces each essay with his thoughts about the piece now, so you can analyze his analysis :) ...more (less)

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I think it'd be great for book club - there's definitely a lot to discuss! There's an essay from each year that Obama was in office, so it provides a I think it'd be great for book club - there's definitely a lot to discuss!

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"I was Pittsburgh Young, Black, and Successful. Pittsburgh Young, Black, and Successful meant Friday evenings downstairs at Savoy in the Strip District, and perhaps a table upstairs if it was your birthday. It meant Alpha and Que boat rides, NEED Scholarship dinners, and Ronald H. Brown Leadership Awards galas. It meant a stint on the Urban League Young Professionals executive board. It meant brunches at the LeMont on Mother's Day and the Grand Concourse when you wanted to stunt. It meant frequent pictures in the Post-Gazette and the City Paper"

"It's just too fucking much to always have to be angry and alert. To always have to be ready and willing to challenge whiteness. To always have a perfectly pithy tweet or a thousand-word screed ready in response to the next Trayvon Martin, the newest Sandra Bland, and the latest Eric Garner, and to feel all the same feelings again. And again. And again. I just wanted a fucking break."

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"I was Pittsburgh Young, Black, and Successful. Pittsburgh Young, Black, and Successful meant Friday evenings downstairs at Savoy in the Strip District, and perhaps a table upstairs if it was your birthday. It meant Alpha and Que boat rides, NEED Scholarship dinners, and Ronald H. Brown Leadership Awards galas.

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A Black Women's History of the United States

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A Black Women's History of the United States book. Read 46 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A revealing history-at once sobering a...

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Wow

This book is so incredibly amazing. It discusses issues of inequality and racism in a way that both children and adults can understand and identify with. Every child of every race should read this story. Wow. Just amazing. I will definitely be reading this story to my children someday.

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Wow This book is so incredibly amazing. It discusses issues of inequality and racism in a way that both children and adults can understand and identify with. Every child of every race should read this story. Wow. Just amazing. I will definitely be reading this story to my children someday.

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CW: physical assault, racism, employee mistreatment, poverty, systemic oppression, anti-blackness, bullying, talk of robbery and assault, hospital.

I really do not know where to start with this review because I went into it not knowing what to expect, not even knowing what the book was about and it absolutely blew me away. FRONT DESK is both wholesome because of the main character's desire to help everyone and heavy because of the topics it deals with. This motel was a micro-society of its own, t...more

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CW: physical assault, racism, employee mistreatment, poverty, systemic oppression, anti-blackness, bullying, talk of robbery and assault, hospital. I really do not know where to start with this review because I went into it not knowing what to expect, not even knowing what the book was about and it absolutely blew me away.

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A middle grades graphic novel, just awarded the Newbery Medal of 2020, the first comics story to ever win that award, one school year in the life of would-be artist Jordan Banks, who lives in Washington Heights on the upper west side of Manhattan, but whose parents enroll him in a posh private school in Riverdale, in the Bronx. Culturally, financially, these are two very different places, and Jordan and some other new students of color encounter some challenges, mainly on racial lines, in their ...more

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A middle grades graphic novel, just awarded the Newbery Medal of 2020, the first comics story to ever win that award, one school year in the life of would-be artist Jordan Banks, who lives in Washington Heights on the upper west side of Manhattan, but whose parents enroll him in a posh private school in Riverdale, in the Bronx.

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The main inspiration was my experiences in junior high and how those were mirrored so hard when my daughter started junior high. It seems like the timThe main inspiration was my experiences in junior high and how those were mirrored so hard when my daughter started junior high. It seems like the time in many people's lives where race starts to matter. ...more (less)

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The main inspiration was my experiences in junior high and how those were mirrored so hard when my daughter started junior high. It seems like the timThe main inspiration was my experiences in junior high and how those were mirrored so hard when my daughter started junior high.

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This audiobook plays like a movie! The voice actors, music, sound effects, and background noises were all perfect. I give the production values 5 stars, but the actual story had problems. I love Walter Dean Myers and I see what he was aiming to do with our main character Claire... it just didn't work.

A lovely voice actor brought her to life but wow her character arc was weak. It started out strong and ultimately left me feeling underwhelmed. The hyperfocus on Claire simply wanting to be a human...more

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This audiobook plays like a movie! The voice actors, music, sound effects, and background noises were all perfect. I give the production values 5 stars, but the actual story had problems. I love Walter Dean Myers and I see what he was aiming to do with our main character Claire...

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I didn't expect this to be a workbook, so honestly, audio isn't the way to go if you're going to do the work day by day unless you only listen to the audiobook on those days. That said, I didn't follow through the 28-day plan with the book but will certainly be revisiting the topics here and digging into them.

The strength of this, I think, was how it ties together all of the pieces so many other anti-racism and race-themed nonfiction books that have released in the last few years together in a...more

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I didn't expect this to be a workbook, so honestly, audio isn't the way to go if you're going to do the work day by day unless you only listen to the audiobook on those days. That said, I didn't follow through the 28-day plan with the book but will certainly be revisiting the topics here and digging into them.

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I don't even know how to write this review. I'll probably be called a racist no matter what. The book wants to start a dialogue, though, so here goes:

The feeling I get after reading this book as a white person is guilt. Why? I can't quite explain it, but it probably has something to do with the way white people are demonized throughout the text. Apparently, we all hate black people, yet paradoxically want to be them at the same time. If we braid our hair a certain way, or get a tan, or want to j...more

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I don't even know how to write this review. I'll probably be called a racist no matter what. The book wants to start a dialogue, though, so here goes: The feeling I get after reading this book as a white person is guilt. Why?

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Very disappointed in this. I know it is meant to be "gritty" and "realistic", but far too many f- words. I love this author and feel she does important work, but if my students can get suspended for using bad language, I shouldn't be handing them books that include it. I feel very strongly about this and therefore refuse to use my limited school budget, which is provided by the taxpayers, to buy books that make a conscious choice to include this kind of language.

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Very disappointed in this. I know it is meant to be "gritty" and "realistic", but far too many f- words. I love this author and feel she does important work, but if my students can get suspended for using bad language, I shouldn't be handing them books that include it.

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The Port Chicago 50 book. Read 929 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. An astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner an...

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A Few Red Drops book. Read 178 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. On a hot day in July 1919, three black youths went swimming in Lak...

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Jewell Parker Rhodes tackles timely issues (racial bias, bullying, class differences with regard to education and upbringing, gun violence) and introduces young readers to important figures (Emmett Till, Tamir Rice) in this story of a twelve-year-old black boy who is shot and killed after police mistakenly assume his toy gun is a real weapon.

Despite the significance of its subject matter, Ghost Boys is crippled by a frenetic writing style:

He tells her about San Antonio. "Always sun. Never sn
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Jewell Parker Rhodes tackles timely issues (racial bias, bullying, class differences with regard to education and upbringing, gun violence) and introduces young readers to important figures (Emmett Till, Tamir Rice) in this story of a twelve-year-old black boy who is shot and killed after police mistakenly assume his toy gun is a real weapon.

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I am nearly thirteen and I believe it is very interesting, This is one of the best books I have read about justice for all race, other than to kill a I am nearly thirteen and I believe it is very interesting, This is one of the best books I have read about justice for all race, other than to kill a mockingbird. This is an amazing book for a thirteen year old. You adults are underestimating our ability to understand a book. ...more (less)

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I am nearly thirteen and I believe it is very interesting, This is one of the best books I have read about justice for all race, other than to kill a I am nearly thirteen and I believe it is very interesting, This is one of the best books I have read about justice for all race, other than to kill a mockingbird.

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I'm joining the club of other Rioters who have read and loved this one. Something you should know about me: memoirs are NOT my jam. I can count on one hand the memoirs I've read and enjoyed, so I was honestly shocked by how much I loved reading Born a Crime. Noah can tell a story like nobody's business, and very often his tales weave tragedy and comedy together in the best way imaginable. I also have to admire Noah's bare-bones honesty; he really doesn't front at all. If you're the type of perso ...more

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I'm joining the club of other Rioters who have read and loved this one. Something you should know about me: memoirs are NOT my jam. I can count on one hand the memoirs I've read and enjoyed, so I was honestly shocked by how much I loved reading Born a Crime.

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Read 7,141 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Rashad is absent again today. That's the sidewalk graffiti that started it all... Well, ...

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I just don't think it was developed at all. It was a very traumatic scene, and then the book just ends. I really liked how this book dealt with familyI just don't think it was developed at all. It was a very traumatic scene, and then the book just ends. I really liked how this book dealt with family issues, but the two violent racist scenes should have been more fully developed to bring more of an impact to the character and the story. Jamie Gregory...more (less)

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I just don't think it was developed at all. It was a very traumatic scene, and then the book just ends. I really liked how this book dealt with familyI just don't think it was developed at all. It was a very traumatic scene, and then the book just ends.

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It is not preachy at all. But then again it is a topic that can stand to be preached about since lots of people seem to miss the point, and are not emIt is not preachy at all. But then again it is a topic that can stand to be preached about since lots of people seem to miss the point, and are not empathetic AT ALL. ...more
This is a wonderfully told story, with lots of different perspectives. Thought provoking. It does not capitalize on the social/political/racial issues. Although, all 3 need attention, because we STILL deal with these issues everyday.(less)

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It is not preachy at all. But then again it is a topic that can stand to be preached about since lots of people seem to miss the point, and are not emIt is not preachy at all.

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For some, it sounds like the kind of dystopian world inspired by The Hunger Games. A dark, dystopian future where young men are gunned down for doing nothing wrong. Imagine trying to live your life with the constant knowledge that you could be murdered for... wearing the wrong clothes... looking "shady"... or having the wrong colour skin. Imagine living this nightmare and STILL being told that it doesn't happen anymore. That everyone is equal and, actually, YOU are given an advantage by affirmative ac...more

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For some, it sounds like the kind of dystopian world inspired by The Hunger Games. A dark, dystopian future where young men are gunned down for doing nothing wrong. Imagine trying to live your life with the constant knowledge that you could be murdered for... wearing the wrong clothes... looking "shady"...

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Read 2,078 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Walk into any racially mixed high school and you will see Black, White, and Latino youth...

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It is a slow burning rage which gets built up with the author's quiet and well-researched prose. Not the kind of rage which explodes and putters out qIt is a slow burning rage which gets built up with the author's quiet and well-researched prose. Not the kind of rage which explodes and putters out quick. This is the kind of rage which will inform Americans on finally effecting the changes in policy which have oppressed African Americans for hundreds of years. This book does not gift you a helpless and speechless rage in the face of the racists and white supremacists, it is the kind of informed rage which will give you the tools to break down all the facile arguments built by racists, of the supposed superiority of whites and the supposed inferiority of blacks. This is the kind of rage which burns up all the silly reasons for American interventionism abroad, when many of its own citizens are denied the freedom for which Americans die in far-away lands. Your war-zone for freedom is not syria or afghanistan but it is right there in your streets and courts. Unnikrishnan...more (less)

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It is a slow burning rage which gets built up with the author's quiet and well-researched prose. Not the kind of rage which explodes and putters out qIt is a slow burning rage which gets built up with the author's quiet and well-researched prose. Not the kind of rage which explodes and putters out quick.

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I am not sure that Coates ever offers a "way forward." I don't think that's within the scope of the book. I think his aim was most of all to throw a bI am not sure that Coates ever offers a "way forward." I don't think that's within the scope of the book. I think his aim was most of all to throw a brutally honest illumination on the past (and most especially the present), so that we can attempt to formulate a way forward only after we've been honest with ourselves about what's been going on, and the harmful delusions we've been living under. I don't think there is a way forward until everyone understands the volume of lies they've grown up with. Robert Westbrook...more (less)

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I am not sure that Coates ever offers a "way forward." I don't think that's within the scope of the book. I think his aim was most of all to throw a bI am not sure that Coates ever offers a "way forward." I don't think that's within the scope of the book.

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Resist book. Read 27 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A perfect tool for young readers as they grow into the leaders of tomorrow, ...

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If you read the book, she answers this question! Here's an edited explanation from another question:If you read the book, she answers this question! Here's an edited explanation from another question:

One of the first things DiAngelo addresses in the book is that she's using the term "racist" the way the scholarly community around race issues uses it, not the way it's used colloquially. Being racist is not the same as making an assumption about someone based on race. Racism is only racism when it has institutional power behind it. When pointing out the defense systems of white people, DiAngelo a) is not having any effect on their safety or success and b) is not coming at them from an uneven place of institutional power. Therefore she is not being racist. You could say she's making an assumption about you based on your race, and that's certainly true! But the assumption she's making about your socialized habits could not be more different from the centuries of entrenched degradation, violence, and exploitation of people of color.

You should try giving the book a read! I can't explain this nearly as articulately as DiAngelo does, but I really think it would clear up this question for you.(less)
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If you read the book, she answers this question! Here's an edited explanation from another question:If you read the book, she answers this question! Here's an edited explanation from another question: One of the first things DiAngelo addresses in the book is that she's using the term "racist" the way the scholarly community around race issues uses it, not the way it's used colloquially.

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I don't know that the pace increases, but I think it would be harder to listen to than to read. Sentences are packed with pop culture and other refereI don't know that the pace increases, but I think it would be harder to listen to than to read. Sentences are packed with pop culture and other references and I re-read a lot of them before I see the point she is making. ...more
I just saw you asked this a year ago, but maybe my response will help someone. :-)
<9 minutes later> I just read several reviews that said they listened to the audio book and thought that was the way to go.(less)

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I don't know that the pace increases, but I think it would be harder to listen to than to read. Sentences are packed with pop culture and other refereI don't know that the pace increases, but I think it would be harder to listen to than to read.