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Book list from Chicago Public Library

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Self-Care as a Form of Protest - Chicago Public Library

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Self-Care as a Form of Protest by ChiPubLib_Adults - a staff-created list : Self-care is important, and we all deserve and need a little tender love and care. We hope these books will encourage you to find the time and space to nurture your inner self.

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All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brenden Kiely

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All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brenden Kiely

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I am pretty sure that ¨All American Boys¨ is one of my favorite books that I have ever read. This book really made me think about how people think ab I am pretty sure that ¨All American Boys¨ is one of my favorite books that I have ever read. This book really made me think about how people think about others by their looks and how jumping to conclusions can lead to many bad things. ...more
On page 21-23 it shows that Rashad, one of the main characters getting beat up by a police officer after getting accused for stealing on Friday afternoon. When other people around the fight were recording, the police officer was punching and kicking Rashad, the police officer also refers to Rashad as a "thug". The police officer called him that because Rashad was black and his pants were sagging, giving the police officer the impression the Rashad was a thug. Another thing that made the police officer keep punching and kicking at Rashad was the fact that Rashad was moving around when the police officer was arresting him. The police officer thought that Rashad was trying to resist, but really he was just reacting to the pain. Afterwards, when
Rashad was at the hospital recovering from broken ribs and a broken nose, His dad asked him this question after he woke up," Were your pants sagging?". Rashad was startled by that question because he always wore sagging pants and his dad never said anything about it before. Everyone in Rashad's neighborhood also knew that he was a good kid considering the fact that he is in ROTC. ROTC stands for Reserve Officer Training Corps which is for the pre-military. Since he was in this program, many people didn't think that he would just change randomly and start stealing. Throughout the book, more and more people see the video of him getting beat up by the police officer that was recorded on that Friday afternoon. At the end of the book, where the people of Springfield started a march to the police department, they all started chanting,¨Springfield PD, we don't want brutality!¨. Eventually Rashad comes out of the hospital in the middle of this march and joins in.
Jumping to conclusions in real life can end up good or bad. I this book though, jumping to conclusions goes to a completely new level. Just because the police officer saw that Rashad's pants were sagging and that he was black, he automatically assumed that Rashad was trying to steal the chips. In the book, while Rashad was picking up his chips, the woman behind him tripped and knocked him over while he was looking for his phone in his backpack. When he fell over he dropped the chips next to his backpack. When the police officer saw that Rashad's backpack was open and that the chips were next to his backpack, the police officer thought that Rashad was trying to steal the chips. This relates to jumping to conclusions because the police officer did jump to conclusions when he started punching and kicking Rashad. I think that the police officer should have waited by the door and see if Rashad was going to pay or not. If Rashad did pay for the chips, the police officer would see him then just let him go out. If Rashad did just start trying to run out the door, the police officer would be there to stop him. "I reached into my pocket to grab the dollar I had designated to pay for those stupid chips. But before I could get my fingers on the money, the cop had me knotted in a submission hold...", that is what Rashad was thinking when the cop first saw him and was heading towards him.
This book taught me very important lessons. I read this book because of my book club choice, but I don't regret picking "All American Boys" because I ended up liking this book. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes realistic fiction and anyone who likes books who are written in the 1st person. (less)

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I am pretty sure that ¨All American Boys¨ is one of my favorite books that I have ever read. This book really made me think about how people think ab I am pretty sure that ¨All American Boys¨ is one of my favorite books that I have ever read.

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In my opinion, conversations about race and the Civil Rights Movement (one of the most important issues of our lifetimes) need to occur as soon as a cIn my opinion, conversations about race and the Civil Rights Movement (one of the most important issues of our lifetimes) need to occur as soon as a child has the capacity to understand what that movement means to this country. The fact of it being a graphic novel (which is really a modern comic book), makes the issues presented accessible even to younger readers, even a curious nine-year-old. ...more

IMO, "March" should be part of every public school curriculum, perhaps as early as fourth or fifth grade.
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In my opinion, conversations about race and the Civil Rights Movement (one of the most important issues of our lifetimes) need to occur as soon as a cIn my opinion, conversations about race and the Civil Rights Movement (one of the most important issues of our lifetimes) need to occur as soon as a child has the capacity to understand what that movement means to this country.

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This podcast has other episodes about grief and taking care of your mental and emotional health during quarantine.

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The Therapy for Black Girls Podcast is a weekly conversation with Dr. Joy Harden Bradford, a Licensed Psychologist in Atlanta, Georgia, about all things mental health, personal development, and all the small decisions we can make to become the best possible version of ourselves.

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Session 134: The Impact of Racial Trauma

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Check out this exhibit and other online programming from the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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At their best, athletes are able to amplify the voices of the unheard. When Wilma Rudolph refused to attend a segregated banquet in her honor after winning three gold medals at the Olympics, she used her platform to speak for the African Americans citizens of Clarksville, Tennessee. When Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their gloved fists before an international audience, they were joining those who mourned the death of Martin Luther King Jr., and the nation's wavering commitment to civil and human rights. When Muhammad Ali took the bold stand against the Vietnam War, he was speaking for the young, poor African American men, who disproportionately served on the front lines.

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At their best, athletes are able to amplify the voices of the unheard. When Wilma Rudolph refused to attend a segregated banquet in her honor after winning three gold medals at the Olympics, she used her platform to speak for the African Americans citizens of Clarksville, Tennessee.

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Crimes for which others are not charged. Public interference by standing on a sidewalk. Supreme Court Judge Robert Jackson said in 1940: Federal Laws Crimes for which others are not charged. Public interference by standing on a sidewalk. Supreme Court Judge Robert Jackson said in 1940: Federal Laws are so voluminous and unfathomable that prosecutors can easily pick the man and find the crime rather than vice versa. And so they do until we have the highest incarceration rate in the world. Driving while black is another. Jacqueline Hendricks...more (less)

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Crimes for which others are not charged. Public interference by standing on a sidewalk. Supreme Court Judge Robert Jackson said in 1940: Federal Laws Crimes for which others are not charged. Public interference by standing on a sidewalk.

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Stunning! The first of (I hope!) many graphic novels to be recognized with a Newbery Award, and it's absolutely deserving of the honor! Well written, well drawn, poignant and funny, I couldn't put it down, reading into the wee hours. My 11yo has also read it and loved it, and next it will go to the 15yo!

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Stunning! The first of (I hope!) many graphic novels to be recognized with a Newbery Award, and it's absolutely deserving of the honor! Well written, well drawn, poignant and funny, I couldn't put it down, reading into the wee hours. My 11yo has also read it and loved it, and next it will go to the 15yo!

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Just Mercy: A Tale of Loss and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

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Just Mercy: A Tale of Loss and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson

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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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Lindsay - Traveling Sisters Book Reviews

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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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A non-profit created by author and activist Bryan Stevenson that focuses on criminal justice reform, racial justice and public education.

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Racial terror lynchings were violent and public acts of torture that traumatized Black people throughout the country. Tolerated and often aided by law enforcement and elected officials and designed to re-establish racial hierarchy after the Civil War, lynching was terrorism.

Racial terror lynching left thousands dead, significantly marginalized Black people politically, financially, and socially, and inflicted deep traumatic wounds on survivors, witnesses, and the entire African American community that fester to this day.

Publicly confronting the truth about our history is the first step towards recovery and reconciliation.

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The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

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The nation's first memorial dedicated to the victims of racial terror lynchings. The memorial uses art to contextualize racial terror and its legacy today.

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Stamped: Racism, Anti-racism and You by Jason Reynolds

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Stamped: Racism, Anti-racism and You by Jason Reynolds

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A remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning for ages 12 and up. A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration ...

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Reading List from Chicago Public Library

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Black Lives Matter - A Booklist - Chicago Public Library

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Black Lives Matter - A Booklist by SLPL_Schlafly - a staff-created list

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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 Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

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Suzanne Leopold (Suzy Approved Book Reviews)

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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer who worked the same land as her sla...

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I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street by Matt Taibbi

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I Can't Breathe: A Killing on Bay Street by Matt Taibbi

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"Most of the crime-ridden minority neighborhoods in New York City, especially areas like East New York, where many of the characters in Eric Garner's story grew up, had been artificially created by a series of criminal real estate scams.
One of the most infamous had involved a company called the Eastern Service Corporation, which in the sixties ran a huge predatory lending operation all over the city, but particularly in Brooklyn.
Scam artists like ESC would first clear white residents out of certain neighborhoods with scare campaigns. They'd slip leaflets through mail slots warning of an incoming black plague, with messages like, "Don't wait until it's too late!" Investors would then come in and buy their houses at depressed rates. Once this "blockbusting" technique cleared the properties, a company like ESC would bring in a new set of homeowners, often minorities, and often with bad credit and shaky job profiles. They bribed officials in the FHA to approve mortgages for anyone and everyone. Appraisals would be inflated. Loans would be approved for repairs, but repairs would never be done.
The typical target homeowner in the con was a black family moving to New York to escape racism in the South. The family would be shown a house in a place like East New York that in reality was only worth about $15,000. But the appraisal would be faked and a loan would be approved for $17,000. The family would move in and instantly find themselves in a house worth $2,000 less than its purchase price, and maybe with faulty toilets, lighting, heat, and (ironically) broken windows besides. Meanwhile, the government-backed loan created by a lender like Eastern Service by then had been sold off to some sucker on the secondary market: a savings bank, a pension fund, or perhaps to Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored mortgage corporation.
Before long, the family would default and be foreclosed upon. Investors would swoop in and buy the property at a distressed price one more time. Next, the one-family home would be converted into a three- or four-family rental property, which would of course quickly fall into even greater disrepair.
This process created ghettos almost instantly. Racial blockbusting is how East New York went from 90 percent white in 1960 to 80 percent black and Hispanic in 1966."

"The civil rights movement, legislation, and milestone court decisions of the 1950s and '60s produced remarkable changes and ended or ramped down centuries of explicit, statutory discrimination. But real integration was not one of the accomplishments.
The civil rights movement ended in a kind of negotiated compromise. Black Americans were granted legal equality, while white America was allowed to nurture and maintain an illusion of innocence, even as it continued to live in almost complete separation.
Black America always saw the continuing schism. But white America has traditionally been free to ignore and be untroubled by it and to believe it had reached the "postracial" stage of its otherwise proud history. That was until cellphones and the Internet came along."

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"Most of the crime-ridden minority neighborhoods in New York City, especially areas like East New York, where many of the characters in Eric Garner's story grew up, had been artificially created by a series of criminal real estate scams.One of the most infamous had involved a company called the Eastern Service Corporation, which in the sixties ran a huge predatory lending operation all over the city, but particularly in Brooklyn.Scam artists like ESC would first clear white residents out of certain neighborhoods with scare campaigns.

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Virtual events from the DuSable Museum of African American History

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Virtual events from the DuSable Museum of African American History

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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

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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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A web series from the Museum of the African Diaspora.

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"When white folks catch a cold, black folks get pneumonia." - African-American proverb. While we endure this global pandemic, MoAD will highlight the work be...

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A book list from Chicago Public Library

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Remembering John Lewis - Chicago Public Library

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Remembering John Lewis by ChiPubLib_Adults - a staff-created list : John Robert Lewis, a pivotal figure of the civil rights movement and a longtime Georgia Congressman, died on July 17, 2020. Learn more about his extraordinary life with these books.

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This show focuses on how race affects all aspects of American culture.

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What's CODE SWITCH? It's the fearless conversations about race that you've been waiting for. Hosted by journalists of color, our podcast tackles the subject of race with empathy and humor. We explore how race affects every part of society - from politics and pop culture to history, food and everything in between.

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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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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.

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Reading list from Chicago Public Library

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Hurricane Katrina: 15th Anniversary - Chicago Public Library

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Hurricane Katrina: 15th Anniversary by ChiPubLib_Adults - a staff-created list : These fiction and nonfiction books explore the destruction, rebuilding and ultimate legacy of the historic storm that devastated New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.

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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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He was a black boy in the Jim Crow South. No further explanation needed. There would not have been any opportunity for anyone to stand up for him, norHe was a black boy in the Jim Crow South. No further explanation needed. There would not have been any opportunity for anyone to stand up for him, nor would they even try to get involved. If you have to ask this question, you probably aren't going to "get" the story at all. Lisa Williams...more (less)

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A poem cycle about the Chicago race riots of 1919. An absolute standout, a tapestry of poetry, nonfiction, even with the occasional speculative element. A very strong second collection after a very strong first collection (Electric Arches); I also just got her academic nonfiction book on racism in Chicago schools from the library and looking forward to reading that too. And I need to get her comic book writing.

I feel like there is a very characteristic style of how to write about marginalization...more

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A poem cycle about the Chicago race riots of 1919. An absolute standout, a tapestry of poetry, nonfiction, even with the occasional speculative element. A very strong second collection after a very strong first collection (Electric Arches); I also just got her academic nonfiction book on racism in Chicago schools from the library and looking forward to reading that too.

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