Police, Prisons, and Young Black Lives

by Reynolds, Jason

eBook - 2015

This book about the brutal beating and arrest of a Black teenager was timely when it was published in back in 2015, and, because weaponized racism hasn’t gone anywhere, it remains timely today. This book about the brutal beating and arrest of a Black teenager was timely when it was published in back in 2015, and, because weaponized racism hasn’t gone anywhere, it remains timely today. Show less

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Light It Up

by Magoon, Kekla

eBook - 2019

A brave and gripping novel that depicts a grieving community with nowhere to turn for justice after a teenage girl is shot in the back by a police officer. A brave and gripping novel that depicts a grieving community with nowhere to turn for justice after a teenage girl is shot in the back by a police officer. Show less

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Say Her Name

by Elliott, Zetta

Book - 2020

A lyrical homage to the lives lost to police brutality, the activists working for justice, and the beauty and power of Black women everywhere. A lyrical homage to the lives lost to police brutality, the activists working for justice, and the beauty and power of Black women everywhere. Show less

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Tyler Johnson Was Here

by Coles, Jay

eBook - 2018

When police murder a Black teen, his twin brother tries to piece together the story of his twin’s brief life and unjust death. This book will break your heart. When police murder a Black teen, his twin brother tries to piece together the story of his twin’s brief life and unjust death. This book will break your heart. Show less

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Stamped

Racism, Antiracism, and You

by Reynolds, Jason

eBook - 2020

This is required reading. Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi have created a work that is at once historical and contemporary, loving and enraged, personal and political. This is required reading. Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi have created a work that is at once historical and contemporary, loving and enraged, personal and political. Show less

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The Hate U Give

by Thomas, Angie

eBook - 2017

Even if you’ve read it (or seen the movie,) this is well worth a re-read for the powerful journey that Starr makes from witness to activist. Even if you’ve read it (or seen the movie,) this is well worth a re-read for the powerful journey that Starr makes from witness to activist. Show less

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Dear Martin

by Stone, Nic

eBook - 2017

Innocence and good grades can hardly protect a Black teen from police brutality, so he writes to the deceased Rev. Dr. King as he tries to make sense of his place in the world. Innocence and good grades can hardly protect a Black teen from police brutality, so he writes to the deceased Rev. Dr. King as he tries to make sense of his place in the world. Show less

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I Am Alfonso Jones

by Medina, Tony

Book - 2017

A powerful graphic novel that follows Alfonso’s ghost after he is murdered by an off-duty police officer. A powerful graphic novel that follows Alfonso’s ghost after he is murdered by an off-duty police officer. Show less

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When They Call You A Terrorist

A Black Lives Matter Memoir

by Khan-Cullors, Patrisse

eBook - 2018

Hear the real story of how community organizer Patrisse Khan-Cullors became cofounder of the BLM movement and the passionate, insightful, inspiring activist she is today. Hear the real story of how community organizer Patrisse Khan-Cullors became cofounder of the BLM movement and the passionate, insightful, inspiring activist she is today. Show less

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Racial Profiling

by Behnke, Alison

eBook - 2017

Whether or not it’s the law of the land, racism and racial profiling shape how people live and how they die. This book breaks it down and gives some historical background as well. Whether or not it’s the law of the land, racism and racial profiling shape how people live and how they die. This book breaks it down and gives some historical background as well. Show less

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Allegedly

A Novel

by Jackson, Tiffany D.

eBook - 2017

This searing debut novel reveals the for-profit prison system and the devastation it wreaks on incarcerated young people, especially those who are parents themselves. This searing debut novel reveals the for-profit prison system and the devastation it wreaks on incarcerated young people, especially those who are parents themselves. Show less

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The Stars and the Blackness Between Them

by Petrus, Junauda

eBook - 2019

While primarily the story of two teen girls in love, this is also a story about unjust incarceration, activism, and liberation. While primarily the story of two teen girls in love, this is also a story about unjust incarceration, activism, and liberation. Show less

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The New Jim Crow

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Alexander, Michelle

eBook - 2020

Essential reading to understand how the U.S. prison system is a primary means of racial segregation, political control, and racist terror. Essential reading to understand how the U.S. prison system is a primary means of racial segregation, political control, and racist terror. Show less

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