Race, Justice and Reconciliation

Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

by Alexander, Michelle

eBook - 2020

Perhaps no other book has had such a profound impact on the criminal justice reform movement as civil rights attorney's Michelle Alexander's history of ra...Show more Perhaps no other book has had such a profound impact on the criminal justice reform movement as civil rights attorney's Michelle Alexander's history of racial incarceration in the United States. From the early colonial days to the War on Drugs, Michelle Alexander demonstrates how the racial caste system in America continues by morphing into new and equally devastating forms. Show less

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How to Be An Antiracist

by Kendi, Ibram X.

eBook - 2019

From National Book Award winner Ibram X, this title explores the intersection of class, racism, culture and nationalism. Essential reading for this time, ...Show more From National Book Award winner Ibram X, this title explores the intersection of class, racism, culture and nationalism. Essential reading for this time, the author entwines his deeply personal story with legal, history and scientific explorations to offer both hope and action items to create a truly just society. Show less

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Dream With Me

Race, Love, and the Struggle We Must Win

by Perkins, John

Book - 2017

The son of sharecroppers and the brother of man murdered by the police, Perkins became a trailblazer in the Civil Rights Movement and continued his work ...Show more The son of sharecroppers and the brother of man murdered by the police, Perkins became a trailblazer in the Civil Rights Movement and continued his work seeking racial justice and healing by becoming a pastor. He frames his struggle for racial justice in the redemptive love of God. Show less

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Carry Me Home

Birmingham, Alabama: the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution

by McWhorter, Diane

eBook - 2001

Birmingham, Alabama was ground zero for the Civil Rights struggle and images of peaceful protestors beset by police dogs and firehoses from that city will...Show more Birmingham, Alabama was ground zero for the Civil Rights struggle and images of peaceful protestors beset by police dogs and firehoses from that city will be forever seared in the national conscience. The author, a daughter of Birmingham whose father may have been connected to the 16th Street Baptist bombing, provides a sweeping and riveting history of the events leading up to this calamitous time. The title deservedly won the Pulitzer Prize. Show less

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We Have Not Been Moved

Resisting Racism and Militarism in 21st Century America

Book - 2012

An anthology of voices ranging from Audre Lord to Martin Luther King that connect America's imperialism and militarism to racism home and abroad. An anthology of voices ranging from Audre Lord to Martin Luther King that connect America's imperialism and militarism to racism home and abroad. Show less

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Rising Out of Hatred

by Saslow, Eli

Downloadable Audiobook - 2018

Son of the founder of the white nationalist group Stormfront and godson of David Duke, Saslow experienced a profound transformation during college when he...Show more Son of the founder of the white nationalist group Stormfront and godson of David Duke, Saslow experienced a profound transformation during college when he was invited to weekly Shabbat dinners with an Orthodox Jewish classmate. This deeply personal narrative offers insight into the shadowy world of extremism and offers possibilities of redemption and healing. Show less

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White Rage : The Unspoken Truth of Our Racial Divide

by Anderson, Carol, Ph.D.

eBook - 2016

A devastating history beginning in Reconstruction to present day that demonstrates how both Southern and Northern whites colluded in creating structuralized and institutional racism to quell black achievement. A devastating history beginning in Reconstruction to present day that demonstrates how both Southern and Northern whites colluded in creating structuralized and institutional racism to quell black achievement. Show less

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Tears We Cannot Stop

A Sermon to White America

by Dyson, Michael Eric

eBook - 2017

Full of righteous conviction and compassion, this book is a clarion call to action. It lays out a plan for to redeem our nation by creating a more just society before it's too late. Full of righteous conviction and compassion, this book is a clarion call to action. It lays out a plan for to redeem our nation by creating a more just society before it's too late. Show less

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They Can't Kill Us All

Ferguson, Baltimore, and A New Era in America's Racial Justice Movement

by Lowery, Wesley

eBook - 2016

The reality of police violence and brutality is told through the stories of three of its victims: Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray. Drawn from ...Show more The reality of police violence and brutality is told through the stories of three of its victims: Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, and Freddie Gray. Drawn from hundreds of interviews of family members and eye-witnesses, this book explores how economic disadvantage, crumbling infrastructure and over-policing contribute to the problem and what to do about it. Show less

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Our History Is the Future

Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance

by Estes, Nick

eBook - 2019

Both a manifesto and history of indigenous resistance in the United States, this book shows how the indigenous resistance movement culminated in the ten m...Show more Both a manifesto and history of indigenous resistance in the United States, this book shows how the indigenous resistance movement culminated in the ten month protest against the building of the Dakota Access Pipeline. This book features many firsthand accounts of those that stood up peacefully against powerful oil companies backed with the brutal force and full power of the state and became one of the most important acts of resistance in modern history. Show less

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American Poison : How Racial Hostility Destroyed Our Promise

by Porter, Eduardo

Downloadable Audiobook - 2020

An unflinching and eye-opening examination of how an unjust system has damaged the social fabric and cohesion of this country, this book lays out ways to ...Show more An unflinching and eye-opening examination of how an unjust system has damaged the social fabric and cohesion of this country, this book lays out ways to move forward to create a truly just, tolerant and multicultural society that lives up to the promises of the founding documents of this country. Show less

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Minor Feelings : An Asian American Reckoning

by Hong, Cathy Park

Downloadable Audiobook - 2020

Both a memoir and cultural critique, Korean-American poet Cathy Hong explores racial identity and the immigrant's experience in this collection of searing essays. Both a memoir and cultural critique, Korean-American poet Cathy Hong explores racial identity and the immigrant's experience in this collection of searing essays. Show less

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On Race

34 Conversations in A Time of Crisis

by Yancy, George

Book - 2017

Brilliant scholar and intellectual Yancy's collection of interviews, dialogues and conversations on race with intellectual figures like bell hooks, Cornel West, Kwame Anthony Appiah and Noam Chomsky couldn't be more timely. Brilliant scholar and intellectual Yancy's collection of interviews, dialogues and conversations on race with intellectual figures like bell hooks, Cornel West, Kwame Anthony Appiah and Noam Chomsky couldn't be more timely. Show less

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America's Original Sin

Racism, White Privilege, and the Bridge to A New America

by Wallis, Jim

Downloadable Audiobook - 2016

Wallis grapples with the deeply troubling foundations of this country which began with the genocide of one race and the enslavement of another. He puts fo...Show more Wallis grapples with the deeply troubling foundations of this country which began with the genocide of one race and the enslavement of another. He puts forth a call to action to overhaul all systems - governmental, religious and educational - with racist and genocidal roots so we can create a more just and equitable society. Show less

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