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• White Privilege

  Blakemore, M. T.,

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  Everyone's daily lives are affected by race and racism in America. White Privilege examines the historical forces that have disadvantaged people of color and discusses how these forces continue to influence the media, education, politics,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Allies

  Real Talk About Showing Up, Screwing Up, and Trying Again

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  Presents a collection of seventeen essays that explore what being an ally is, needing an ally, and showing up for friends and strangers.

• Colorblind

  a Story of Racism

  Harris, Johnathan,

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  Johnathan Harris is fifteen, and lives in Long Beach, California, where he loves playing soccer with his friends, and listening to their favorite rapper, Snoop Dogg, a Long Beach native. His mom, dad, and three brothers are tight, but one…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Black Friend

  on Being a Better White Person

  Joseph, Frederick (Activist)

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  Frederick Joseph call up race-related anecdotes from his past, explaining why they were hurtful and how he might handle things now. Each chapter features the voice of at least one artist or activist, including Angie Thomas, author of The…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rise Up!

  How You Can Join the Fight Against White Supremacy

  Fleming, Crystal Marie, 1981-

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  An overview of the roots and legacies of racial bias and white supremacy in the United States.

• The Racial Trauma Handbook for Teens

  CBT Skills to Heal From the Personal and Intergenerational Trauma of Racism

  Hill, Tamara,

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  Racial trauma can reverberate for generations, and lead to anxiety, irritability, anger, rage, depression, low self-esteem, shame, and guilt. Teens are especially vulnerable to racial trauma, as they are still developing a sense of self…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Here to Stay

  Voices of Undocumented Young Adults

  Kuklin, Susan,

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  Meet nine courageous young adults who have lived in the United States with a secret for much of their lives: they are not U.S. citizens. They came from Colombia, Mexico, Ghana, Independent Samoa, and Korea. They came seeking education,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Stamped

  Racism, Antiracism, and You

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  Through a gripping, fast-paced, and energizing narrative written by beloved award-winner Jason Reynolds, this book shines a light on the many insidious forms of racist ideas--and on ways readers can identify and stamp out racist thoughts…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Long Time Coming

  a Lyrical Biography of Race in America From Ona Judge to Barack Obama

  Shepard, Ray Anthony,

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  Meticulously researched and drawn from numerous primary sources, this biography-in-verse tells the story of racism in the U.S. through six important Black Americans from different eras who struggled for justice, chronicling how much - and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Other Talk

  a Reckoning With Our White Privilege

  Kiely, Brendan, 1977-

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  All too many kids of color get "the talk." The talk about where to keep their hands, how to wear their clothes, how to speak, how to act around police-an honest talk, a talk about survival in a racist world. The get "the talk" because they…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hispanic American Experience

  Sheen, Barbara,

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  The term, "Hispanic," is used to describe an ethnic group comprised of people who were born in or whose parents or ancestors were born in a Spanish speaking nation, no matter their race. Hispanics are also the fastest growing youth…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Education, Race, and the Law

  Harris, Duchess,

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  Racism has been written into the United States' laws and entrenched in its institutions for much of its history. Native Americans weren't granted citizenship until 1924. Before the mid-1900s, students of color were pushed into segregated…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry

  the Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement

  Yoo, Paula,

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  A groundbreaking portrait of Vincent Chin and the murder case that took America's Asian American community to the streets in protest of injustice. America in 1982. Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting American…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Those Who Saw the Sun

  African American Oral Histories From the Jim Crow South

  Avery, Jaha Nailah,

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  Those Who Saw the Sun is a collection of oral histories told by Black people who grew up in the South during the time of Jim Crow.

• A Few Red Drops

  the Chicago Race Riots of 1919

  Hartfield, Claire,

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  Examines the events and forces leading up to 1919 race riots in Chicago.

• In Search of Safety

  Voices of Refugees

  Kuklin, Susan,

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  Five refugees recount their courageous journeys to America -- and the unimaginable struggles that led them to flee their homelands -- in a powerful work from the author of Beyond Magenta and We Are Here to Stay. "From 1984, when I was…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Shadow of Liberty

  the Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives

  Davis, Kenneth C.

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  An examination of American slavery through the true stories of five enslaved people who were considered the property of some of our best-known presidents.

• How I Resist

  Activism and Hope for a New Generation

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  In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Singing for Equality

  Musicians of the Civil Rights Era

  Taylor, Diane C.,

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  A collective biography about five musicians and groups at the height of their careers, whose passion and talent influenced the Civil Rights Movement. Part of a new series on the Civil Rights Era for ages 12 to 15 from Nomad Press. Singing…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Boycotts, Strikes, and Marches

  Protests of the Civil Rights Era

  Diggs, Barbara,

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  An in-depth exploration of five different marches, protests, and boycotts of the Civil Rights Era--actions that made it impossible for the people in power to ignore the social injustices rampant in the United States. Part of a new series…Read moreRead more of this annotation