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We speak in we. A journey towards racial healing and the relationships that set us free. Addressing the leaders of today and tomorrow, An Other World alternates between heart-wrenching but hopeful letters to Hanif Fazal's daughter Amina, reflections on Fazal's formative life experiences and lessons on identity, Black and Brown relationships, and a unique type of freedom that could be available to all of us. In this moving blend of social commentary...
82) The Vine basket
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Life has been hard for fourteen-year-old Mehrigul, a member of the Uyghur tribal group scorned by the Chinese communist regime, so when an American offers to buy all the baskets she can make in three weeks, Mehrigul strives for a better future for herself and her family despite her father's opposition.
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Am I worthy of belonging? Am I loved just as I am? Am I safe to exist without worry?
How do Black women return to our truest selves in systems that answer "no" to these three questions?
The Enneagram is an ancient system of human development that shows us the limiting stories that keep us stuck in unhelpful patterns, and invites us into more, expansive stories. For too long, conversations about the Enneagram and its personality types have been,...
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In this social history, Edward Countryman shows how interactions among America's different ethnic groups have contributed to our sense of nationality. From the earliest settlements along the Atlantic seaboard to the battle over our nation's destiny in the aftermath of the Civil War, Countryman reveals Americans in all their diverse complexity and shows why the very identity of "American"-forged by the African, the Indian, and the European alike-is...
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The book provides a roadmap for Black people seeking membership and deep engagement in Unitarian Universalist communities. It offers details for Whites allies who want to support Black UUs. Topics include: understanding differences between Black and UU church culture, ways to improve Black's experience in UU churches, navigating race and racism in UU culture, and ways to deepen spirituality and personal growth when you're the only Black person in...
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Is the White man still ruling AFRICA?
The Transatlantic Slave Trade involved the trading of the Africans as slaves to the Western countries. As the Africans who were taken abroad were fighting for equal rights, those in the Motherland were negotiating for independence. The White man was their nightmare. Finally, the slave trade was abolished, and independence was attained through great sacrifices made by the African Fathers (Leaders). The Africans...
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Christians are awakening to the legacy of racism in America like never before. While public conversations regarding the realities of racial division and inequalities have surged in recent years, so has the public outcry to work toward the long-awaited healing of these wounds. But American Christianity, with its tendency to view the ministry of reconciliation as its sole response to racial injustice, and its isolation from those who labor most diligently...
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Drawing on her lifelong journey to know her family's history, leading Christian activist Lisa Sharon Harper recovers the beauty of her heritage, exposes the brokenness that race has wrought in America, and casts a vision for collective repair.
Harper has spent three decades researching ten generations of her family history through DNA research, oral histories, interviews, and genealogy. Fortune, the name of Harper's first nonindigenous ancestor born...
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In 2020, the world was on edge, the United States of America was spiraling out of control. Racial unrest and tension were on the brink of a civil catastrophe. The COVID-19 virus had made landfall, declaring war on the most powerful nation in the world. People were taking to the streets of America demanding social justice as a whole. The police were reckless with justice and didn't particularly care who it offended. The leadership of America was in...
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#ColourFULL will teach you how to overcome and thrive in white structures and lead from the inside out to become the leader you always knew you were. It's time to awaken your possibility, live unapologetically and unleash your inner power on the world.
Although this book uses the terms 'women' and 'Women of Colour,' they are used in an inclusive sense. It is for those who self-identify as a Woman of Colour and actively includes those that have been...
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Worldwide there are legends of an ancient catastrophic deluge that drowned all mankind except for a few survivors. What if you could trace the ancestry of the world, starting from that global flood all the way to the beginning of New York City in 1626, what would the record reveal? Three Brothers, 1626 explores this question. Historical religious records states the survivors of that terrible storm were three brothers, Shem, Ham, Japheth, did they...
92) The Shuri Effect
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When people think of STEM, they rarely think of Black women. Why not? One estimate claims that only 2.9% of STEM graduates are Black women.
The Shuri Effect explores the complex reasons why there are so few Black women in STEM, the inspiring ways they have continued to be pioneers, and what we all can do to change the situation. The book delves into gendered and racial attitudes and how they both feed into the lived experiences and statistical...
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Barbara Crain Major and Joseph Barndt bring ninety combined years of experience as community organizers, teachers, and anti-racism trainers in community and church settings to this book. In Deconstructing Racism, they propose the deconstruction of racism's roots within systems and institutions that have been created, both structurally and legally, to serve white people. The authors propose that the deconstruction of racism must take place through...
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We're often left in dead-end debates on racial tensions, foolishly expecting solutions from a culture obsessed with canceling and dividing. But what if the church could create a more effective dialogue?
For over two decades, pastor Skot Welch has been a key advisor on diversity and inclusion around the world. With wisdom and a humble graciousness, he challenges us to rethink the way we talk about race, empowering you to
celebrate both your identity...
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A black professor of classics takes on the cult of diversity, equity, and inclusion. In this compelling appeal to true justice, he demolishes the identity politics that makes a travesty of Martin Luther King's dream.
Martin Luther King's dream of a colorblind society is dead. Powerful political, educational, and corporate forces are making race the defining feature of American life, and nobody dares to stop them.
Naively confident in the "marketplace...
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For marginalized athletes past and present, achievement can bring celebrity without equality and recognition without opportunity.
In many ways, Ontario's Chatham-Kent region is a microcosm of Canadian multiculturalism. As a terminus of the Underground Railroad, it has long been home to a large Black community Walpole Island and Delaware First Nations are nearby and many interned Japanese Canadians worked on local farms during World War II. The history...
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It's My Pleasure challenges what it means to have sex-positive attitudes in a country with a history and current reality of white supremacy. In her debut book, Asebiomo traces the myths and misinformation of sex positivity back to racism, homophobia, transphobia, white settler colonialism and capitalism.
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• You must be having sex to be sex positive.
• Talking about sex with young people will encourage them to be sexually...
98) Noir et Blanc: Un regard intime et multiculturel sur « l'avantage blanc » et les voies du changement
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Le premier livre tant attendu d'un leader communautaire biracial et d'un activiste citoyen. Stephen Dorsey explore ici son expérience vécue du racisme systémique en Amérique du Nord et les meilleures voies à suivre pour le combattre.
Ma dualité raciale me donne une perspective unique à la fois sur l'expérience des personnes noires et des personnes blanches au Canada... Ce qui m'est apparu le plus évident, et le plus universel, c'est le besoin...
99) De raza
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Mujer europea y africana a la vez, binacional, francesa y gambiana, judía con orígenes cristianos y musulmanes, animista antes de la islamización de África occidental, blanca y negra, hoy quiero mostrar todas mis cartas: me siento cómoda con mi piel. Y menos mal, ya que si fuera racista, con todas esas "razas" dentro de mí, me resultaría inevitable odiarme a mí misma.
Si es necesario que haya una representación de los negros, ¿qué es ser...
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As a white Afrikaner woman growing up in South Africa during apartheid, Idelette McVicker was, steeped in a community and a church that reinforced white supremacy and shielded her from seeing her neighbors' oppression. But, a series of circumstances led her to begin questioning everything she thought was true about her identity, her country, and her faith.
Recovering Racists shares McVicker's journey over 30-years and across three continents to shatter...
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