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Black History Month (Staff Picks 2024)

 

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1. All American boys

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Author:
Reynolds, Jason
Average Rating:
5 stars
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
That's the sidewalk graffiti that started it all ... Well, no, actually, a lady tripping over Rashad at the store, making him drop a bag of chips, was what started it all. Because it didn't matter what Rashad said next -- that it was an accident, that he wasn't stealing -- the cop just kept pounding him. Over and over, pummeling him into the pavement. So then Rashad, an ROTC kid with mad art skills, was absent again ... and again ... stuck in a hospital...

2. Stamped: racism, antiracism, and you

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Author:
Reynolds, Jason
Average Rating:
4 stars
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, OverDrive eAudiobook, Playaway, Read-Along Book
Description:
"The construct of race has always been used to gain and keep power, to create dynamics that separate and silence. Racist ideas are woven into the fabric of this country, and the first step to building an antiracist America is acknowledging America's racist past and present. This book takes you on that journey, showing how racist ideas started and were spread, and how they can be discredited"--Dust jacket flap The thief known as racism is all around....