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"A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment, Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions,...
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IRB
Pub. Date:
2021
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English
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Get the Summary of Ijeoma Oluo's So You Want to Talk About Race in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Original book introduction: So Yоu Want Tо Talk Abоut Rасе (2018) еxаmіnеѕ the complex ѕуѕtеm of rасіѕm in thе United States, frоm police brutаlіtу to cultural аррrорrіаtіоn to thе school-to-prison pipeline. It offers clarity on wауѕ we саn аррrоасh соnvеrѕаtіоnѕ...
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Author's Republic
Pub. Date:
2019
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English
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So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo - Book Summary - Abbey Beathan (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book.) An invitation to people from all races to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. Ijeoma Oluo gives us a contemporary look to the racial landscape in America. Oluo addresses the most controversial issues head on talking about privilege, intersectionality, Black Lives Matter movement, the usage of the "N" word and police...
4. Skin again
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English
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The skin I'm in is just a covering. It cannot tell my story. The skin I'm in is just a covering. If you want to know who I am, you have got to come inside and open your heart way wide. Celebrating all that makes us unique and different, Skin Again offers new ways to talk about race and identity. Race matters, but only so much--what's most important is who we are on the inside. Looking beyond skin, going straight to the heart, we find in each other...
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"Ten-year-old Anthony Joplin has made it to double digits! Which means he's finally old enough to play in the spades tournament every Joplin Man before him seems to have won. So while Ant's friends are stressing about fifth grade homework and girls, Ant only has one thing on his mind: how he'll measure up to his father's expectations at the card table. Then Ant's best friend gets grounded, and he's forced to find another spades partner. And Shirley,...
6. MAD Magazine
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DC Comics
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English
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Featuring our first-ever Guest Editor, the one and only "Weird Al" Yankovic! Pick up a copy today for mandatory fun like "Pages from Weird Al's Notebook," "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Special Weird Al Edition," and "MAD's Tom Bunk Visits a Weird Al Concert"! Plus, Al answers readers' letters and picks his favorite classic MAD article for The MAD Vault! And it gets even worse: this big issue also features "Things You Never Want to Learn from...
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Seal Press, Hachette Book Grtoup
Pub. Date:
[2020]
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English
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5 stars
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A history of American white male identity by the author of "So You Want to Talk About Race" imagines a merit-based, non-discriminating model while exposing the actual costs of successes defined by racial and sexual dominance.
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HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date:
2024
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English
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"In the #1 New York Times bestseller So You Want To Talk About Race, Ijeoma Oluo offered a vital guide for how to talk about important issues of race and racism in society. In Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America, she discussed the ways in which white male supremacy has had an impact on our systems, our culture, and our lives throughout American history. But now that we better understand these systems of oppression, the question is...
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Hachette Go
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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"Just a few years ago, Schuyler Bailar rose to national and international prominence when he became the first openly transgender athlete to compete on an NCAA Division 1 team in any sport. A top high school prospect, Schuyler had been recruited by Harvardfor the women's team, but after taking a gap year to address mental health and ultimately to transition, Schuyler swam instead for Harvard's men's team. Since then, Schuyler has become a go to expert...
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"When Layla Saad began an Instagram challenge called #meandwhitesupremacy, she never predicted it would become a cultural movement. She encouraged people to own up and share their racist behaviors, big and small. She was looking for truth, and she got it... Thousands of people participated in the challenge, and over 80,000 people downloaded the supporting work Me and White Supremacy. Updated and expanded from the original edition, Me and White Supremacy...
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date:
2023
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English
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From beloved and bestselling author Roxane Gay, "a strikingly fresh cultural critic" (Washington Post) comes an exhilarating collection of her essays on culture, politics, and everything in between. Since the publication of the groundbreaking Bad Feminist and Hunger, Roxane Gay has continued to tackle big issues embroiling society--state-sponsored violence and mass shootings, womens rights post-Dobbs, online disinformation, and the limits of empathy--alongside...
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"Wait... We're talking about what? I'm not so sure I want to do that." When it comes to discussing racism, many white people are overwhelmed with anxiety, leading to a fight-or-flight response. In Anxious to Talk About It, pastor and professor Carolyn B. Helsel draws on her successful experiences with white congregations to offer us tools to embrace and explore these anxious feelings. Through the sharing of our stories, new insights on racial identity,...
14. Clan Dominance
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Clan Dominance The Sleepless Ones volume 6
Sleepless Ones volume 2
Clan Dominance The Sleepless Ones volume 1
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Tantor Media, Inc
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English
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Nothing is ever given freely. One has to pay the full price for everything one gets. Easy money for a seemingly minor quest in a game? Well, you're obviously being played for a mark. Suddenly stumbled upon a unique spell coveted by the entire world of Waldyra? That automatically makes you the quarry for the game's top clans, each of which will be hunting you-IRL as well as inside the game. Or have you, perhaps, chanced upon a gift from a legendary...
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Zondervan
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Conversations about racism are as important as they are hard for American Christians. Yet the conversation often gets so ugly, even among the faithful, who claim unity in Jesus. Why is that the case? Why does it matter? Can things get better, or are we permanently divided? In this honest and hopeful book, pastor Isaac Adams doesn't just show you how to have the race conversation, he begins it for you. By offering a fictional, racially charged tragedy...
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"Polls are everywhere these days, and they're trying to tell us more than just who's up and who's down. As Elections and Surveys Director for CBS News, it's Anthony Salvanto's job to understand you--what you think and how you vote. He's the person behind so many of the poll numbers you see today. In [this book], Salvanto takes you on an engaging, fast-paced tour inside the world of polling and shows how to look at the numbers the way the pros do....
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Buoy Media, LLC
Pub. Date:
2022
Language:
English
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Multimillion-copy best-selling author Willow Rose's new mystery series ensnares ex-FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas in some confounding murder cases. Mystery, love, and action, this series has it all. All books in this box set were instant number-one best-selling new releases on Amazon. Not Dead Yet Secrets lead to lies and lies to murder in this pulse-pounding mystery with lots of shocking twists. Has former FBI profiler Eva Rae Thomas finally gotten...
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Ascent Audio
Pub. Date:
2021
Language:
English
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It's time the business world got the actionable, impactful, no-cost strategies needed to increase diversity and inclusion in the workplace Many white leaders want to create change but don't know how to do so appropriately and effectively. How do you know where the blind spots are that can create obstacles for people of color? Your intentions may be sincere and heartfelt, but intentions aren't enough. In It's Time to Talk about Race at Work , acclaimed...
19. The Lava Trolls
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Publisher:
Findaway Voices
Pub. Date:
2023
Language:
English
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Welcome to "The Lava Trolls: Magma Meets Man," a rollicking audiobook adventure where the absurd meets the underground. In a world where geothermal energy isn't just a fancy term but a cause for underground commotion, our hero, Sparky - a Lava Troll with the curious habit of reflecting his mood in his fiery complexion - finds himself in a bit of a hot spot. Beneath the frosty surface of Iceland, in a realm where the décor is decidedly magma-chic,...
20. Human Omega
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Tantor Media, Inc
Pub. Date:
2019
Language:
English
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Sometimes you've just got to flip your big dumb alien onto his stomach and teach him a thing about masculinity. It's not how much you've got-it's how you use it. Finally, everything is going good for Carter. He's not a slave. He has a roof over his head. He's fixed his alien language translator and now can talk to Pykh and Siel, his protectors. Thankfully, they aren't promiscuous alien hillbillies. They're loyal men who love him, and Carter loves...