Beacon Press
Beacon Press® is an independent publisher of serious non-fiction. Our books often change the way readers think about fundamental issues; they promote such values as freedom of speech and thought; diversity, religious pluralism, and anti-racism; and respect for diversity in all areas of life.
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A comprehensive history of school choice in the US, from its birth in the 1950s as the most effective weapon to oppose integration to its lasting impact in reshaping the public education system today.
Paperback | By Jon Hale | From Beacon Press -
Christians Against Christianity: How Right-Wing Evangelicals Are Destroying Our Nation and Our Faith
A timely and galvanizing work that examines how right-wing evangelical Christians have veered from an admirable faith to a pernicious, destructive ideology
Paperback | By Obery M. Hendricks | From Beacon PressTagged as: Christianity, Democracy -
In the age of #MeToo, learn how brave whistleblowers have dared to lift the federal court’s veil of secrecy to expose powerful judges who appear to defy laws they have sworn to uphold.
Paperback | By Lise Olsen | From Beacon Press -
Writing to his brother, G’Ra Asim reflects on building his own identity while navigating Blackness, masculinity, and young adulthood — all through wry social commentary and music/pop culture critique
Paperback | By G’Ra Asim | From Beacon PressTagged as: Class, Culture, Gender, Sexuality -
An accessible guide showing all people how to create and sustain diversity and inclusivity in the workplace — no matter your identity, industry, or level of experience
Paperback | By Lauren Wadsworth, Stephanie Pinder-Amaker | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Racism, Corporate Responsibility, Diversity, Inclusion -
An activist calls for better support of young families so they can thrive and reflects on her experiences as a Black mother and college student fighting for opportunities for herself and her child
Paperback | By Nicole Lynn Lewis | From Beacon PressTagged as: Classism, Economic Justice, Education, Poverty -
Restores the region’s fraught history of repression and resistance to popular consciousness and connects the United States’ interventions and influence to the influx of refugees seeking asylum today
Paperback | By Aviva Chomsky | From Beacon PressTagged as: History, History, Immigration, Immigration, Oppression, Refugees -
From the highly acclaimed author of Corregidora and The Healing—a rare and unforgettable journey set along the US–Mexico border about identity, immigration, and “the new underground railroad.”
Paperback | By Gayl Jones | From Beacon PressTagged as: Personal Inspiration -
A narrative meditation on joint nonviolence, opening a window to the questions of power, multiple narratives, and imagination that touch on struggles for justice everywhere
Paperback | By Sulaiman Khatib, Penina Eilberg-Schwartz | From Beacon PressTagged as: Justice -
A representative collection of the life work of the much-honored poet and a founder of the Black Arts movement, spanning the 4 decades of her literary career
Paperback | By Sonia Sanchez | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Racism, Social Justice
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