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A commemorative edition of the work that inspired Martin Luther King, Jr. and helped shape the civil rights movement
Hardcover | By The Dr Kelly Brown Douglas, Howard Thurman | From Beacon PressTagged as: Christianity, God, Love, Social Justice -
2021 General Assembly Ware LecturerThe inspiring and eye-opening true story of one man’s undying belief in the power of a fully enfranchised nation
Paperback | By Desmond Meade | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, General Assembly, Social Justice, Voting Rights -
From the National Book Award-nominated, Lambda Award-winning poet: a powerful, inventive new collection that looks to the future of Puerto Rico with love, rage, beauty, and hope
Paperback | By Raquel Salas Rivera | From Beacon Press -
From the highly acclaimed author of Corregidora and The Healing — two epic poems, the love songs of fugitive slaves, set in 17th-century Brazil; continuing the unforgettable journey told in Gayl Jones’s masterwork, Palmares
Hardcover | By Gayl Jones | From Beacon PressTagged as: Love, Personal Inspiration -
An uplifting look at how organizers in the past have successfully leveraged crises into emancipatory politics, and a plea for continued progressive movement building in our tumultuous social climate
Paperback | By Alex Zamalin | From Beacon PressTagged as: Activism, Change, History, History, Politics -
Why social, racial, and economic justice are just as crucial as science in determining how humans can reverse climate catastrophe
Paperback | By Aviva Chomsky | From Beacon PressTagged as: Climate Change, Climate Justice, Science -
The David and Goliath story of ordinary people in El Salvador who rallied together with international allies to prevent a global mining corporation from poisoning the country’s main water source
Paperback | By John Cavanagh, Robin Broad | From Beacon PressTagged as: Activism, Community -
A grassroots look at the future of US politics as the next generation of progressive organizers — sparked by the unstoppable rise of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — leads us toward a new direction
Paperback | By David Freedlander | From Beacon PressTagged as: Activism, Change, Culture, Democracy, Generations, Leadership, Politics, Social Justice -
A fresh cultural analysis of female monsters from Greek mythology, and an invitation for all women to reclaim these stories as inspiration for a more wild, more “monstrous” version of feminism
Paperback | By Jess Zimmerman | From Beacon PressTagged as: Women -
The story of one woman’s struggle to care for her seriously ill husband — and a revealing look at the role unpaid family caregivers play in a society that fails to provide them with structural support.
Paperback | By Kate Washington | From Beacon PressTagged as: Commitment, Compassion, Family, Health, Interdependence, Self-Care, Strength
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