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A timely examination of the ways Black women, Indigenous women, and other women of color are uniquely affected by racial profiling, police brutality, and immigration enforcement.
Paperback | By Angela Y. Davis, Andrea J. Ritchie | From Beacon PressTagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Justice, Oppression, Racial Justice, Social Justice -
The 2017-18 UUA Common ReadAn optimistic book for Americans who are asking, in the wake of Trump’s victory, What do we do now? The answer: We need to organize and fight to protect and expand our democracy.More on order!
Paperback | By Adam Eichen, Frances Moore Lappe | From Beacon PressTagged as: Activism, Connections, Democracy, Politics, Progress -
Official companion to the Ken Burns PBS film tells the little-known story of the Sharps, an otherwise ordinary couple whose faith and commitment to social justice inspired them to undertake dangerous rescue and relief missions across war-torn Europe, saving the lives of countless refugees, political dissidents, and Jews on the eve of World War II.
Paperback | By Ken Burns, Artemis Joukowsky | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, History, History, Human Rights, Living Our Faith, War -
The story of Jamie Berube’s journey to adulthood and a meditation on disability in American life
Paperback | By Michael Berube | From Beacon PressTagged as: Acceptance, Challenge, Courage, Disability, Disability & Accessibility, Education, Family, Love, Parents -
A memoir of growing up with blind, African-American parents in a segregated cult preaching the imminent end of the world
Paperback | By Jerald Walker | From Beacon Press -
Searing verses set on the Mexican border about war and addiction, love and sexual violence, grief and loss, from an American Book Award–winning author. Selected by Gregory Pardlo as winner of the National Poetry Series.
Paperback | By Gregory Pardlo, Sasha Pimentel | From Beacon Press -
Why do people pass? Fifteen writers reveal their experiences with passing—including racial, ethnic, sexual orientation, gender, and economic forms of passing.
Paperback | By Lisa Page, Brando Skyhorse | From Beacon PressTagged as: Freedom, Identity, Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer, Poverty, Privilege, Race/Ethnicity, Relationships, Religion -
A mother and race scholar seeks to answer her daughter’s many questions about race and racism with an earnest exploration into race relations and affirmative action from the perspectives of Asian Americans
Paperback | By OiYan A. Poon | From Beacon Press -
Exploring 400 years of protest and resistance in US history—and what the unsung heroes of social movements past can teach us about navigating our chaotic world
Hardcover | By Gloria J. Browne-Marshall | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Dissent, History, History, Social Justice -
For “spiritual explorers” ready to travel beyond Western bounds, a beginner’s guide to Asian spiritual traditions spanning regions, cultures, and history
Hardcover | By C. Pierce Salguero | From Beacon PressTagged as: Mindfulness, Taoism
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