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The first in-depth biography of the legendary singer and “Voice of the Civil Rights Movement,” who combatted racism and prejudice through her music...
Book | By Ian Zack | From Beacon PressTagged as: Arts & Music, Personal Inspiration, Social Justice -
James Baldwin’s critique of American society at the height of the civil rights movement brings his prescient thoughts on social isolation, race, and police brutality to a new generation of readers.
Book | By James Baldwin, Imani Perry | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Racial Justice -
An accessible guide for activists, educators, and all who are interested in understanding how the prison system oppresses communities and harms individuals...
Book | By Victoria Law | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, Due Process & Civil Liberties, Racial Justice, Social Justice -
A diverse collection of autistic voices that highlights how parents can avoid common mistakes and misconceptions, and make their child feel truly accepted, valued, and celebrated for who they are...
Book | By Emily Paige Ballou, Sharon DaVanport, Morenike Giwa Onaiwu | From Beacon PressTagged as: Acceptance, Family, Gender, Parents, Relationships -
A groundbreaking new vision for public safety that overturns more than 200 years of fear-based discrimination, othering, and punishment...
Book | By Zach Norris | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Authority, Community, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Equality, Justice, Oppression, Social Justice -
A bold and uncompromising feminist manifesto that shows women and girls how to defy, disrupt, and destroy the patriarchy by embracing the qualities they’ve been trained to avoid...
Book | By Mona Eltahawy | From Beacon PressTagged as: Gender Justice, Women -
One of the most influential disability rights activists in US history tells her personal story of fighting for the right to receive an education, have a job, and just be human...
Book | By Judith Heumann | From Beacon PressTagged as: Activism, Disability, Equality, Human Rights, Social Justice -
A bold and impassioned meditation on injustice in our country that punctures the illusion of a postracial America and reveals it as a place where authoritarianism looms large...
Book | By Howard Bryant | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Racism, Politics, Race/Ethnicity -
A vibrant and empowering history that emphasizes the perspectives and stories of African American women to show how they are - and have always been - instrumental in shaping our country...
Book | By Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Nicole Gross | From Beacon PressTagged as: Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, History, Women -
This biography examines Parks’s life and 60 years of activism and brings the multifaceted, decades-long civil rights movement in the North and South to life for young readers...
Book | By Jeanne Theoharis, Brandy Colbert | From Beacon PressTagged as: America, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Oppression, Anti-Racism, History