Social science

  • Wild tongues can't be tamed : 15 voices from the Latinx diaspora

    Creator

    Fennell, Saraciea J.

    Abstract

    A Most Anticipated Book (Refinery29, HipLatina , Publishers Weekly , Latino Book Review, and more)! Edited by The Bronx Is Reading founder Saraciea J. Fennell and featuring an all-star cast of Latinx contributors, Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed is a ground-breaking anthology that will spark dialogue and inspire hope. In Wild Tongues Can't Be Tamed , bestselling and award-winning authors as well as up-and-coming voices interrogate the different myths and stereotypes about the Latinx diaspora.

    Audience
    Adolescent
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Young Listeners

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  • Unbound : my story of liberation and the birth of the me too movement

    Creator

    Burke, Tarana

    Abstract

    "Tarana Burke, I just finished Unbound . Searing. Powerful. Needed!! Thank you." —Oprah This program is read by the author. From the founder and activist behind one of the largest movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the "me too" movement, Tarana Burke debuts a powerful memoir about her own journey to saying those two simple yet infinitely powerful words — me too — and how she brought empathy back to an entire generation in one of the largest cultural events in American history.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

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  • The power of women : a doctor's journey of hope and healing

    Creator

    Mukwege, Denis

    Abstract

    From Nobel laureate, world-renowned doctor, and noted human rights activist Dr. Denis Mukwege comes an inspiring clarion call-to-action to confront the scourge of sexual violence and better learn from women's resilience, strength, and power. At the heart of Dr. Mukwege's message will be the voices of the many women he has worked with over the years. Dr. Mukwege will use individual cases to reassure all survivors that, even if their psychological wounds may never fully heal, they can recover and thrive with the right care and support. Dr.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

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  • Entertaining race : performing blackness in America

    Creator

    Dyson, Michael Eric

    Abstract

    This program is read by the author From the New York Times bestselling author of Tears We Cannot Stop For more than thirty years, Michael Eric Dyson has played a prominent role in the nation as a public intellectual, university professor, cultural critic, social activist and ordained Baptist minister. He has presented a rich and resourceful set of ideas about American history and culture. Now for the first time he brings together the various components of his multihued identity and eclectic pursuits.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Macmillan Audio

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  • You are your best thing : vulnerability, shame resilience, and the black experience

    Creator

    Burke, Tarana

    Abstract

    New York Times Bestseller -Tarana Burke and Dr. Brené Brown bring together a dynamic group of Black writers, organizers, artists, academics, and cultural figures to discuss the topics the two have dedicated their lives to understanding and teaching: vulnerability and shame resilience. Contributions by Kiese Laymon, Imani Perry, Laverne Cox, Jason Reynolds, Austin Channing Brown, and more It started as a text between two friends.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

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  • Invisible child : poverty, survival & hope in an American city

    Creator

    Elliott, Andrea

    Abstract

    The riveting, unforgettable story of a girl whose indomitable spirit is tested by homelessness, poverty, and racism in an unequal America-from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Andrea Elliott of The New York Times "Destined to become one of the classics of the genre."- Newsweek. Invisible Child follows eight dramatic years in the life of a girl whose imagination is as soaring as the skyscrapers near her Brooklyn shelter. Dasani was named after the bottled water that signaled Brooklyn's gentrification and the shared aspirations of a divided city.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

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  • Against white feminism : notes on disruption

    Creator

    Zakaria, Rafia

    Abstract

    A radically inclusive, intersectional, and transnational approach to the fight for women's rights. Upper-middle-class white women have long been heralded as "experts" on feminism. They have presided over multinational feminist organizations and written much of what we consider the feminist canon, espousing sexual liberation and satisfaction, LGBTQ inclusion, and racial solidarity, all while branding the language of the movement itself in whiteness and speaking over Black and Brown women in an effort to uphold privilege and perceived cultural superiority.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

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  • The 1619 project : a new origin story

    Creator

    Hannah-Jones, Nikole

    Abstract

    A dramatic expansion of a groundbreaking work of journalism, The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story offers a profoundly revealing vision of the American past and present. In late August 1619, a ship arrived in the British colony of Virginia bearing a cargo of twenty to thirty enslaved people from Africa. Their arrival led to the barbaric and unprecedented system of American chattel slavery that would last for the next 250 years. This is sometimes referred to as the country's original sin, but it is more than that: It is the source of so much that still defines the United States.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Random House Audio

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  • Hood feminism : notes from the women that a movement forgot

    Creator

    Kendall, Mikki

    Abstract

    A New York Times Bestseller. "One of the most important books of the current moment."- Time "A rousing call to action... It should be required reading for everyone."-Gabrielle Union, author of We're Going to Need More Wine. "A brutally candid and unobstructed portrait of mainstream white feminism." -Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist A potent and electrifying critique of today's feminist movement announcing a fresh new voice in black feminism Today's feminist movement has a glaring blind spot, and paradoxically, it is women.

    Audience
    Adult**
    Publisher (Source)

    New York

    Penguin Audio

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