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2) The grift: the downward spiral of Black Republicans from the party of Lincoln to the cult of Trump
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English
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"Once upon a time, Black Republicans were revolutionaries. Today, many see them as traitors, selling their souls for power. In 2021, Black conservatives are the greatest grift. Journalist and radio host Clay Cane examines how the Republican party evolvedinto a safe space for racists and how Black Republicans attempt to gain power by aligning themselves with white supremacy. Black Republicans consistently make viral news, whether it's Senator Tim Scott,...
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English
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Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly personal detail both his political education and the landmark moments of the first term of his historic presidency--a time of dramatic transformation and turmoil.
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English
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"The making of a visionary political leader-and a blueprint for a more equitable country "Don't tell nobody our business," Michael Tubbs's mother often told him growing up. For Michael, that meant a lot of things: don't tell anyone about the day-to-day struggle of being Black and broke in Stockton, CA. Don't tell anyone the pain of having a father incarcerated for 25 years to life. Don't tell anyone about living two lives, the brainy bookworm and...
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Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 1460 pages : map ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Obama's speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention instantly catapulted him into the national spotlight and led to his election four years later as America's first African-American president. Garrow has created a vivid portrait that reveals not only the people and forces that shaped the future president but also the ways in which he used those influences to serve his larger aspirations.
Rising Star is the definitive account of Barack Obama's...
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Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 307 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of unnumbered plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Kentucky state representative Charles Booker tells the improbable story of his journey from one of the poorest neighborhoods in the country to a political career forging new alliances among forgotten communities across the New South and beyond"--
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English
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"'One of the nation's most prominent civil rights leaders' (Washington Post), a New York Times bestselling author, community organizer, investigative journalist, Ivy League professor, and former head of the NAACP, Ben Jealous draws from a life lived on America's racial fault line to deliver a series of gripping and lively parables that call on each of us to reconcile, heal, and work fearlessly to make America one nation. Never Forget Our People Were...
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Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Edition.
Physical Desc
306 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"An original and consequential argument about race, crime, and the law Today, Americans are debating our criminal justice system with new urgency. Mass incarceration and aggressive police tactics -- and their impact on people of color -- are feeding outrage and a consensus that something must be done. But what if we only know half the story? In Locking Up Our Own, the Yale legal scholar and former public defender James Forman Jr. weighs the tragic...
Publisher
Passion River
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (111 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Today, less than 10% of African Americans consider themselves to be Republican and many of them keep their political views "in the closet." At the same time, most U.S. cities are dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party is an endangered species. Filmmaker Kevin J. Williams takes a non-partisan journey over four years and two presidential elections to find out why there are so few black Republicans and what that means for the future...
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Publisher
Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2015
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
"A picture book biography of John Roy Lynch, one of the first African-Americans elected into the United States Congress"--Provided by publisher.
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