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The Case for Reparations: An Intellectual Autopsy

By Ta-Nehisi Coates — 2014

Four years ago, I opposed reparations. Here's the story of how my thinking has evolved since then.

Read on www.theatlantic.com

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Nobody: Casualties of America’s War on the Vulnerable, from Ferguson to Flint and Beyond

In this “thought-provoking and important” (Library Journal) analysis of state-sanctioned violence, Marc Lamont Hill carefully considers a string of high-profile deaths in America—Sandra Bland, Freddie Gray, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Trayvon Martin, and others—and incidents of gross negligence...

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Marc Lamont Hill
2017
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Redefined - Lisa Ling

Acclaimed journalist, television host, and author Lisa Ling joins Zainab to talk about the timely and personal significance of her latest show, Take Out, fighting back against bigotry and bias by teaching empathy and diverse history to the next generation, and what a recent psychedelic experience...

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Redefined with Zainab Salbi
2022
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How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America

Beginning in his hometown of New Orleans, Clint Smith leads the reader on an unforgettable tour of monuments and landmarks—those that are honest about the past and those that are not—that offer an intergenerational story of how slavery has been central in shaping our nation’s collective history,...

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Clint Smith III
2021
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Rolling Warrior: The Incredible, Sometimes Awkward, True Story of a Rebel Girl on Wheels Who Helped Spark a Revolution

“If I didn’t fight, who would?” Judy Heumann was only 5 years old when she was first denied her right to attend school. Paralyzed from polio and raised by her Holocaust-surviving parents in New York City, Judy had a drive for equality that was instilled early in life.

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Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner
2025
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Being Heumann: An Unrepentant Memoir of a Disability Rights Activist

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.

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Judith Heumann, Kristen Joiner
2021
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The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations

How can I become part of the solution? In the wake of the social unrest of 2020 and growing calls for racial justice, many business leaders and ordinary citizens are asking that very question. This book provides a compass for all those seeking to begin the work of anti-racism.

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Robert Livingston
2025
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'Is This Patriot Enough?': Asian-American Veteran Shows Military Scars

Lee Wong, an Asian-American and former soldier, lifts his shirt to reveal scars he sustained while serving with the US military.  Wong, 69, an elected official in West Chester, Ohio was speaking in a town hall meeting about the racism he has faced in his adopted homeland.

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2021
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A Veteran's Experience with Discrimination on the Battlefront and at Home During the Vietnam War

African Americans volunteered in large numbers for the Armed Forces during the Vietnam War. For some, the color line among troops blurred quickly in battle, but many still faced discrimination when they returned home.

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2015
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Veteran Silenced for Sharing Black History of Memorial Day

This veteran’s mic was turned off after he started talking about the Black history of Memorial Day.

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2021
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Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody: The Making of a Black Theologian

James H. Cone was widely recognized as the founder of Black Liberation Theology—a synthesis of the Gospel message embodied by Martin Luther King, Jr., and the spirit of Black pride embodied by Malcolm X.

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James H. Cone
2025
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