Books
- Some of these are e-books, others are hardcopy.
Letter from the Birmingham Jail by
"Martin Luther King, Jr. rarely had time to answer his critics. But on April 16, 1963, he was confined to the Birmingham jail, serving a sentence for participating in civil rights demonstrations. "Alone for days in the dull monotony of a narrow jail cell," King pondered a letter that fellow clergymen had published urging him to drop his campaign of nonviolent resistance and to leave the battle for racial equality to the courts." "In response, King drafted his most extensive and forceful written statement against social injustice - a remarkable essay that focused the world's attention on Birmingham and spurred the famous March on Washington. Bristling with the energy and resonance of his great speeches, Letter from the Birmingham Jail is both a compelling defense of nonviolent demonstration and a rallying cry for an end to social discrimination that is just as powerful today as it was more than twenty years ago."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
ISBN: 9780062509550Publication Date: 1994-07-01
Algorithms of Oppression by
A revealing look at how negative biases against women of color are embedded in search engine results and algorithms Run a Google search for "black girls"--what will you find? "Big Booty" and other sexually explicit terms are likely to come up as top search terms. But, if you type in "white girls," the results are radically different. The suggested porn sites and un-moderated discussions about "why black women are so sassy" or "why black women are so angry" presents a disturbing portrait of black womanhood in modern society. In Algorithms of Oppression, Safiya Umoja Noble challenges the idea that search engines like Google offer an equal playing field for all forms of ideas, identities, and activities. Data discrimination is a real social problem; Noble argues that the combination of private interests in promoting certain sites, along with the monopoly status of a relatively small number of Internet search engines, leads to a biased set of search algorithms that privilege whiteness and discriminate against people of color, specifically women of color. Through an analysis of textual and media searches as well as extensive research on paid online advertising, Noble exposes a culture of racism and sexism in the way discoverability is created online. As search engines and their related companies grow in importance--operating as a source for email, a major vehicle for primary and secondary school learning, and beyond--understanding and reversing these disquieting trends and discriminatory practices is of utmost importance. An original, surprising and, at times, disturbing account of bias on the internet, Algorithms of Oppression contributes to our understanding of how racism is created, maintained, and disseminated in the 21st century.
Call Number: ZA4230 .N63 2018ISBN: 9781479849949Publication Date: 2018-02-20
Blindspot: hidden biases of good people by Call Number: BF575.P9 B25 2013 & ebook via EbscoISBN: 9780553804645Publication Date: 2013
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: strategies for facilitating conversations on race by Call Number: e-book via Ebook CentralISBN: 9781475814989Publication Date: 2015
The Fire This Time : a new generation speaks about race by Call Number: E185.615 .F526 2017Publication Date: 2016
Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor by Call Number: e-book via Ebook CentralISBN: 9781728209807Publication Date: 2020
Our Hidden Conversations by Call Number: HT1521 .N67 2024ISBN: 1982154411Publication Date: 2024-01-16
Teaching Race and Anti-Racism in Contemporary America by Call Number: e-book via SpringerISBN: 9789400771000Publication Date: 2013-10-28
Academic Resources by Discipline
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Young Activist Resources
- BLM Instructional LibraryIncludes Read Alongs, and Spanish language books.