Download or read book Let s Simplify This Censusology written by Cassandra Shaw PLCGS and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-03-18 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ready to use the censuses for your genealogy research? This book can help keep that searching become organized. Here, you'll find a start guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses - why do we even have a census (Chapter 1)? Lucky for us genealogists and researchers, the census began in 1790, which turns out to provide us with information about our ancestors. And for some, this might be the only paper trail we can find. This publication also provides some explanations for some of the columns found on the censuses (Chapters 2 and 3). For instance, do you know what the x in a circle by someone's name means? Read Chapter 2 to find out. Included are some tips and guidelines on where to find censuses for free and well as some paid websites (Chapters 4 and 5). Chapter 6 guides you on finding your ancestors in the censuses and includes a discussion of the soundex, which is how I was able to find my ancestors whose surname was spelled eight different times from 1790 to 1940! The census does provide some uses other than locating an ancestor family in a specific location and time. Chapter 7 guides you to really look at the other columns - what's the information telling you, or not telling you? Ever wondered where to find the enumeration districts? In Chapter 8, you'll find out how to locate those and why you would want to even know about these. Have you tried to write a sketch of an ancestor using only the census records? Chapter 9 provides some guidelines and an example on how to get started with writing about an ancestor, with only the censuses. You never know what can come to light while doing this exercise. This book ends with a couple of matrices - one for the censuses (what's in each census) and one for sources (free and paid) to find census records. This book is meant to be a start to learning and researching the U.S. census records. This is a jumping off point to your genealogy and family history. I hope you enjoy this journey of going through the census records!

Download or read book Missing Daddy written by Mariame Kaba and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2019-09-17 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This book is a crucial tool for parents, educators, and anyone who cares about the well-being of children who, through no fault of their own, are forced to bear the consequences of our country’s obsession with incarceration. For children who desperately miss their parents, feel confused, or are teased at school, this book can go a long way in letting them know that they are not alone and in normalizing their experiences.” —Eve L. Ewing A little girl who misses her father because he's away in prison shares how his absence affects different parts of her life. Her greatest excitement is the days when she gets to visit her beloved father. With gorgeous illustrations throughout, this book illuminates the heartaches of dealing with missing a parent and shows that a little girl's love can overcome her father's incarceration. Mariame Kaba is an educator and organizer based in New York City. She has been active in anti-criminalization and anti-violence movements for the past thirty years. bria royal is a multidiscipliinary artist based in Chicago.

Download or read book Who Do You Serve Who Do You Protect written by Maya Schenwar and published by Haymarket Books. This book was released on 2016-05-30 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays and reports examining the reality of police violence against Black and brown communities in America. What is the reality of policing in the United States? Do the police keep anyone safe and secure other than the very wealthy? How do recent police killings of young Black people in the United States fit into the historical and global context of anti-blackness? This collection of reports and essays (the first collaboration between Truthout and Haymarket Books) explores police violence against Black, brown, indigenous, and other marginalized communities, miscarriages of justice, and failures of token accountability and reform measures. It also makes a compelling and provocative argument against calling the police. Contributions cover a broad range of issues including the killing by police of Black men and women, police violence against Latino and indigenous communities, law enforcement’s treatment of pregnant people and those with mental illness, and the impact of racist police violence on parenting. There are also specific stories such as a Detroit police conspiracy to slap murder convictions on young Black men using police informant, and the failure of Chicago’s much-touted Independent Police Review Authority, the body supposedly responsible for investigating police misconduct. The title Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? is no mere provocation: the book also explores alternatives for keeping communities safe. Contributors include William C. Anderson, Candice Bernd, Aaron Cantú, Thandi Chimurenga, Ejeris Dixon, Adam Hudson, Victoria Law, Mike Ludwig, Sarah Macaraeg, and Roberto Rodriguez. Praise for Who Do You Serve, Who Do You Protect? “With heartbreaking, glass-sharp prose, the book catalogs the abuse and destruction of Black, native, and trans bodies. And then, most importantly, it offers real-world solutions.” —Chicago Review of Books “A must-read for anyone seeking to understand American culture in the present day.” —Xica Nation “This brilliant collection of essays, written by activists, journalists, community organizers and survivors of state violence, urgently confronts the criminalization, police violence and anti-Black racism that is plaguing urban communities. It is one of the most important books to emerge about these critical issues: passionately written with a keen eye towards building a world free of the cruelty and violence of the carceral state.” —Beth Richie, author of Arrested Justice: Black Women, Violence, and America’s Prison Nation

Download or read book The Solidarity Struggle written by Mia McKenzie and published by Bgd Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2016-07-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this powerful collection, edited by Black Girl Dangerous creator Mia McKenzie, writers, activists and artists of color share their visions for, and struggles with, solidarity at the intersections of PoC identity. How can we as Black people, Indigenous people and people of color, show up for each other? How are we succeeding and failing at that? Is there any hope for real solidarity between us? If not, what does that mean for us? If so, what will it take? Featuring Black Lives Matter organization co-founder Patrisse Cullors; activist CeCe McDonald; writer Ng c Loan Tr n; comic artist Ethan Parker; activist and organizer Jennicet GutiErrez; and more "