Download or read book Pardon My Prejudice America s Excuse for Bigotry written by David Goldenberg and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-05 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On February 18, 2009, US Attorney General Eric Holder threw down a new gauntlet inThe arena of racial relations in our country: "...One cannot truly understand America without understanding the historical experience of black people in this nation. Simply put, to get to the heart of this country one must examine its racial soul. Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards. Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about race. It is an issue we have never been at ease with, and given our nation's history this is in some ways understandable. And yet, if we are to make progress in this area we must feel comfortable enough with one another, and tolerant enough of each other, to have frank conversations about the racial matters that continue to divide us..." Now a book answers Mr. Holder's challenge: "Pardon My Prejudice, America's Excuse for Bigotry," by David Goldenberg. Everyone can identify with that awkward feeling of discomfort just as someone blurts out a stupid racial or ethnic remark. What do you say? Should you confront this person? Why was it said at all? Is this a random act, or does it reflect a greater threat of violence? "Pardon My Prejudice, America's Excuse for Bigotry," is a candid book about this relevant issue. At least 50,000 hate crimes are reported in the US every year. The majority of these crimes are committed by everyday folks, not those affiliated with the over 900 extremist organizations. Hate crimes against gays and lesbians have increased over 300% in the past decade. Statistics show that homosexuals are violently attacked more than any other minority--6 times more than Jews or Hispanics, and twice as much as African Americans. Prejudice, racism and bigotry are alive and well in America. "Pardon My Prejudice, America's Excuse for Bigotry," educates the reader by analyzing the ways that we learn prejudice, perpetuate it, and rationalize it. The object is not to judge or blame, but to discover how our learned behaviors are reflected in our society, in our lifestyles, and in our children. Goldenberg's anecdotes and observations make this sensitive subject matter approachable. The stories about Europe and Dachau are emotionally compelling. Goldenberg's personal encounters with neighborhood bigots are honest and ironically funny. This book looks at those who hate Blacks, Jews, Mexicans, Gays and most recently, Muslims. It challenges the religious right and shows how the media exploits minorities and Middle Easterners. Thought provoking, informative, and entertaining, "Pardon My Prejudice" captures our current mindset and attitudes. No matter what point of view they have, readers will see themselves in a new light.
Download or read book If I Ran the Zoo written by Dr. Seuss and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1950 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gerald tells of the very unusual animals he would add to the zoo, if he were in charge.
Download or read book Between the World and Me written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and published by One World. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER • NAMED ONE OF TIME’S TEN BEST NONFICTION BOOKS OF THE DECADE • PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST • ONE OF OPRAH’S “BOOKS THAT HELP ME THROUGH” • NOW AN HBO ORIGINAL SPECIAL EVENT Hailed by Toni Morrison as “required reading,” a bold and personal literary exploration of America’s racial history by “the most important essayist in a generation and a writer who changed the national political conversation about race” (Rolling Stone) NAMED ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL BOOKS OF THE DECADE BY CNN • NAMED ONE OF PASTE’S BEST MEMOIRS OF THE DECADE • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The New York Times Book Review • O: The Oprah Magazine • The Washington Post • People • Entertainment Weekly • Vogue • Los Angeles Times • San Francisco Chronicle • Chicago Tribune • New York • Newsday • Library Journal • Publishers Weekly In a profound work that pivots from the biggest questions about American history and ideals to the most intimate concerns of a father for his son, Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a powerful new framework for understanding our nation’s history and current crisis. Americans have built an empire on the idea of “race,” a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men—bodies exploited through slavery and segregation, and, today, threatened, locked up, and murdered out of all proportion. What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates’s attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son. Coates shares with his son—and readers—the story of his awakening to the truth about his place in the world through a series of revelatory experiences, from Howard University to Civil War battlefields, from the South Side of Chicago to Paris, from his childhood home to the living rooms of mothers whose children’s lives were taken as American plunder. Beautifully woven from personal narrative, reimagined history, and fresh, emotionally charged reportage, Between the World and Me clearly illuminates the past, bracingly confronts our present, and offers a transcendent vision for a way forward.
Download or read book Medusa s Coil written by H.P. Lovecraft and published by Wildside Press LLC. This book was released on 2023-06-05 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A powerful and compelling tale of brooding horror that deepens and broadens to the final catastrophe—an unusual and engrossing novelette by the author of "The Curse of Yig."
Download or read book Notes on the State of Virginia written by Thomas Jefferson and published by . This book was released on 1787 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The fall of Palmyra and Rome and the early Christians written by William Ware and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Letters from Palmyra by Lucius Manlius Piso to His Friend Marcus Curtius at Rome written by William Ware and published by . This book was released on 1851 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Experiencing Racism written by Richard A. Seltzer and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Experiencing Racism provides a thought-provoking and thorough analysis of how race is lived in America. Collecting essays on personal experiences of race and racism from a wide spectrum of college students, the authors employ existing social science literature and textual analysis to illustrate common themes and departures. The essays and associated analyses capture the impact of racism on its perpetrators and victims, highlighting how individuals choose to cope with racist experiences in their lives. Relevant empirical literature is interwoven throughout the chapters to demonstrate the intersection between existing empirical research and real-life experiences. This book is a depiction of race in America that goes beyond black and white to show how the changing racial contours of America are impacting the ways we view and experience racism."--Page 4 of cover.
Download or read book The Philadelphia Medical Journal written by George Milbry Gould and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 1446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Half Blood of Faerie The Faerie Chronicles Book 3 written by J. D. Edwards and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2020-03-13 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if every story, every myth and every legend were true? After surviving an attack on their lives, Ian and Kaitlyn travel to the Satyr Nation in search of the Nature Pangari, where Ian learns he should not say everything he thinks. The stubborn Satyrs, distrustful Dwarves, and xenophobic Sidhe frustrate an already stressful situation. Ian and Kaitlyn must soar through the stratosphere and delve beneath the deepest mountains to achieve their goals. Only the benevolence of territorial nature spirits will allow them to complete their quest, but all choices come with consequences. When Ian learns the truth of King Arthur, he questions the validity of Earth's myths, but when he learns about the truth about his past, Ian questions everything he's ever known about his life. To save the races from the Master, each person must make a difficult choice. The greater good always involves sacrifice, but what happens when a person has already sacrificed too much?
Download or read book Unmasking Prejudice written by Melodye Hilton and published by Atlantic Publishing Company. This book was released on 2019 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prejudice is a word that is often associated solely with race. However, the truth is that we "pre-judge" all the time based upon countless factors, including gender, age, race, beliefs, politics, or any other infinite number of minute differences; it is a common habit for all of humanity to form an opinion without facts, firsthand experience, and without empathy and value for our fellow man. What if these habits changed? What if our default response was first to love, to learn, and to listen? In "Unmasking Prejudice: Silencing the Internal Voice of Bigotry", Dr. Melodye Hilton thoughtfully addresses:- The many faces of prejudice and bigotry;- Pre-judgment and assumption as societal stumbling blocks;- The dangers of gossip, rumors, and slander;- The personal pain of prejudice through real-life stories; and- Our responsibility as humans to stop devaluation by representing a restorative influence."Unmasking Prejudice: Silencing the Internal Voice of Bigotry" invites all of us to recognize and remove the hidden masks of prejudice so that we can have a hand in changing the cultural narrative and bringing healing to our land.
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Download or read book White Fragility written by Dr. Robin DiAngelo and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2018-06-26 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.
Download or read book Being Heumann written by Judith Heumann and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2020-02-25 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year for Nonfiction "...an essential and engaging look at recent disability history."— Buzzfeed 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. A story of fighting to belong in a world that wasn’t built for all of us and of one woman’s activism—from the streets of Brooklyn and San Francisco to inside the halls of Washington—Being Heumann recounts Judy Heumann’s lifelong battle to achieve respect, acceptance, and inclusion in society. Paralyzed from polio at eighteen months, Judy’s struggle for equality began early in life. From fighting to attend grade school after being described as a “fire hazard” to later winning a lawsuit against the New York City school system for denying her a teacher’s license because of her paralysis, Judy’s actions set a precedent that fundamentally improved rights for disabled people. As a young woman, Judy rolled her wheelchair through the doors of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in San Francisco as a leader of the Section 504 Sit-In, the longest takeover of a governmental building in US history. Working with a community of over 150 disabled activists and allies, Judy successfully pressured the Carter administration to implement protections for disabled peoples’ rights, sparking a national movement and leading to the creation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Candid, intimate, and irreverent, Judy Heumann’s memoir about resistance to exclusion invites readers to imagine and make real a world in which we all belong.
