social justice

"During the 2020 Democratic primary campaign, candidate Andrew Yang's policy of universal basic income was something many Americans had never heard of. Yang's background as a tech entrepreneur likely influenced his platform, as he projected that within the next decade one of every three workers would be at risk of losing their jobs to new technologies. Basic income has been debated and piloted in countries around the world since the 1960s. While support seems unlikely in the United States, a country that prides itself on the merits of hard work, automation and a drastically changing labor force could change that"--.

"Using simple explanations and appealing illustrations in a familiar A-to-Z format, 'The Young Activist's Dictionary of Social Justice' will teach kids the new vocabulary of change. Each beautifully designed spread represents a letter and provides concise, age-appropriate definitions for 10 or more terms, with subject matter spanning issues like racial justice, climate change, gender equality, LGBTQ+ rights, income disparity, voter engagement, and immigration"--Amazon.

"[The author} investigates the dangers of 'woke' culture and the rise of identity politics . . . examines the most controversial issues of our moment: sexuality, gender, technology and race, with interludes on the Marxist foundations of 'wokeness', the impact of tech and how, in an increasingly online culture, we must relearn the ability to forgive . . . dares to counter the prevailing view and question the dramatic changes in our society--from gender reassignment for children to the impact of transgender rights on women . . . published with a new afterword taking account of the book's reception and responding to the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests, clears a path of sanity through the fog of our modern predicament"--Back cover.

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, four friends who live in the same New York City apartment complex--African American Shayla, Indonesian American Ai, Latinx Ben, and White Liam--were beginning to see cracks in their friendships. After the pandemic, the group feels further fractures when they're confined to their apartments and to online school. To cope with what's going on around her, Ai starts a helpers club for her vulnerable neighbors and one-by-one, friends Liam, Ben, and Shayla join in, helping to restore their friendships.

"A veteran sportswriter interviews high school athletes, college athletes, pro athletes and others involved in the nationwide movement to 'take a knee' in response to police brutality"--Provided by publisher.

Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. How Can I Be an Ally? explores the idea of how people can use their privilege to advance the culture of inclusion in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds. Includes 21st Century Skills and content, as well as a PBL activity across the Racial Justice in America series. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities.

Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. What Are My Rights? explores the right you have in school, activism, and with the police in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds. Includes 21st Century Skills and content, as well as a PBL activity across the Racial Justice in America series. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities.

"Explores the idea of how people can use their privilege to advance the culture of inclusion in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds"--Provided by publisher.

"Explores the right you have in school, activism, and with the police in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds"--Provided by publisher.

"Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson were both born in New Orleans in 1957. Sixty-five years earlier, in 1892, a member of each of their families met in a Louisiana courtroom when Judge John Howard Ferguson found Homer Plessy guilty of breaking the law by sitting in a train car for white passengers. The case of Plessy v. Ferguson went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, which ruled that "separate-but-equal" was constitutional, sparking decades of unjust laws and discriminatory attitudes. [The author] threads the personal stories of Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson into the larger history of the Plessy v. Ferguson case, race relations, and civil rights movements inNew Orleans and throughout the Unnited States . . . [telling] the inspiring tale of how Keith and Phoebe came together to change the ending of the story that links their families in history"--Provided by publisher.