Profiles the four Black players who broke the color barrier in professional football when they were signed on to play for the Los Angeles Rams and the Cleveland Browns. Also discusses how other barriers were broken in the sport, including the quarterback position, coaching positions, referee positions, and positions for Black females at various levels. Includes a glossary and reflection questions.

"An important book--a bold, moving, intimate look both personal and political at race, gender, identity and migration and about what it means to be an Asian American woman living in America today. By the author of The Melancholy of Race and Ornamentalism. Anne Cheng's Ordinary Disasters brilliantly explores the often inarticulate consequences of race, gender, immigration, and empire. It is the story of Chinese mothers and daughters, of race and nationality,...

By following the lives of two Detroit grandfathers--one Black the other white--and their grandchildren, the author tells a riveting tale about racist policies, how they take root, why they flourish, and who profits.

"As the lead investigator into both the 2017 racist riot in Charlottesville and the January 6 insurrection, Tim Heaphy has a unique perspective on the cynicism and anger that also fueled Trump's return to the Presidency. All 3 events, both the violent protests and the peaceful and lawful decisions made at the ballot box in November of 2024, reflect an increasing lack of trust in institutions among a growing number of Americans. In his page-turning...

Adapted from "the first full biography in decades, 'King' mixes ... research with brisk and accessible storytelling to forge the definitive life for our times"--

"In this highly anticipated follow-up to Eyes on the Prize, bestselling author Juan Williams turns his attention to the rise of a new 21st-century civil rights movement. More than a century of civil rights activism reached a mountaintop with the arrival of a Black man in the Oval Office. But hopes for a unified, post-racial America were deflated when Barack Obama's presidency met with furious opposition. A white, right-wing backlash was brewing, and...

"In stunning full color and accessible text, a graphic adaptation of the American Book Award winning history of the United States as told from the perspective of Indigenous peoples"--

"Históricamente, los demócratas han asumido que pueden contar con el voto latino, pero las elecciones recientes han puesto esa lealtad en tela de juicio. A pesar de su retórica antiinmigrante y sus desastrosas políticas fronterizas, Donald Trump ganó un mayor porcentaje del voto latino en 2020 comparado con 2016. Ahora, la periodista Paola Ramos analiza a estos votantes, viajando por todo el país para descubrir qué los motiva a apoyar...