<p>An award-winning <b>Washington Post</b> reporter explores the twisted path she traveled to find her place as a confident black female in a world that values whiteness and maleness. Here is a rich and insightful story of a life lived on the edge by a woman formerly preoccupied with pleasing everyone but herself.</p>

Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--A Journey From Prison to Power

Gaines, Patrice

Humor & Entertainment

Anchor

An award-winning Washington Post reporter explores the twisted path she traveled to find her place as a confident black female in a world that values whiteness and maleness. Here is a rich and insightful story of a life lived on the edge by a woman formerly preoccupied with pleasing everyone but herself.

Laughing in the Dark

Politics & Social Sciences

Social Sciences

Random House Value Publishing

Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--A Journey from Prison to Power

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Crown

<p>In sections devoted to faith, courage, family, friends, self-love, dating, marriage, and work, Patrice Gaines reveals how she and others who have redeemed their lives arrived at their personal moments of grace. 192 pp. Author tour. National print ads &amp; publicity. 50,000 print.</p>

Moments of Grace: Meeting the Challenge to Change

Religion & Spirituality

New Age & Spirituality

Christian Books & Bibles

Harmony/Rodale

<p><b>An incisive, gripping exploration of the forces that pushed our unjust system to its breaking point after the death of George Floyd and a definitive guide to America's present-day racial reckoning.</b><br /> <br /> &nbsp; <div> <div> <div> <div>For many, the story of the weeks of protests in the summer of 2020 began with the horrific nine&nbsp;minutes and twenty-nine&nbsp;seconds when Police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd on camera, and it ended with the sweeping federal, state, and intrapersonal changes that followed. It is a simple story, wherein white America finally witnessed enough brutality to move their collective consciousness. The only problem is that it isn't true. George Floyd was not the first Black man to be killed&nbsp;by police--he wasn't even the first to inspire nation-wide protests--yet his death came at a time when America was already at a tipping point.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;<br /> <br /> In SAY THEIR NAMES, five seasoned journalists probe this critical shift. With a piercing examination of how inequality has been propagated throughout history, from Black imprisonment and the Convict Leasing program to long-standing predatory medical practices to over-policing, the authors highlight the disparities that have long characterized the dangers of being Black in America. They examine the many moderate attempts to counteract these inequalities, from the modern Civil Rights movement to Ferguson, and how the killings&nbsp;of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others pushed compliance with an unjust system to its breaking point. Finally, they outline the momentous changes that have resulted from this movement, while at the same time proposing necessary next steps to move forward.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;<br /> <br /> With a combination of penetrating, focused journalism and affecting personal insight, the authors bring together their collective years of reporting, creating a cohesive and comprehensive understanding of racial inequality in America.</div> </div> </div> </div></p>

Say Their Names: How Black Lives Came to Matter in America

History

Bunn, Curtis

Cottman, Michael H.

Charles, Nick

Harriston, Keith

Americas

Grand Central Publishing

<p><p>For many, the story of the weeks of protests in the summer of 2020 began with the horrific nine minutes and twenty-nine seconds when Police Officer Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd on camera, and it ended with the sweeping federal, state, and intrapersonal changes that followed. It is a simple story, wherein white America finally witnessed enough brutality to move their collective consciousness. The only problem is that it isn't true. George Floyd was not the first Black man to be killed by police-he wasn't even the first to inspire nation-wide protests-yet his death came at a time when America was already at a tipping point.<br /> <br /> In <i>Say Their Names</i>, five seasoned journalists probe this critical shift. With a piercing examination of how inequality has been propagated throughout history, from Black imprisonment and the Convict Leasing program to long-standing predatory medical practices to over-policing, the authors highlight the disparities that have long characterized the dangers of being Black in America. They examine the many moderate attempts to counteract these inequalities, from the modern Civil Rights movement to Ferguson, and how the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others pushed compliance with an unjust system to its breaking point. Finally, they outline the momentous changes that have resulted from this movement, while at the same time proposing necessary next steps to move forward.<br /> <br /> With a combination of penetrating, focused journalism and affecting personal insight, the authors bring together their collective years of reporting, creating a cohesive and comprehensive understanding of racial inequality in America.</p></p>

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