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• Redwood City & North Fair Oaks Stands United Against Hate - Citywide Programs

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• Unassimilable

  An Asian Diasporic Manifesto for the Twenty-first Century

  Mabute-Louie, Bianca,

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  "In this hard-hitting and deeply personal book, a combination of manifesto and memoir, scholar, sociologist, and activist Bianca Mabute-Louie transforms the ways we understand race, class, citizenship, and the concept of assimilation and its impact…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Erased

  What American Patriarchy Has Hidden From Us

  Tubbs, Anna Malaika,

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  "'Erased' is the story of the United States from a new perspective: one where the people who shaped this country-who have been oppressed and whose contributions have been denied-are at the center, reminding us that we can restore what has been…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• And Then He Sang a Lullaby

  Somtochukwu, Ani Kayode,

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  "A searingly honest and resonant debut from a Nigerian writer and queer liberation activist, exploring what love and freedom cost in a society steeped in homophobia."

• Be a Revolution

  How Everyday People Are Fighting Oppression and Changing the World--and How You Can, Too

  Oluo, Ijeoma

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  Oluo aims to show how people across America are working to create real positive change in our structures.

• "Are You Calling Me a Racist?"

  Why We Need to Stop Talking About Race and Start Making Real Antiracist Change

  Srivastava, Sarita,

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  "Drawing from her own experience as an educator and activist, as well as extensive interviews and analyses of contemporary events, Sarita Srivastava shows that racial encounters among well-meaning people are ironically hindered by the emotional…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Inventing Latinos

  a New Story of American Racism

  Gómez, Laura E., 1964-

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  "Part history, part guide for the future, 'Inventing Latinos' argues that all Americans must grapple with Latinos' dynamic identity--an identity that is impacting everything we think we know about race in America." Also available as an eBook.

• We Have Always Been Here

  a Queer Muslim Memoir

  Habib, Samra,

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  "A queer Muslim searches for the language to express her truest self, making peace with her sexuality, her family, and Islam."

• He/she/they

  How We Talk About Gender and Why It Matters

  Bailar, Schuyler,

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  "'He/She/They' uses storytelling and the art of conversation to give us the fundamental language and context of gender so that we can meet people where they are and pave the way to understanding, acceptance, and inclusion."

• We Need to Talk About Antisemitism

  Fersko, Diana,

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  "'We Need to Talk About Antisemitism' provides a comprehensive overview of modern antisemitism in all its forms, galvanizing readers to fight for social justice."

• An Afro-Indigenous History of the United States

  Mays, Kyle T., 1987-

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  "Mays explores the relationship and differences between the Black American quest for freedom and the Native American struggle for sovereignty in the U.S." Also available in digital formats.

• Gender Queer

  a Memoir

  Kobabe, Maia,

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  "'Gender Queer' is more than a personal story: it is a useful and touching guide on gender identity--what it means and how to think about it--for advocates, friends, and humans everywhere."

• Speaking of Race

  How to Have Antiracist Conversations That Bring Us Together

  Roberts-Miller, Patricia, 1959-

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  "From a scholar of communication, a guide to healing our fractured discourse on race and racism by infusing the topic with more constructive and enriching dialogue."

• You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey

  Crazy Stories About Racism

  Ruffin, Amber,

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  Writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers Amber Ruffin writes with her sister Lacey Lamar with humor and heart to share absurd anecdotes about everyday experiences of racism.

• Illegally Yours

  a Memoir

  Agustin, Rafael,

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  "An exploration of race within the Latinx community, Illegally Yours revolves around one very simple question: What does it mean to be American?"

• Don't Let It Get You Down

  Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body

  Nolan, Savala,

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  "An incisive and vulnerable yet powerful and provocative collection of essays, Savala offers poignant reflections on living between society's most charged, politicized, and intractably polar spaces: between black and white, between rich and poor,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heavy

  An American Memoir

  Laymon, Kiese,

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  "In this powerful and provocative memoir, Kiese Laymon fearlessly explores what the weight of a lifetime of secrets, lies, and deception does to a black body, a black family, and a nation teetering on the brink of moral collapse." Also available as…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Under the Skin

  the Hidden Toll of Racism on American Lives and on the Health of Our Nation

  Villarosa, Linda,

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  "The first book to tell the full story of race and health in America today, showing the toll racism takes on individuals and the health of our nation, by a groundbreaking journalist at the New York Times Magazine." Also available as an eBook.

• How We Go Home

  Voices From Indigenous North America

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  "In myriad ways, each narrator's life has been shaped by loss, injustice, and resilience--and by the struggle of how to share space with settler nations whose essential aim is to take all that is Indigenous." Also available as an eBook.

• How to Be Less Stupid About Race

  on Racism, White Supremacy and the Racial Divide

  Fleming, Crystal Marie, 1981-

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  Fleming draws upon critical race theory, as well as her own experiences as a queer black millennial college professor and researcher, to show how systemic racism exposes us all to racial ignorance-- and provides a road map for transforming our…Read moreRead more of this annotation