Public College Students Expose the Hidden Inequalities of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Firsthand accounts of COVID-19's devastating effects on working-class communities of color The first months of the COVID-19 pandemic were filled with talk of heroes, the frontline workers who kept the country functioning. "And when they write those history books, the heroes of the battle will be the hardworking families of New York," Governor ......
Public College Students Expose the Hidden Inequalities of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Firsthand accounts of COVID-19's devastating effects on working-class communities of color The first months of the COVID-19 pandemic were filled with talk of heroes, the frontline workers who kept the country functioning. "And when they write those history books, the heroes of the battle will be the hardworking families of New York," Governor ......
From Rosa Parks and Esther Cooper Jackson, to Shirley Graham DuBois and Assata Shakur, a host of women demonstrated a lifelong commitment to radical change, embracing multiple roles to sustain the black freedom struggle in America, founding numerous groups and mentoring younger activists. This title profiles the stories of these women.
From Rosa Parks and Esther Cooper Jackson, to Shirley Graham DuBois and Assata Shakur, a host of women demonstrated a lifelong commitment to radical change, embracing multiple roles to sustain the black freedom struggle in America, founding numerous groups and mentoring younger activists. This title profiles the stories of these women.
Students Talk Back to a Segregated Nation on the Failures of Urban Education
'Our schools suck'. This is how many young people of color call attention to the kind of public education they are receiving. By showing that young people are deeply committed to education but often critical of the kind of education they are receiving, this book highlights the dishonesty of public claims that they do not value education.
Students Talk Back to a Segregated Nation on the Failures of Urban Education
Presents compelling stories of African American and Latino students who attend under-resourced inner-city schools. This book highlights the dishonesty of public claims that young people do not value education.
Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs, and the Failure of Welfare Reform
Chronicles the effects of the 1996 welfare reform legislation that ended welfare. This book profiles the day-to-day struggles of Mexican immigrant women in the Los Angeles area, showing that the welfare-to-work regime has produced tremendous instability and insecurity for these women and their children.
