Essays and reflections to spark work toward change Addressing both veterans of justice work and novices seeking points of entry, the essays in this volume showcase practical approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion: ways to build community, earn trust, tell unheard stories, and develop solutions to problems. Emphasizing values such as ......
The Life of Cherokee Community Leader Charlie Soap
You probably know the story of the late Wilma Mankiller, the first woman to serve as principal chief of the Cherokee Nation. You might not recognize the name of her husband, Charlie Soap, yet his role as a Native community organizer is no less significant. Combining memoir, history, and current affairs, Last One Walking charts for the first time ......
One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker (1903-1986) was an activist whose remarkable career spanned fifty years and touched thousands of lives. A gifted grassroots organizer, Baker shunned the spotlight in favor of vital ......
Perpetuating Genealogies of Hawaiian Musical Activism on Maunakea
In the summer of 2019, a group of kia'i, or protectors made up of kanaka 'oiwi (Native Hawaiians) and their allies came together to demonstrate against the proposed construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) on the inactive volcano Maunakea. In Mele on the Mauna, Joseph Keola Donaghy explores how music, and especially haku mele, or ......
Perpetuating Genealogies of Hawaiian Musical Activism on Maunakea
In the summer of 2019, a group of kia'i, or protectors made up of kanaka 'oiwi (Native Hawaiians) and their allies came together to demonstrate against the proposed construction of the Thirty-Meter Telescope (TMT) on the inactive volcano Maunakea. In Mele on the Mauna, Joseph Keola Donaghy explores how music, and especially haku mele, or ......
The Contentious Transformation of the Democratic Party
An examination of the transformation of the Democratic Party since the late 1960s Who governs political parties? Recent insurgent campaigns, such as those of Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders, have thrust this critical question to the center of political debate for casual observers and scholars alike. Yet the dynamics of modern party politics ......
Few figures in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provoke such visceral responses as Sonia Johnson. Her unrelenting public support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) made her the face of LDS feminism while her subsequent excommunication roiled the faith community. Christine Talbot tells the story of Sonia's historic ......
Maria Jimenez of Houston and Mexican American Activists
Warriors for Social Justice examines the contributions of Mexican American activists to the nation's democratic values by concentrating on the activism of Maria JimEnez (1950-2020) in Houston, Texas. Linda J. Quintanilla documents how JimEnez and other activists advanced social justice by promoting our nation's best virtues, especially equality. ......
Black-Palestinian Solidarity Movements in the United States
Soon after a series of protests in Ferguson, Missouri, African-American protestors there and Palestinian protestors in the West Bank began to include the slogan "From Ferguson to Palestine, Occupation is a Crime" in their public statements. In Neither Thugs nor Terrorists, Randa Serhan uses cutting edge first-hand research to explore how these two ......
