Featured Reviews consider how a title exposes racist systems and inequities or proposes means of dismantling them. These important works from valuable perspectives are of use to undergraduates, faculty, and anyone interested in learning more about racism and racial inequalities.
Bonilla-Silva provides a thought-provoking analysis of contemporary racial dynamics, uncovering the subtler forms of racism that exist in society.
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Jackson’s Quest for Home in a Segregated City Offers Insights into Painful Racial Legacies and Opportunities for a More Hopeful Future.
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Activists on both sides of the Atlantic collaborated to build global anti-racist movements, laying the foundations for future racial justice movements.
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Nesbitt recounts his experiences of Black life in the United States with humor, wit, sadness, irony, and occasionally anger.
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In a racialized society, the securitized gaze of the state extends even to religious minorities in gatekeeping whiteness.
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Even many years after abolition, the horror of chattel slavery continues to leave a lasting mark on American society.
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Anderson spotlights the complex politics that Black people must navigate in spaces that are predominantly populated by white people.
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Harsha Walia problematizes claims that borders and walls keep nations safe, revealing the complex ways in which they actually reify colonial relationships of exploitation.
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Kate Clifford Larson renders a touching portrait of Hamer as a truly organic intellectual and charismatic leader who championed women's rights, voting rights, and equality for all.
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Though some may fear the insecurity of a society without police, Purnell challenges readers to consider measures that will foster both peace and justice.
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Siracusa charts the legacy of nonviolence, leading up to its use as a prominent political tool in the Civil Rights Movement.
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Bringing together often overlooked stories and points of connection, this volume reveals a more nuanced portrait of organizing efforts for civil rights.
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