M. Stepherson
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The Grift
- The Downward Spiral of Black Republicans from the Party of Lincoln to the Cult of Trump
- By: Clay Cane
- Narrated by: Clay Cane
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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After the Civil War, the pillars of Black Republicanism were a balanced critique of both political parties, civil rights for all Americans, reinventing an economy based on exploitation, and, most importantly, building thriving Black communities. How did Black Republicanism devolve from revolutionaries like Frederick Douglass to the puppets in the Trump era?
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the detailed accounting of White hatred and racism and how they used black "Grifters" to aided them maintain total control.
- By joseph carroll on 01-31-24
The revelation
Reviewed: 05-04-24
The incredible amount of historical information about prominent black republicans and their actions in recent and current years was/is invaluable political analysis from a black perspective which is needed for our community because all to often our narrative is whitewash and discriminatory rhetoric. This book should be required reading for high school students of all backgrounds.
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The Will to Change
- Men, Masculinity, and Love
- By: bell hooks
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Everyone needs to love and be loved - even men. But to know love, men must be able to look at the ways that patriarchal culture keeps them from knowing themselves, from being in touch with their feelings, from loving. In The Will to Change, bell hooks gets to the heart of the matter and shows men how to express the emotions that are a fundamental part of who they are - whatever their age, marital status, ethnicity, or sexual orientation.
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A unique call to an ethic of creative love
- By Forrest Aldridge on 09-26-20
- The Will to Change
- Men, Masculinity, and Love
- By: bell hooks
- Narrated by: Janina Edwards
Transformative
Reviewed: 02-28-24
The spotlight on how patriarchy operates in men and women and our cultural norms was revealing and encouraging that true change is possible with self critique and honesty.
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The Color of Money
- Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
- By: Mehrsa Baradaran
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
- Length: 15 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of the United States' total wealth. More than 150 years later, that number has barely budged. The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the black community: black banks. The catch-22 of black banking is that the very institutions needed to help communities escape the deep poverty caused by discrimination and segregation inevitably became victims of that same poverty.
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Both a Bridge and a Battle Cry
- By Darwin8u on 09-26-17
- The Color of Money
- Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap
- By: Mehrsa Baradaran
- Narrated by: Lisa Reneé Pitts
Relevant
Reviewed: 05-14-23
In the time of book banning this is one book that should be required reading in the schools, homes and business community.
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Race After Technology
- Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
- By: Ruha Benjamin
- Narrated by: Mia Ellis
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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From everyday apps to complex algorithms, Ruha Benjamin cuts through tech-industry hype to understand how emerging technologies can reinforce white supremacy and deepen social inequity. Benjamin argues that automation, far from being a sinister story of racist programmers scheming on the dark web, has the potential to hide, speed up, and deepen discrimination while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to the racism of a previous era.
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the narration is awful
- By Sofi on 01-04-22
- Race After Technology
- Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code
- By: Ruha Benjamin
- Narrated by: Mia Ellis
Eye opening
Reviewed: 05-14-23
This book filled in so many gaps that I thought were just coincidence. This is a must read for all communities and more importantly our children.
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