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• Black Birds in the Sky

  the Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

  Colbert, Brandy,

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  Starting with the history of discrimination against Black and Indigenous people in Oklahoma, Colbert tells the horrifying tale of what happened in Tulsa’s prosperous Greenwood District in May 1921. Known as Black Wall Street, the entire…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disability Visibility

  17 First-person Stories for Today : Adapted for Young Adults

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  This important anthology includes 17 brief stories by people with a range of disabilities, races and genders told in their own voices. A much-needed antidote for the well-meaning books that aim to be inspirational but always end up being…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask

  Young Readers Edition

  Treuer, Anton,

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  This must-read book is packed with fascinating facts about Native American history and culture that isn’t taught in schools. Whether you want to know why Native American sports mascots are offensive or why tobacco is used in tribal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Feminist AF

  a Guide to Crushing Girlhood

  Cooper, Brittney C., 1980-

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  Written by a group of women of the hip hop generation who call themselves the Crunk Feminist Collective, this book aimed at Black teens and other teens of color covers all the ways that the intersection of racism and sexism affect teens’…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry

  the Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial That Galvanized the Asian American Movement

  Yoo, Paula,

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  In this heartbreaking true story, Yoo details the brutal 1982 murder of 27-year-old Chinese-American Vincent Chin in Detroit. The controversial trial, which resulted in Vincent’s killers only getting three years’ probation, inspired the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let's Talk About It

  the Teen's Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human

  Moen, Erika, 1983-

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  Told through casual conversations between teens that are supplemented with checklists and diagrams full of added information, this nonfiction comic covers all the sex education topics. Using short chapters on each topic that don’t feel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Notes From a Young Black Chef

  Adapted for Young Adults

  Onwuachi, Kwame,

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  Growing up in the Bronx, the author helped his mom with her catering business, cooking food influenced by their Louisiana roots. Despite the racism he faced along the way, he went to the Culinary Institute of America, opened his own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks

  Young Readers Edition

  Theoharis, Jeanne,

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  In this biography, readers are given the opportunity to explore Rosa Parks’ life, which spans six decades of activism and tireless work in the civil rights movement. There is much more to her story than that historic day on the bus in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When Dogs Heal

  Powerful Stories of People Living With HIV and the Dogs That Saved Them

  Freidin, Jesse, 1981-

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  Written by a doctor who works with HIV positive teens at Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, When Dogs Heal tells moving stories of how dogs have provided comfort and unconditional love to HIV patients during the darkest times of their…Read moreRead more of this annotation