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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview:
#1 The racial narrative in America has created a presumption of guilt and dangerousness for people of color, which has been applied to the criminal justice system.
#2 The issue of racially motivated police violence or racial disparities in sentencing cannot be viewed as a consequence of bad police officers or racially biased judges. There are deep historical forces that...
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"A comprehensive, readable analysis of the key issues of the Black Lives Matter movement, this thought-provoking and compelling anthology features essays by some of the nation's most influential and respected criminal justice experts and legal scholars. Policing the Black Man explores and critiques the many ways the criminal justice system impacts the lives of African American boys and men at every stage of the criminal process, from arrest through...
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Black Beauty: The adventures of a horse as he is passed through the hands of many masters prior to returning to his original young master and a happy retirement.
Hotel for dogs: Foster children Andi and Bruce have been placed with a flaky couple who care more for their aspiring rock careers than their charges. Their mischievous tendencies repeatedly get them into trouble. After a close call with the local pound, the kids end up searching for Friday,...
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This volume is one of several produced in conjunction with the 14-part PBS Eyes on the Prize television series. It is a collection of over 100 court decisions, speeches, interviews, and other documents on the civil rights movement from 1954 to 1990. Included in the collection are the Brown v. Board of Education decision of the Supreme Court that declared legally segregated schools to be unconstitutional, Martin Luther King's "Letter from Birmingham...
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Vampire in Brooklyn : The vampire Maximillian is the most diabolical, dashing and definitely undead dude in the 'hood.
Trading places :Two old business partners bet that they can turn a street hustler into a successful businessman.
The golden child : Murphy goes to the rescue of a child with mystical powers who has been abducted by an evil cult.
Norbit : Norbit is a mild-mannered man who in 1967 was abandoned by his parents and left at an orphanage...
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