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English
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Your Black Friend and Other Strangers is a collection of culturally charged comics by cartoonist Ben Passmore. Passmore masterfully tackles comics about race, gentrification, the prison system, online dating, gross punks, bad street art, kung fu movie references, beating up God, and lots of other grown-up stuff with refreshing doses of humor and lived relatability.
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Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A comprehensive history of anti-black racism in graphic-novel format focuses on the lives of five major players in American history and highlights the debates that took place between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and anti-racists.
3) Girl on fire
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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From New York Times bestselling author and 15-time GRAMMY® Award-winning artist Alicia Keys comes a new authentic and poignant coming-of-age young adult graphic novel, about finding the strength within when your whole world changes in an instant. Lolo Wright always thought she was just a regular fourteen-year-old dealing with regular family drama: her brother, James, is struggling with his studies; her dad's business constantly teeters on the edge...
5) To the polls
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Series
Publisher
Full Tilt Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"While volunteering on Election Day, Mr. Rustin shows his students the power of the vote. Using his ability to step back in time, he takes the class down the path to fair voting rights for everyone"--Back cover.
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Series
Bitter root volume 1
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
In the 1920s, the Harlem Renaissance is in full swing, and only the Sangerye Family, once known as the greatest monster hunters of all time, can save New York -- and the world -- from the supernatural forces threatening to destroy humanity. But those days are fading and the once-great family that specialized in curing the souls of those infected by racism and hate has been torn apart by tragedies and conflicting moral codes. A terrible tragedy has...
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Publisher
Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
On the morning of July 4, 1910, thousands of boxing fans stormed a newly built stadium in Reno, Nevada, to witness an epic showdown. Jack Johnson, the world's first Black heavyweight champion--and most infamous athlete in the world because of his race--was paired against Jim Jeffries, a former heavyweight champion then heralded as the "great white hope." It was the height of the Jim Crow era, and spectators were eager for Jeffries to restore the racial...
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Bitter root volume 3
Publisher
Image Comics, Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
It is 1925, a great evil has invaded the world, and the monster-hunting Sangerye family is about to discover that they do not have what it takes to protect themselves, let alone humanity. The only way the Sangeryes can ever hope to defeat the sinister forces ravaging the world is if they each face their own internal demons...but some will not survive. The Eisner and Ringo-award winning team return for the epic showdown that will determine the fate...
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Series
Bitter root volume 2
Publisher
Image Comics
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Monster-hunting has been the Sangerye family business for generations as they battle the jinoo - hideous creatures born out of hate and racism. But now the Sangeryes face a different threat -- the deadly inzondo, a new kind of monster born out of grief and trauma. With one of their own turning into an inzondo and an army of tortured souls on the attack in 1920s Harlem, the Sangerye family must once again fight to save the world, unless their own...
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Publisher
Zuiker Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Johnathan Harris is fifteen, and lives in Long Beach, California, where he loves playing soccer with his friends, and listening to their favorite rapper, Snoop Dogg, a Long Beach native. His mom, dad, and three brothers are tight, but one of the most influential family members for Johnathan is his Uncle Russell, a convict in prison, serving fifteen years to life . . . Uncle Russell taught Johnathan from a very young age to see people from the perspective...