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The skin we're in : [Book Club Set] / by Cole, Desmond,1982-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In May 2015, the cover story of Toronto Life magazine shook Canada's largest city to its core. Desmond Cole's "The Skin I'm In" exposed the racist practices of the Toronto police force, detailing the dozens of times Cole had been stopped and interrogated under the controversial practice of carding. The story quickly came to national prominence, went on to win a number of National Magazine Awards and catapulted its author into the public sphere. Cole used his newfound profile to draw insistent, unyielding attention to the injustices faced by Black Canadians on a daily basis: the devastating effects of racist policing; the hopelessness produced by an education system that expects little of its black students and withholds from them the resources they need to succeed more fully; the heartbreak of those vulnerable before the child welfare system and those separated from their families by discriminatory immigration laws. Both Cole's activism and journalism find vibrant expression in his first book, The Skin We're In. Puncturing once and for all the bubble of Canadian smugness and naïve assumptions of a post-racial nation, Cole chronicles just one year-- 2017-- in the struggle against racism in this country. It was a year that saw calls for tighter borders when African refugees braved frigid temperatures to cross into Manitoba from the States, racial epithets used by a school board trustee, a six-year-old girl handcuffed at school. The year also witnessed the profound personal and professional ramifications of Desmond Cole's unwavering determination to combat injustice. In April, Cole disrupted a Toronto police board meeting by calling for the destruction of all data collected through carding. Following the protest, Cole, a columnist with the Toronto Star, was summoned to a meeting with the paper's opinions editor and was informed that his activism violated company policy. Rather than limit his efforts defending Black lives, Cole chose to sever his relationship with the publication. Then in July, at another TPS meeting, Cole challenged the board publicly, addressing rumours of a police cover-up of the brutal beating of Dafonte Miller by an off-duty police officer and his brother. When Cole refused to leave the meeting until the question was publicly addressed, he was arrested. The image of Cole walking, handcuffed and flanked by officers, out of the meeting fortified the distrust between the city's Black community and its police force. In a month-by-month chronicle, Cole locates the deep cultural, historical and political roots of each event so that what emerges is a personal, painful and comprehensive picture of entrenched, systemic inequality. Urgent, controversial and unsparingly honest, The Skin We're In is destined to become a vital text for anti-racist and social justice movements in Canada, as well as a potent antidote to the all-too-present complacency of many white Canadians."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Black Canadians; Discrimination in criminal justice administration; Discrimination in law enforcement; Minorities; Police brutality; Police misconduct; Police-community relations; Race discrimination;
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Who Was Ruth Bader Ginsburg?. by Lesnick, Charlotte,film director.; Kaiser, Lisbeth,actor.; Penguin Random House (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Lisbeth KaiserOriginally produced by Penguin Random House in 2021.The chronology and themes of Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s meaningful life are presented in a masterfully succinct book. This age-appropriate introduction honors and shares the life and work of one of the most influential supreme court justices of our time. Written by Lisbeth Kaiser, illustrated by Stanley Chow.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Education films.; Children's stories.;
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Act of Oblivion / by Harris, Robert,1957-author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Follows General Edward Whalley's and his son-in law Colonel William Goffe's flight to America in 1660 after their involvement in the beheading of King Charles I.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649; Goffe, William, 1605?-1679?; Whalley, Edward, -1675?; Fugitives from justice; Regicide; Treason;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The Comey rule [videorecording] / by Banks, Jonathan,1947-actor.; Chaplin, Oona,1986-actor.; Daniels, Jeff,1955-actor.; Ehle, Jennifer,1969-actor.; Gleeson, Brendan,actor.; Hunter, Holly,1958-actor.; Kelly, Michael,1969-actor.; McNairy, Scoot,actor.; Pasquale, Steven,actor.; Seimetz, Amy,actor.; Showtime Networks,broadcaster,distributor.;
Director of photography, Elliot Davis ; production designer, Christopher Brown ; edited by Jeffrey Ford ; costume designer, Anne Dixon ; music by Henry Jackman.Jeff Daniels, Holly Hunter, Michael Kelly, Jennifer Ehle, Scoot McNairy, Jonathan Banks, Oona Chaplin, Amy Seimetz, Steven Pasquale, Brendan Gleeson, Steve Zissis, Shawn Doyle, Brian d'Arcy James, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Dalmar Abuzeid, William Sadler, Richard Thomas, T. R. Knight, Joe Lo Truglio, Spencer Garrett, Michael Hyatt, Peter Coyote, Damon Gupton.Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson star as former FBI Director James Comey and President Donald J. Trump in this two-part event series that tells the story of two powerful men, whose strikingly different personalities, ethics and loyalties put them on a collision course. Part one follows the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails and their impact on the election. Part two is an account of first months of the Trump presidency.PG.Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.DVD-R ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Historical television programs.; Political television programs.; Television mini-series.; Comey, James B., Jr., 1960-; Trump, Donald, 1946-; United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation; United States. Department of Justice; Criminal investigation; Presidents;
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Anywhere you run : a novel / by Morris, Wanda M.(Wanda Michelle),1959-author.;
It's 1964 and Violet Richards is in more trouble than she's ever been in her life. It was an act of self-defense against her white rapist, Huxley Broadus. But with the color of Violet's skin, there is no way she can escape Jim Crow justice, not in Jackson, Mississippi. Before anyone can find Huxley's body or finger Violet as the killer, she decides to run. With the help of her white beau, Dewey Leonard, a lovesick boy intent on marrying her up North, they make it to Birmingham before she sneaks away and catches a Greyhound bus bound for Washington, D.C. But desperation has her winding up in the small rural town of Chillicothe, Georgia. Back in Jackson, Marigold, Violet's older sister, has dreams of attending law school. But she is in a different kind of trouble: she's pregnant and unmarried. Working for the Mississippi Summer Project, Marigold has been trying to use her smarts to further the cause of the Black vote. But after the Project's lawyer, and her baby's father, abandons her and news of Huxley's murder brings the police to her door, Marigold sees no choice but to marry another man and leave Jackson behind. After a quick marriage, they move to Ohio seeking the promise of a better life and no more segregation. Two sisters on the run, one from the law, the other from social shame. What they don't realize is that there's a man hot on their trail. This man has his own brand of dark secrets and a disturbing motive for finding the sisters that is unknown to everyone but him.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Novels.; African American women; African Americans; African Americans; Fugitives from justice; Secrecy; Sisters; Unmarried mothers; Unplanned pregnancy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Anywhere you run [text (large print)] : a novel / by Morris, Wanda M.(Wanda Michelle),1959-author.;
It's 1964 and Violet Richards is in more trouble than she's ever been in her life. It was an act of self-defense against her white rapist, Huxley Broadus. But with the color of Violet's skin, there is no way she can escape Jim Crow justice, not in Jackson, Mississippi. Before anyone can find Huxley's body or finger Violet as the killer, she decides to run. With the help of her white beau, Dewey Leonard, a lovesick boy intent on marrying her up North, they make it to Birmingham before she sneaks away and catches a Greyhound bus bound for Washington, D.C. But desperation has her winding up in the small rural town of Chillicothe, Georgia. Back in Jackson, Marigold, Violet's older sister, has dreams of attending law school. But she is in a different kind of trouble: she's pregnant and unmarried. Working for the Mississippi Summer Project, Marigold has been trying to use her smarts to further the cause of the Black vote. But after the Project's lawyer, and her baby's father, abandons her and news of Huxley's murder brings the police to her door, Marigold sees no choice but to marry another man and leave Jackson behind. After a quick marriage, they move to Ohio seeking the promise of a better life and no more segregation. Two sisters on the run, one from the law, the other from social shame. What they don't realize is that there's a man hot on their trail. This man has his own brand of dark secrets and a disturbing motive for finding the sisters that is unknown to everyone but him.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Large type books.; Novels.; African American women; African Americans; African Americans; Fugitives from justice; Secrecy; Sisters; Unmarried mothers; Unplanned pregnancy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Storming Caesars Palace. by Gurland, Hazel,film director.; Women Make Movies (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2022.Chronicles the extraordinary life of Ruby Duncan, an activist who fights the welfare system and becomes a White House advisor. Ruby, along with Mary Wesley, Alversa Beals, and low-income mothers across the country form the National Welfare Rights Organization to fight for an adequate income, dignity, and justice. Together, they introduce a Guaranteed Income campaign in 1969 which, with feminist Gloria Steinem at their side, becomes part of the Democratic platform in 1972.A real-life superhero, Ruby takes on both the Nevada political establishment and organized crime in a valiant and resolute act of civil disobedience. Based on a groundbreaking book and using lost archival material,STORMING CAESARS PALACE celebrates the visionary leadership of Ruby Duncan, whose courage, tenacity, and dreams could not be quashed against all odds. While the film focuses on a historical story, its message is current and relevant as it asks viewers to consider that a guaranteed universal income is a human rights issue.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Economic development.; Business.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; Poverty.; African Americans.; Political participation.; United States--History.; Biography.; Equality.; Social justice.; Feminism.; Political activists.;
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Jurassic World. [videorecording] / by Bayona, J. A.(Juan Antonio),film director.; Goldblum, Jeff,1952-actor.; Howard, Bryce Dallas,1981-actor.; Levine, Ted,actor.; Pineda, Daniella,actor.; Pratt, Chris,1979-actor.; Smith, Justice,1995-actor.; Spall, Rafe,1983-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, Jeff Goldblum, B. D. Wong.It's been three years since theme park and luxury resort, Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Dinosaurs; Human-animal relationships; Rescue work; Volcanoes;
For private home use only.
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jurassic World. [videorecording] / by Bayona, J. A.(Juan Antonio),film director.; Goldblum, Jeff,1952-actor.; Howard, Bryce Dallas,1981-actor.; Levine, Ted,actor.; Pineda, Daniella,actor.; Pratt, Chris,1979-actor.; Smith, Justice,1995-actor.; Spall, Rafe,1983-actor.; Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.;
Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, Jeff Goldblum, B. D. Wong.It's been three years since theme park and luxury resort, Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment. Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles. When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of science-fiction violence and peril.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.39:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-X Master Audio 5.1, DTS-HD Digital surround 5.1, 2.0 DVS ; Dolby digital 2.0.
Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Fiction films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Dinosaurs; Human-animal relationships; Rescue work; Volcanoes;
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Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Batman, the brave and the bold. [videorecording] / by DC Comics, Inc.; Warner Home Video (Firm);
Rise of the Blue Beetle! -- Terror on Dinosaur Island! -- Evil under the sea! -- Invasion of the secret Santas!Batman teams up with Blue Beetle, Aquaman, Plastic Man, and other allies in battling formidable villains and upholding justice.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, region 1; Dolby digital surround stereo ; widescreen presentation.
Subjects: Animated television programs.; Aquaman (Fictitious character); Batman (Fictitious character); Blue Beetle (Fictitious character); Children's television programs.; Good and evil; Plastic Man (Fictitious character); Red Tornado (Fictitious character); Superhero television programs.; Superheroes; Video recordings for children.;
© c2009., Warner Home Video,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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