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Hope is a woman's name : my journey as a Bedouin Palestinian activist in Israel / by El'Sana-Alh'jooj, Amal,author.;
"At birth it was only Amal's father who looked at her and said "I see hope in her face. I want to call her 'Amal' -- meaning 'Hope' -- in the hope that Allah will give us boys after her." The fifth daughter in a patriarchal society and an indigenous Bedouin in a Jewish state, Amal Elsana came into this world fighting for her right to exist. Today she is a key shaper of public opinion on Israel's marginalized minorities. Hope is a Woman's Name tells of Amal's journey navigating interweaving systems of power and oppression -- the patriarchal and the nationalist -- in her fight for justice and equality. As a shepherd at the age of 5, she led her flock across the green mountains of Laqiya, her village in the Negev in southern Israel, and later ran literacy classes for the women in her tribe in her early teens, the beginning of a lifelong career organizing people to promote policy change for Israel's Bedouin, a minority within the Palestinian minority. She later established economic empowerment programs for marginalized women, helping to found an Arab-Jewish school, and creating organizations to promote shared society. Where others come up against obstacles, Amal builds bridges; not by sacrificing her identity, but by embracing it. Each thread of her identity -- Bedouin, Arab, woman, feminist, Palestinian and Israeli -- is woven into the tent of her life, a tent where no one is left out in the sun."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; El'Sana-Alh'jooj, Amal.; Bedouins; Feminists; Minorities; Palestinian Arabs; Political activists; Women, Bedouin; Women, Palestinian Arab; Women's rights;
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Villain Hitting for Vicious Little Nobodies. by Wong, Lindsay.;
Horror collides with dark comedy when a young woman signs her life away in the ancient Chinese tradition of corpse marriage to pay a lifelong debt in this subversive novel about class disparity, ambition, and the burden of being an impoverished model minority. Lindsay Wong lives in in Burnaby, BC. #diversity.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Asian American; FICTION / Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology; FICTION / Horror;
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#Untruth. by Partland, Dan,film director.; Dark Star Pictures (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Dark Star Pictures in 2024.This documentary examines the psychology of “Trumpism” and the authoritarian strain that it seeded in the American political landscape. #UNTRUTH delves into the forces driving current efforts to enshrine a bias toward a white, conservative, minority rule, into US Law, and the forces of disinformation that have been deployed on the American electorate.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Mass media.; Digital communications.; Journalism.; Social sciences.; History, Modern.; Americans.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Mass media and culture.; Current affairs.; Democracy.; United States--Politics and government.; History.; Disinformation.;
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Blood justice / by Benton-Walker, Terry J.,author.;
Cristina and Clement Trudeau have conjured the impossible: justice. They took back their family's stolen throne to lead New Orleans' magical community into the brighter future they all deserve. But when Cris and Clem restored their family power, Valentina Savant lost everything. Her beloved grandparents are gone and her sovereignty has been revoked--she will never be Queen. Unless, of course, someone dethrones the Trudeaus again. And lucky for her, she's not the only one trying to take them down. Cris and Clem have enemies coming at them from all directions: Hateful anti-magic protesters sabotage their reign at every turn. A ruthless detective with a personal vendetta against magical crime is hot on their tail just as Cris has discovered her thirst for revenge. And a brutal god, hunting from the shadows, is summoned by the very power Clem needs to protect the boy he loves. Cris's hunger for vengeance and Clem's desire for love could prove to be their family's downfall, all while new murders, shocking disappearances, and impossible alliances are changing the game forever. Welcome back to New Orleans, where gods walk among us and justice isn't served, it's taken.
Subjects: Gay fiction.; Queer fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African Americans; Blessing and cursing; Gay people; Magic; Revenge; Sexual minorities; Siblings; Twins; African Americans; Blessing and cursing; Gay people; LGBTQ+ people; Magic; Revenge; Siblings; Twins;
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Dan in Green Gables [graphic novel] : a modern reimagining of Anne of Green Gables / by Terciero, Rey,author.; Aguirre, Claudia,illustrator.; Prescott, Lor,letterer.;
Abandoned to live with his grandparents in rural Tennessee, fifteen-year-old Dan adjusts to working on the farm, starting high school, and being queer in a conservative community.Ages 12 and up.
Subjects: Domestic comics.; Gay comics.; Graphic novels.; Queer comics.; School comics.; Bullying in schools; Country life; Farm life; Friendship; Gay high school students; Gay teenagers; Grandparent and child; High schools; Rural conditions; Sexual minorities;
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Bad Hombrewood. by Casarin, Guillermo,film director.; University of Southern California Cinematic Arts (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by University of Southern California Cinematic Arts in 2021.For decades, the film industry has confined minorities to stereotypical characters. Now, filmmakers fight to change the Latinx role in Hollywood.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Arts.; Motion pictures.; Latin America.; Foreign study.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Mass media and culture.; Artists.; Current affairs.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; Racism.; Motion pictures--History.; Actors.; Hispanic Americans.;
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Clawed and Dangerous. by Brown, Rita Mae.;
Death stalks the Blue Ridge Mountains once again and Mary Minor "Harry" Harristeen, along with her beloved cats, is on the case.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Animals; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Cats & Dogs; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths;
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Alone : the journeys of three young refugees / by Tom, Paul.; Aaronson, Arielle.; Baillairgé, Mélanie,1974-; adaptation of (work):Tom, Paul.Seuls (Documentary film);
"Each year, more than 400 minors arrive alone in Canada requesting refugee status. They arrive without their parents, accompanied by no adult at all. Alone relates the journey of three of them: Afshin, Alain and Patricia. Their story opens a window onto the many heartbreaks, difficult sacrifices and countless hardships that punctuate their obstacle-filled path. But Alone most especially tells of the courage and resilience that these young people demonstrated before being able to finally obtain a life where threats and danger are no longer a part of their everyday existence."--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Refugee children; Unaccompanied refugee children; Refugee children; Unaccompanied refugee children;
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So you want to talk about race / by Oluo, Ijeoma,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-248)."A current, constructive, and actionable exploration of today's racial landscape, offering straightforward clarity that readers of all races need to contribute to the dismantling of the racial divide. In So You Want to Talk About Race, Editor at Large of The Establishment, Ijeoma Oluo offers a contemporary, accessible take on the racial landscape in America, addressing head-on such issues as privilege, police brutality, intersectionality, micro-aggressions, the Black Lives Matter movement, and the "N" word. Perfectly positioned to bridge the gap between people of color and white Americans struggling with race complexities, Oluo answers the questions readers don't dare ask, and explains the concepts that continue to elude everyday Americans. Oluo is an exceptional writer with a rare ability to be straightforward, funny, and effective in her coverage of sensitive, hyper-charged issues in America. Her messages are passionate but finely tuned, and crystalize ideas that would otherwise be vague by empowering them with aha-moment clarity. Her writing brings to mind voices like Ta-Nehisi Coates and Roxane Gay, and Jessica Valenti in Full Frontal Feminism, and a young Gloria Naylor, particularly in Naylor's seminal essay 'The Meaning of a Word.'"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Intercultural communication.; Racism; Race relations.;
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Revenge : Meghan, Harry, and the war between the Windsors / by Bower, Tom,author.;
"Reveals the inside story about Meghan Markle's journey from minor actress and attempted activist to the woman powerful enough to drive a wedge within the British Royal Family"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, 1981-; Harry, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1984-; Windsor, House of.; Monarchy; Princes; Princesses; Royal couples;
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