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Book Cover for: Grievers: (Grievers Trilogy, Book 1), Adrienne Maree Brown

Grievers: (Grievers Trilogy, Book 1)

Adrienne Maree Brown
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"We try to manage the chaos of grief while trying to function and participate in the world. We often fail. In “Grievers,” @adriennemaree gives us gentle mercy for our failing and grieving." https://t.co/VAunNo3oO1

Paperback, 2021

$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration, Lewis-Giggetts

Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration

Lewis-Giggetts
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In the Pleasure issue, Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggetts writes about Black joy in pursuit of racial justice. What does Black Joy mean to you?🌹 https://t.co/ut27PIJdvE

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Book Cover for: Breonna: Happy Birthday To you Sheet 9x6 Inches 120 Pages with bleed - A Great Happy birthday Gift, Happybirthday Notebooks

Breonna: Happy Birthday To you Sheet 9x6 Inches 120 Pages with bleed - A Great Happy birthday Gift

Happybirthday Notebooks
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BreonnaTaylor's father, who remained close to all six children, including Breonna while she was alive, is being held in a Michigan prison. An incarcerated writer makes the case for Everette’s freedom. https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2022/03/09/breonnas-taylor-father-everette-war-on-drugs?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1652871535

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Book Cover for: Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration, Lewis-Giggetts

Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration

Lewis-Giggetts
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@tmlewis is a prolific author whose most recent book is the highly anticipated Black Joy: Stories of Resistance, Resilience, and Restoration. In 2021, Tracy contributed to the groundbreaking book You Are Your Best Thing: Vulnerability, Shame Resilience, and the Black Experience.

Paperback, 2022

$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha

The Future Is Disabled: Prophecies, Love Notes and Mourning Songs

Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
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A new book by Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha @thellpsx explores how #DisabilityJustice, from its inception, has been created and led by #QTBIPOC. Read @annaham360’s review of #TheFutureIsDisabled. https://t.co/1C0kHyHcDS

Paperback, 2022

$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Not Yo' Butterfly: My Long Song of Relocation, Race, Love, and Revolution Volume 60, Nobuko Miyamoto

Not Yo' Butterfly: My Long Song of Relocation, Race, Love, and Revolution Volume 60

Nobuko Miyamoto
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A look back at inter-racial solidarity between Black Americans and Asian Americans, from Nobuko Miyamoto in “Not Yo’ Butterfly.” https://t.co/JRAzDydlDO

Paperback, 2021

$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Doing Disability Justice, Larry A. Jones

Doing Disability Justice

Larry A. Jones
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A new book by Leah Piepzna-Samarasinha @thellpsx explores how #DisabilityJustice, from its inception, has been created and led by #QTBIPOC. Read @annaham360’s review of #TheFutureIsDisabled. https://t.co/1C0kHyHcDS

Paperback, 2010

$19.96$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants, Robin Wall Kimmerer

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants

Robin Wall Kimmerer
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The author of "Braiding Sweetgrass" on how human people are only one manifestation of intelligence in the living world. https://www.yesmagazine.org/environment/2021/10/29/hearing-the-language-of-trees?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1652600529

Paperback, 2015

$22.00$11.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab: A Graphic Novel, Priya Huq

Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin's Hijab: A Graphic Novel

Priya Huq
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In “Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab,” a young teen struggles to define her identity in the aftermath of a hate crime. https://t.co/sIKXaVk0j6

Paperback, 2021

$12.99$6.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Molly of Denali: Molly's Awesome Alaska Guide, Wgbh Kids

Molly of Denali: Molly's Awesome Alaska Guide

Wgbh Kids
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The Indigenous writers and developers of “Molly of Denali” also share their own stories—and find healing in the process. http://ow.ly/rbnL50EKran https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2021/04/30/pbs-show-alaska-native-culture-molly-of-denali?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1653369435

Paperback, 2020

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book