Category: Race and Ethnicity in America
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Beacon remembers the prolific and beloved children’s book writer Walter Dean Myers, author of over 100 books, including ‘Bad Boy,’ ‘Monster,’ ‘Darius & Twig,’ ‘Lockdown,’ and ‘Autobiography of My Dead Brother.’
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To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, we’ve put together a list of essential books that we hope will inspire future generations to come together for progressive social change.
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In an excerpt from ‘All Souls: A Family Story from Southie,’ Michael Patrick MacDonald writes about the firestorm of racial tension that spread throughout South Boston in the wake of Judge W. Arthur Garrity’s forced busing decision, leading up to the tempestuous autumn when Garrity’s plan was set to begin.
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Dr. Chris Emdin, the innovative educator behind Reality Pedagogy and Science Genius—which combines science education with hip-hop—will deliver the 2014 Race, Education, and Democracy lectures.
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These two prayers from the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “show that powerful words can outlive powerful individuals.”
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According to legal scholar and activist Sheryll Cashin, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. died trying to build “a multiracial army for economic justice.” In her new book ‘Place, Not Race,’ Cashin argues that the time for Dr. King’s idea has finally come.
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Sheryll Cashin resurrects Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s last campaign: his fight for economic justice for all people of all races.
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Historian Paul Ortiz outlines the linked histories of African Americans and Latinos.
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John Austin, a black American convert to Islam, describes the struggles for acceptance he’s experienced and the path to peace he eventually found.
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We’re celebrating Valentine’s Day with a haiku sequence from poet, activist, and scholar Sonia Sanchez.
