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Torn apart : how the child welfare system destroys Black families--and how abolition can build a safer world / by Roberts, Dorothy E.,1956-author.(CARDINAL)382600;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-360) and index.Introduction : A benevolent terror -- Destroying Black families -- "They separate children at the Harlem border, too" -- Professional kidnappers -- Rotten at the root -- Strong-armed -- The foster-industrial complex -- Family surveillance -- Carceral entanglements -- Structured to harm -- Criminalizing Black children -- Care in place of terror."An award-winning scholar exposes the foundational racism of the child welfare system and calls for radical change. Many believe the child welfare system protects children from abuse. But as Torn Apart uncovers, this system is designed to punish Black families. Drawing on decades of research, legal scholar and sociologist Dorothy Roberts reveals that the child welfare system is better understood as a 'family policing system' that collaborates with law enforcement and prisons to oppress Black communities. Child protection investigations ensnare a majority of Black children, putting their families under intense state surveillance and regulation. Black children are disproportionately likely to be torn from their families and placed in foster care, driving many to juvenile detention and imprisonment. The only way to stop the destruction caused by family policing, Torn Apart argues, is to abolish the child welfare system and liberate Black communities"--
Subjects: Child welfare; African American families; African American families; Racism in social services; Social work with African American children.;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 8
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Systemic : how racism is making us sick / by Liverpool, Layal,author.(CARDINAL)894919;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-297).Pregnancy and childbirth -- Life and death -- Systemic racism -- Interpersonal racism -- Colorism -- Racial bias in health care -- Race-based medicine -- The missing data -- Closing the data gaps -- The illusion of inclusion."Layal Liverpool spent years as a teen bouncing from doctor to doctor, each one failing to diagnose her dermatological complaint. Just when she'd grown used to the idea that she had an extremely rare and untreatable skin condition, one dermatologist, after a quick exam, told her that she had a classic (and common) case of eczema and explained that it often appears differently on darker skin. Her experience stuck with her, making her wonder whether other medical conditions might be going undiagnosed in darker-skinned people and whether racism could, in fact, make people sick. The pandemic taught us that diseases like Covid disproportionately affect people of color. Here, Liverpool goes a step further to show that this disparity exists for all types of illness and that it is caused by racism. She shares her journey to show how racism, woven into our societies, as well as into the structures of medicine and science, is harmful to our health. Refuting the false belief that there are biological differences between races, Liverpool goes on to show that racism-related stress and trauma can however, lead to biological changes that make people of color more vulnerable to illness, debunking the myth of illness as the great equalizer. From the problem of racial bias in medicine where the default human subject is white, to the dangerous health consequences of systemic racism, from the physical and psychological effects of daily microaggressions to intergenerational trauma and data gaps, Liverpool reveals the fatal stereotypes that keep people of color undiagnosed, untreated, and unsafe, and tells us what we can do about it." --
Subjects: Racism in medicine.; Discrimination in medical care.; Minorities; Minorities; Health services accessibility; Social medicine.; Social Medicine.; Systemic Racism.; Bias, Implicit.; Social Determinants of Health.; Health Status Disparities.; Ethnic and Racial Minorities.;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Pregnant while Black : advancing justice for maternal health in America / by Rainford, Monique,author.(CARDINAL)869082;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-245)Introduction -- Why Black mothers are dying in America -- Black women and fertility: how is the system failing them? -- A deep dive into miscarriages and why they affect Black women more -- Navigating the healthcare system: the added burden -- Preterm birth story: how the disparity perpetuates -- Multiple gestation: how many Black babies will survive? -- Preeclampsia/hypertensive disorders: too common for Black women -- Stillbirth: the searing pain of loss and why Black women suffer more -- Low birthweight babies: what's in a number? -- Social support for Black pregnant women and the role of the father -- Sickle cell disease and lupus: ignored and undertreated -- Mental health challenges: the silent pandemic -- Covid-19 and the effect on Black pregnant women -- The route of delivery -- The postpartum experience: the care that ends too quickly -- The newborn tax on Black children -- The ray of hope."A tragedy is unfolding all around us and is receiving well overdue attention. Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy than their white peers. But Dr. Monique Rainford is working to better understand these disparities and do something about them. Pregnant While Black is a hopeful exploration of the issues pregnant Black women face in America. Within these pages, Dr. Rainford draws on over twenty years of experience working in obstetrics and gynecology to offer a primer on Black pregnancies and how to better care for them. She shares the successes and testimonies of Black women who have struggled during pregnancy and childbirth, anchoring the stories of these women with carefully researched facts. Despite medical advances over the last twenty years, for Black women, the overwhelming dangers of carrying and delivering children remain and it only seems to be getting worse. In Pregnant While Black, Rainford begins the work of "repairing the damage of the past" with an examination of the conditions that plague Black pregnancies. This important book carries the hopes and dreams of a generation looking to effect change, here and now"--
Subjects: Maternal health services; African American women; Prenatal care; Social justice.; Discrimination in medical care; Pregnancy; Racism; Racism.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Black professionals' perceptions of institutional racism in health and welfare organizations / by Sanders, Charles L.(CARDINAL)136510;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-203).
Subjects: Community welfare councils; Race discrimination; Social service;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Volunteering : the ultimate teen guide / by Gay, Kathlyn.(CARDINAL)509053;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Being a volunteer -- Building and repairing -- Closing the generation gap -- Helping with health care -- Helping the homeless, feeding the hungry -- Protecting the environment and animals -- Preserving the past -- Counseling, teaching, and tutoring -- Reducing bigotry, prejudice, and racism -- Campaigning, communicating, and collecting -- Getting started, reaping rewards.
Subjects: Teenage volunteers in social service.; Young volunteers in community development.; Young volunteers.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The 90's. [videorecording] / by Cohen, Joel.(CARDINAL)518085; Weinberg, Tom.; Fund for Innovative TV.(CARDINAL)225763; KBDI-TV (Television station : Denver, Co.); Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)(CARDINAL)189964; Subtle Communications.; WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.)(CARDINAL)131401;
Executive producer, Tom Weinberg ; producer, Joel Cohen."People, places and ideas from around the world...fast-paced, entertaining, irreverant, funny and thought-provoking reports from the creative edge of the video age."Ages 15-Adults.VHS.
Subjects: Social evolution.; Social history.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Social justice and the power of compassion : meaningful involvement of organizations improving the environment and community / by Bouvard, Marguerite Guzman,1937-author.(CARDINAL)741805;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-344) and index.David Milarch and the Archangel Ancient Tree Archive -- Adam Seligman and the creation of the Cedar Program -- Dr. James O'Connell and Medical Care for the Homeless -- Sister Lucille MacDonald and the Emmaus Homeless Shelter -- Sam Polk and Groceryships -- Wendy Young and Kids In Need of Defense -- David Crump and Trauma Love -- Jodi Rosenbaum and More Than Words -- Derek Ellerman and the Polaris Project -- Yifat Susskind and MADRE -- Alan Lightman and The Harpswell Foundation -- Vidya Sri and Gangashakti-- Eric L. Adams: racism and criminal justice.
Subjects: Social justice; Social action; Social service; Community development; Nonprofit organizations;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Walk in my shoes : conversations between a civil rights legend and his godson on the journey ahead / by Young, Andrew,1932-(CARDINAL)150132; Sehgal, Kabir.(CARDINAL)352301;
Machine generated contents note: American Democracy and Public Service * Globalization and International Affairs * Faith and Non-Violence * Leadership * Race in the Twenty-First Century.A civil rights leader and former aide to Martin Luther King, Jr. discusses racism, civil rights, justice, leadership and the American Dream with his godson.
Subjects: Interviews.; Young, Andrew, 1932-; Young, Andrew, 1932-; African American civil rights workers; African Americans.; African Americans; African Americans; Conduct of life.; Racism; Racism.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Empireland : how imperialism has shaped modern Britain / by Sanghera, Sathnam,1976-author.; James, Marlon,1970-writer of foreword.(CARDINAL)548697;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-320) and index.A note to the American reader -- Empire Day 2.0 -- Imperialism and me -- Difficult history -- Emotional loot -- We are here because you were there -- Home and away -- World-beating politics -- Dirty money -- The origins of our racism -- Empire state of mind -- Selective amnesia -- Working off the past -- Q&A with Sathnam Sanghera."A bestselling British author's American debut-in this brilliantly illuminating work exploring the realities and legacies of empire, Sathnam Sanghera demonstrates how so much of what we consider to be modern Britain is actually rooted in its imperial past. In prose that is at once both clear-eyed and full of acerbic wit, Sanghera shows how the past is everywhere in the United Kingdom, also drawing critical links to similarities in the United States and around the world. Empire-British or otherwise-informsnearly everything, from common thought processes to the routines that shape everyday life, from the foundation of the National Health Service (NHS), to the nature of racism in the UK, from the British distrust of intellectuals in public life to the exceptionalism that imbued the campaign for Brexit, and the government's early response to the Covid crisis-all while empire is a subject shockingly obscured from view. Revelatory and lucid, Sanghera suggests that cultivating a new, more honest relationship tothe past is essential in moving forward"--
Subjects: National characteristics, British.; Collective memory; Imperialism;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 4
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Dying of whiteness : how the politics of racial resentment is killing America's heartland / by Metzl, Jonathan,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-337) and index."In election after election, conservative white Americans have embraced politicians who pledge to make their lives great again. But as physician Jonathan M. Metzl shows in Dying of Whiteness, the policies that result actually place white Americans at ever-greater risk of sickness and death. Interviewing a range of everyday Americans, Metzl examines how racial resentment has fueled progun laws in Missouri, resistance to the Affordable Care Act in Tennessee, and cuts to schools and social services in Kansas. He shows these policies' costs: increasing deaths by gun suicide, falling life expectancies, and rising dropout rates. Now updated with a new afterword, Dying of Whiteness demonstrates how much white America would benefit by emphasizing cooperation rather than chasing false promises of supremacy."--Page 4 of cover.
Subjects: Medical policy; Public health; Health services accessibility; Racism; White people; White people; Racism.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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