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Black skinhead : reflections on Blackness and our political future / by Collins-Dexter, Brandi,author.;
Prologue: The stories we die with -- Introduction: Where are we going? -- Black people love me, and other things you should not assume about Black voters -- Are you being served? -- Who will survive in America? -- Interlude: Feminism for Black girls who have stopped caring about what you think -- Obama for America -- Kanye was right-ish -- Hard times -- Interlude: Because we are not who they say we are.. -- Hood vampires -- The Bay Area Hustlers - Basement politics -- Interlude: Awkward adventures on OnlyFans -- An abomination of Obamanation -- My beautiful dark twisted fantasy -- Interlude: Traditions, triggers, and keys -- The stories we live with -- Conclusion: Maggot brain."For fans of Bad Feminist and The Sum of Us, Black Skinhead sparks a radical conversation about Black America and political identity. In Black Skinhead, Brandi Collins-Dexter, former Senior Campaign Manager for Color Of Change, explores the fragile alliance between Black voters and the Democratic party. Through sharp, timely essays that span the political, cultural, and personal, Collins-Dexter reveals decades of simmering disaffection in Black America, told as much through voter statistics as it is through music, film, sports, and the baffling mind of Kanye West. While Black Skinhead is an outward look at Black votership and electoral politics, it is also a funny, deeply personal, and introspective look at the fragility of Black culture and identity, ultimately revealing a Black America that has become deeply disillusioned with the failed promises of its country. We had been told that everything was fine, that America was working for everyone and that the American Dream was attainable for all. But for those who had been paying attention, there had been warning signs that the Obamas' version of the American Dream wasn't working for everyone. That it hadn't been working for many white Americans was immediately and loudly discussed, but the truth-and what I set out to write this book about-was that it hadn't been working for many Black Americans either. For many, Obama's vision had been more illusion than reality all along. When someone tells you everything is fine, but around you, you see evidence that it's not, where will the quest to find answers lead you? As I went on the journey of writing this book, I found a very different tale about Black politics and Black America, one that countered white America's long-held assumption that Black voters will always vote Democrat-and even that the Democratic party is the best bet for Black Americans. My ultimate question was this: how are Black people being led away-not towards-each other, and what do we lose when we lose each other? What do we lose when, to quote Kanye West, we feel lost in the world"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-256) and index.
Subjects: Essays.; Democratic Party (U.S.); African Americans; African Americans; African Americans; Group identity; Party affiliation; Social change; Voting research;
Available copies: 8 / Total copies: 11
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Autobiography of a recovering skinhead : Frank Meeink's story / by Meeink, Frank,1975-; Roy, Jody M.;
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Meeink, Frank, 1975-; Neo-Nazis; Skinheads; White supremacy movements;
Available copies: 4 / Total copies: 6
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Jolly Roger and the pirates of Abdul the Skinhead / by McNaughton, Colin.(CARDINAL)521938;
Eager to leave the hardships of home, Roger becomes part of a pirate crew, only to discover his long-lost father.
Subjects: Fiction.; Juvenile works.; Pirates;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Blood crimes the Pennsylvania skinhead murders / by Rosen, Fred.(CARDINAL)527608;
From Allentown, Pennsylvania, to Brooklyn Heights, New York, Fred Rosen investigates the horrifying true story of 2 brothers who murdered their family'and the legacy of dysfunction behind their crimes Raised as Jehovah's Witnesses and frustrated with their parents' repressive rules, Bryan and David Freeman rebelled as teenagers. Encouraged by an acquaintance he met while institutionalized at a reform school, Bryan became a neo-Nazi. Bryan then indoctrinated David, and their flare for defiance took a dark turn. After callously murdering their father, mother, and younger brother, the skinhead brothers took flight across America, with police from 3 states in hot pursuit. They were eventually captured in Michigan and returned to Pennsylvania for trial. During the trial, author Fred Rosen uncovered evidence that 1 of the brothers might not have been as culpable as authorities claimed, and divulged the history of a family torn apart by stringent religious beliefs.
Subjects: Case studies.; Freeman, Bryan, 1978-; Freeman, David.; Murder; Skinheads;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Romantic violence : memoirs of an American skinhead / by Picciolini, Christian.(CARDINAL)633577;
At 14 years old, Christian Picciolini, a bright and well-loved child from a good family, had been targeted and trained to spread a violent racist agenda, quickly ascending to a highly visible leadership position in America's first neo-Nazi skinhead gang. Just how did this young boy from the suburbs of Chicago, who had so much going for him, become so lost in extremist ideologies that would horrify any decent person? 'Romantic Violence: Memoirs of an American Skinhead' is a poignant and gripping cautionary tale that details Christian's indoctrination when he was barely a teen, a lonely outsider who, more than anything, just wanted to belong. A fateful meeting with a charismatic man who recognized and took advantage of Christian's deep need for connection sent the next decade of his life into a dangerous spiral. When his mentor went to prison for a vicious hate crime, Christian stepped forward, and at 18, he was overseeing the most brutal extremist skinhead cells across the country. From fierce street brawls to drunken white power rallies, recruitment by foreign terrorist dictators to riotous white power rock music, Picciolini immersed himself in racist skinhead culture, hateful propaganda, and violence. Ultimately Christian began to see that his hate-filled life was built on lies. After years of battling the monster he created, he was able to reinvent himself. Picciolini went on to become an advocate for peace, inclusion, and racial diversity, co-founding the nonprofit Life After Hate, which helps people disengage from hate groups and to love themselves and accept others, regardless of skin color, religious belief, or sexual preference.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Picciolini, Christian; Skinheads; Neo-Nazis; Ex-gang members; White supremacy movements;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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This is England [videorecording] / by Benson, Perry.; Ellis, Andrew.; Gilgun, Joe.; Graham, Stephen.; Hartley, Jo.; Herbert, Mark.; McClure, Vicky.; Meadows, Shane,1972-; Meadows, Shane.; Shim, Andrew.; Turgoose, Thomas.; Big Arty Productions (Firm); EM Media (Firm); Film Four International.; Genius Products, Inc.; IFC Films.(CARDINAL)354386; Screen Yorkshire (Firm); UK Film Council.(CARDINAL)544875; Warp Films.;
Director of photography, Danny Cohen ; editor, Chris Wyatt ; music, Ludovico Einaudi ; costume designer, Jo Thompson ; production designer, Mark Leese.Thomas Turgoose, Stephen Graham, Jo Hartley, Andrew Shim, Vicky McClure, Joe Gilgun, Rosamund Nanson, Andrew Ellis, Perry Benson, George Newton.School is out for the summer and twelve-year-old Shaun is about to find a dangerous new group of friends. Having lost his father in the Falkland War, life has been lonely in this grim coastal town in northern England. But when Shaun meets the local skinheads, their companionship, and even their violence, appeal to Shaun's hurt and rage. Combo is an older volatile skinhead whom Shaun finds to be like a big brother and under his leadership, the gang and young Shawn will arrive at an irreversible act of violence.Not rated.
Subjects: Feature films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.); Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Feature films.; Films for the hearing impaired.; Suspense films.; Gangs; Skinheads; Youth and violence;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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My life after hate / by Michaelis, Arno.(CARDINAL)677392;
A former racist skinhead examines aspects of his past: Where did the hate begin? How did a teenaged alcoholic become a central figure in the white power movement of the late 80s and early 90s? What happened to bring about his drastic change of mind and heart? With a collection of reflective essays, disturbing flashbacks, and an interview, My Life After Hate scrubs scabs off the festering wound of racism, then soothes with the essential wisdom of forgiveness and compassion. ..".a reckoning between who a person was and who a person can be. The drastic changes of Arno's perspective and the effects thereof clearly demonstrate that how we experience reality is up to us-that we can always choose compassion over aggression." -Bashir Malik, Artist, Milwaukee Community Elder "My Life After Hate is the new standard of brutally honest. It is sure to invoke strong reactions and personal moral inventories. The recounting of past hate oozes ugliness, but it is a necessary evil if others are to understand the true meaning of the word 'change.'" -Sammy Rangel, Mental health and AODA therapist, former gang leader
Subjects: Biographies.; Michaels, Arno.; Skinheads; White supremacy movements;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Jackpot justice / by Wooley, Marilyn.(CARDINAL)659767;
When Cassandra Ringwald, a psychologist, accepts an offer from an attorney to do a psychological evaluation on one of his clients, she thinks it will be good for her budding career. Cassie has no idea that she might end up nearly paying with her life.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Forensic psychiatrists; Women psychologists; Indians of North America; Skinheads;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 5
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Blood in the face : the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan nations, Nazi skinheads, and the rise of a new white culture / by Ridgeway, James,1936-(CARDINAL)144241;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-196) and index.
Subjects: White supremacy movements;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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Her kind of case : a Lee Isaacs, Esq. novel / by Winer, Jeanne,1950-author.(CARDINAL)794673;
Lee Isaacs is a top-notch criminal defense attorney still coming to terms with the death of her husband five years earlier. She has recently lost a high-profile murder case and worries she might be losing her winning touch. Then she's hired to defend a teenage boy accused of helping a group of skinheads murder a gay man. The boy has confessed to the crime and has no desire to defend himself. But the more Lee looks into this seemingly impossible case, the more convinced she is that the boy actually had nothing to do with the murder at all. The novel follows the twists and turns of Lee's attempts to earn her client's trust, track down promising leads, and deploy her decades of legal expertise to see that an innocent boy isn't doomed to life in prison.
Subjects: Legal fiction (Literature); Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Isaacs, Lee (Fictitious character); Skinheads; Women lawyers; Gay men; Murderers; Gay men.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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