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"This narrative nonfiction title introduces young readers to the 2020 Black Lives Matter marches. These large protests, filled with powerful and courageous voices, shined a light on important issues concerning police brutality and racism. Each book includes a table of contents, glossary of key words, index, author biography, sidebars, and timeline"--
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"Lift Your Voice is a memoir of faith, hope, and bravery, of what we all-Black and white-need to do to eradicate racism from our society. It's a story of tragic loss and a worldwide uprising to ensure Perry's death ushers society into a time where people are no longer judged, hated, or killed because of the color of their skin"--
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"A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacy-from his family's roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing-telling the singular story of how one man's tragic experience brought about a global movement for change. The events of that day are now tragically familiar:...
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"This book explores who George Floyd was, what happened the day he died, and the protests that followed. Floyd's death caused a wave of protests across the United States and around the world calling for an end to police violence."--
"On May 25, 2020, George Floyd died while in the custody of four officers of Minnesota's Minneapolis Police Department. One of the officers had knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly ten minutes. Floyd's death caused a wave...
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Bloomsbury Publishing
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2020.
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"A chronicle of the COVID-19 pandemic as it unfolded gathers statements from President Trump and other elected officials, leading journalists, and scientists to offer a portrait of the confusion, drama, and fear that defined the outbreak." --
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Twelve
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2023.
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"The murder of George Floyd sparked global outrage. At the center of the conflict and the controversy, Keith Ellison grappled with the means of bringing justice for Floyd and his family. Now, in this riveting account of the Derek Chauvin trial, Ellison takes the reader down the path his prosecutors took, offering different breakthroughs and revelations for a defining, generational moment of racial reckoning and social justice understanding"--
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ReferencePoint Press
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[2021]
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"Black Americans have been victims of racial injustice for decades, if not centuries. For too long, many police officers, as well as others, have found it is permissible and acceptable in American society to use deadly force in situations that do not warrant the most extreme measures. Clearly, the uproar and protests that followed the deaths of victims have made it abundantly clear that Black Americans, and many others as well, will no longer tolerate...
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2021
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English
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"The documentary film shows use of excessive force by law enforcement, primarily body camera footage in the cases of George Floyd, Eric Garner, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, Laquan McDonald, Jason Harrison, and Daniel Shaver, among others. Renowned experts from various fields offer insight into prominent cases while exploring unique techniques that could be used by law enforcement to avoid excessive force." --
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PBS
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[2021]
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In 2020 the Metropolitan Museum of Art celebrated its 150th anniversary. This three-part program looks at the uncertainty the Met faced at this time as it faced an indefinite closure due to COVID-19 and calls for social justice following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of the police.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the largest art museum in the Americas, prepares to celebrate its 150th birthday with a treasure trove of landmark exhibitions....
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