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Rion Amilcar Scott ‘Unapologetically’ Broaches Racism and Oppression in ‘Insurrections’

Last night I was walking down Prospect St. in Stamford, Connecticut and I found myself trailing behind a black man wearing a black hoodie. My pace was significantly quicker than his. As I was about to turn to the front door of my apartment building, I was almost on the…

Matt GillickSeptember 6, 2017

Nonfiction

Race in America: Could You be Prejudiced Without Knowing It?

Over the rest of this century, judgments about the prominence and impact of race in American society will need to take into account a series of recent critical events. The outright social rebellions in Ferguson and Baltimore, the racially motivated massacre in Charleston, and the ever-continuing series of unarmed black…

BookTrib Guest AuthorAugust 12, 2015

Nonfiction

I’m Glad I Did: Songwriter Cynthia Weil recreates her early years in the business

Rules are meant to be broken. Or at least that’s what Grammy-winning songwriter Cynthia Weil proposes in her latest young adult novel, I’m Glad I Did, a book that rides on the back of the Peace Train, giving voice to issues of racism, sexism and war. It was 1961 when…

Steph ScottMarch 1, 2015

Fiction

“That Kind of Mother” Takes on the Challenges of Race and Motherhood

Rebecca Stone desperately needs help with her newborn and Priscilla, a La Leche nurse from the hospital comes to her rescue. Having experience being a mother herself when she was a single, teen mother many years ago, Priscilla leaves her job at the hospital to become the nanny for Rebecca's…

Jennifer BlankfeinMay 29, 2018

Fiction

‘Green’ by Sam Graham-Felsen Explores Friendship and Diversity in 1990s Boston

It is the 1990s and Dave, son of Harvard educated hippies, is one of only a few white kids in his Boston middle school. Having a difficult time connecting with the other students, he becomes drawn to Marlon, a black kid from the projects who seems to have similar interests:…

Jennifer BlankfeinJanuary 5, 2018

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Cherie Jones on the Cultural and Criminal Undercurrents Beneath the Beauty of Barbados

The beauty and allure of Barbados are etched in my mind, but the peaceful beaches and friendly people are overshadowed when the underbelly is revealed in this fictional tale. Cherie Jones tells a compelling story of poverty, crime, race and social order in How The One-Armed Sister Sweeps Her House…

Jennifer BlankfeinApril 1, 2021

Listicles Nonfiction

9 Books to Awaken the Activist in All of Us

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/untamed-equality.jpg Given our nation’s current climate and the looming election, discussions of equality have entered the forefront of our political discussions. This selection of books discusses equality on all fronts and how each of us can become a catalyst for positive change. Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson Told from the…

Gabby TorrentiNovember 3, 2020

Rion Amilcar Scott ‘Unapologetically’ Broaches Racism and Oppression in ‘Insurrections’

Race in America: Could You be Prejudiced Without Knowing It?

I’m Glad I Did: Songwriter Cynthia Weil recreates her early years in the business

“That Kind of Mother” Takes on the Challenges of Race and Motherhood

‘Green’ by Sam Graham-Felsen Explores Friendship and Diversity in 1990s Boston

Cherie Jones on the Cultural and Criminal Undercurrents Beneath the Beauty of Barbados

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