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1) New Kid
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. As he makes the daily trip from his Washington Heights apartment to the upscale Riverdale Academy Day School, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds--and...
2) Class act
Author
Series
New kid (Jerry Craft) volume 2
Language
English
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Celebrating Black Creators
Illinois Libraries Present Season 3 (Winter/Spring 2024)
School Stories (kids)
Illinois Libraries Present Season 3 (Winter/Spring 2024)
School Stories (kids)
Description
"Eighth grader Drew Ellis recognizes that he isn't afforded the same opportunities, no matter how hard he works, that his privileged classmates at the Riverdale Academy Day School take for granted, and to make matters worse, Drew begins to feel as if his good friend Liam might be one of those privileged kids and is finding it hard not to withdraw, even as their mutual friend Jordan tries to keep their group of friends together."--Provided by publisher....
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English
Description
Over 30 states graduate less than 60% of its Black male students in public elementary, middle and high schools, Black girls are suspended more than any other race of girls at the state and local level, Black students in public schools receive significantly less per student funding than white students since 1954, the Black men born today will goto prison, Black women born today are six times more likely to go to prison than white women. The board of...
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English
Description
Elementary genocide exposes the socially engineered mechanism created by our government and utilizing the public school system to label elementary aged African American males as work for hire targets within the US penal system. Many refuse to believe there is a corporate attack on the minds and productivity of black youths through intercepting their educational, economical and social development, and resulting in statistically funneling them through...
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English
Description
Academic Holocaust adds more statistical proof of the scholastic inequalities faced by Original people around the country. The documentary revisits the importance of education and its impact on self-image, family structure, financial freedom and the collective future of African/indigenous people in America and abroad. With commentary from some of the 21st century's greatest minds of the African diaspora in America, such as Financial Scholar and Social...
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