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Stand Your Ground (BOOK REVIEW)

Stand Your Ground Black Bodies and the Justice of God by Kelly Brown Douglas Orbis Books Paperback, $24.00 256 pages ISBN: 978-1-62698-109-6   Book Review by Kam Williams   “Why is it becoming increasingly acceptable […]

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Michelle Obama (BOOK REVIEW)

Michelle Obama: A Life by Peter Slevin Knopf Hardcover, $27.95 448 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-0-307-95882-2   Book Review by Kam Williams   “Here is the first comprehensive account of the life and times of Michelle […]

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Book Review: More Than a Score

More Than a Score The New Uprising against High-Stakes Testing Foreword by Diane Ravitch Edited by Jesse Hagopian Introduction by Alfie Kohn Afterword by Wayne Au Haymarket Books Paperback, $16.00 336 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-1-60846-392-3 […]

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Corruption Officer (BOOK REVIEW)

Corruption Officer From Jail Guard to Perpetrator inside Rikers Island by Gary L. Heyward Atria Books Paperback, $16.00 284 pages ISBN: 978-1-4767-9432-7   Book Review by Kam Williams   “This shocking memoir from a former […]

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Who We Be: The Colorization of America

by Jeff Chang St. Martin’s Press Hardcover, $29.99 416 pages, Illustrated ISBN: 978-0-312-57129-0   Book Review by Kam Williams   “Race. A four-letter word. The greatest social divide in American life, a half-century ago and […]