David Goldberg
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English
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For many African Americans, getting a public sector job has historically been one of the few paths to the financial stability of the middle class, and in New York City, few such jobs were as sought-after as positions in the fire department (FDNY). For over a century, generations of Black New Yorkers have fought to gain access to and equal opportunity within the FDNY. Tracing this struggle for jobs and justice from 1898 to the present, David Goldberg...
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English
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Beginning in the 1880s, the economic realities and class dynamics of popular northern resort towns unsettled prevailing assumptions about political economy and threatened segregationist practices. Exploiting early class divisions, black working-class activists staged a series of successful protests that helped make northern leisure spaces a critical battleground in a larger debate about racial equality. While some scholars emphasize the triumph of...
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English
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"Critical Race Theory" is consuming conservative America. The mounting attacks on a once-obscure legal theory are upending public schooling, legislating censorship, driving elections, and cleaving communities.
In this much-needed response, renowned scholar David Theo Goldberg cuts to the heart of the claims expressed in these attacks. He punctures the demonization of “Critical Race Theory”, uncovering who is orchestrating it, funding the assault,...
9) The courier
Publisher
Lionsgate
Language
English
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Description
The true story of a British businessman unwittingly recruited into one of the greatest international conflicts in history. Forming an unlikely partnership with a Soviet officer hoping to prevent a nuclear confrontation, the two men work together to provide the crucial intelligence used to defuse the Cuban Missile Crisis.
10) Life of a king
Publisher
Millennium Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
After being released from prison, a repentant ex-convict starts a high school chess club to teach inner-city kids to think about their futures.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
The twins are spending winter break at the lavish Atlantic Hotel on Paradise Island in the Bahamas ... with their parents. Determined to make the best of their situation, the girls decide to unleash a tropical hurricane of off-the-hook action and head-over-heels tropical romance. Amidst the parties, scuba diving, and moonlit strolls, the girls stumble across something sinister ... a mysterious antiquities smuggling ring.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
Features six spellbinding chapters chronicling Batman's transition from novice crime-fighter to Dark Knight. These globe-spanning adventures pit Batman against the fearsome Scarecrow; the freakish Killer Croc; and the unerring marksman Deadshot.
13) Underclassman
Publisher
Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A young detective goes undercover at an elite high school to find a killer.
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NREL/TP volume 6A20-60250
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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NREL/TP volume 6A20-58389
Publisher
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English