Author: Tony Birch
Publisher: Blurb
ISBN: 9781922099167
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 30

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Based on his award-winning doctoral dissertation, Gary Foley chronicles the development of the Black Power Movement within the Australian Aboriginal community and the 1972 Aboriginal Embassy. Focussing on a specific and under-researched period that was crucial in Australian history, Foley challenges the prevailing academic understandings of this period and overturns many of the popular misconceptions. His research shows that as a participant and historian, an innovative approach can be found to reveal the achievements and legacy of Aboriginal activism. Foley's dissertation is a seminal piece of Australian political history, unique in its autobiographical approach, and steeped in academic practice. It was awarded a Chancellor's Prize for Excellence in the PhD thesis in the Humanities, Creative Arts and Social cluster at the University of Melbourne in 2014.

Author: Rosa Brooks
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0525557865
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 384

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Named one of the best nonfiction books of the year by The Washington Post “Tangled Up in Blue is a wonderfully insightful book that provides a lens to critically analyze urban policing and a road map for how our most dispossessed citizens may better relate to those sworn to protect and serve.” —The Washington Post “Remarkable . . . Brooks has produced an engaging page-turner that also outlines many broadly applicable lessons and sensible policy reforms.” —Foreign Affairs Journalist and law professor Rosa Brooks goes beyond the "blue wall of silence" in this radical inside examination of American policing In her forties, with two children, a spouse, a dog, a mortgage, and a full-time job as a tenured law professor at Georgetown University, Rosa Brooks decided to become a cop. A liberal academic and journalist with an enduring interest in law's troubled relationship with violence, Brooks wanted the kind of insider experience that would help her understand how police officers make sense of their world—and whether that world can be changed. In 2015, against the advice of everyone she knew, she applied to become a sworn, armed reserve police officer with the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department. Then as now, police violence was constantly in the news. The Black Lives Matter movement was gaining momentum, protests wracked America's cities, and each day brought more stories of cruel, corrupt cops, police violence, and the racial disparities that mar our criminal justice system. Lines were being drawn, and people were taking sides. But as Brooks made her way through the police academy and began work as a patrol officer in the poorest, most crime-ridden neighborhoods of the nation's capital, she found a reality far more complex than the headlines suggested. In Tangled Up in Blue, Brooks recounts her experiences inside the usually closed world of policing. From street shootings and domestic violence calls to the behind-the-scenes police work during Donald Trump's 2016 presidential inauguration, Brooks presents a revelatory account of what it's like inside the "blue wall of silence." She issues an urgent call for new laws and institutions, and argues that in a nation increasingly divided by race, class, ethnicity, geography, and ideology, a truly transformative approach to policing requires us to move beyond sound bites, slogans, and stereotypes. An explosive and groundbreaking investigation, Tangled Up in Blue complicates matters rather than simplifies them, and gives pause both to those who think police can do no wrong—and those who think they can do no right.

Author: Emma Dabiri
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062966731
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272

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A Kirkus Best Book of the Year Stamped from the Beginning meets You Can't Touch My Hair in this timely and resonant essay collection from Guardian contributor and prominent BBC race correspondent Emma Dabiri, exploring the ways in which black hair has been appropriated and stigmatized throughout history, with ruminations on body politics, race, pop culture, and Dabiri’s own journey to loving her hair. Emma Dabiri can tell you the first time she chemically straightened her hair. She can describe the smell, the atmosphere of the salon, and her mix of emotions when she saw her normally kinky tresses fall down her shoulders. For as long as Emma can remember, her hair has been a source of insecurity, shame, and—from strangers and family alike—discrimination. And she is not alone. Despite increasingly liberal world views, black hair continues to be erased, appropriated, and stigmatized to the point of taboo. Through her personal and historical journey, Dabiri gleans insights into the way racism is coded in society’s perception of black hair—and how it is often used as an avenue for discrimination. Dabiri takes us from pre-colonial Africa, through the Harlem Renaissance, and into today's Natural Hair Movement, exploring everything from women's solidarity and friendship, to the criminalization of dreadlocks, to the dubious provenance of Kim Kardashian's braids. Through the lens of hair texture, Dabiri leads us on a historical and cultural investigation of the global history of racism—and her own personal journey of self-love and finally, acceptance. Deeply researched and powerfully resonant, Twisted proves that far from being only hair, black hairstyling culture can be understood as an allegory for black oppression and, ultimately, liberation.

Author: Charlotte Byrd
Publisher: Byrd Book Llc
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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I have debts to pay and secrets to keep. When someone threatens my life, I crash into him: Jackson Ludlow The recluse billionaire of New York Once, he had everything a man could want. Then, he lost the only thing that he ever loved. So, he spent four years holed up in his mansion doing the only thing he knew how to do: make money. We are all wrong for each other. He’s cold, uninterested and demanding. I’m impatient and inexperienced. The only thing we have in common is that we both have secrets. And the closer we get, the more they threaten to destroy us. Praise for Charlotte Byrd's Black Edge “Decadent, delicious, & dangerously addictive!” - Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Titillation so masterfully woven, no reader can resist its pull. A MUST-BUY!” - Bobbi Koe, Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Captivating!” - Crystal Jones, Amazon Review ★★★★★ "Exciting, intense, sensual” - Rock, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ “Sexy, secretive, pulsating chemistry…” - Mrs. K, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ “Charlotte Byrd is a brilliant writer. I've read loads and I've laughed and cried. She writes a balanced book with brilliant characters. Well done!” -Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Fast-paced, dark, addictive, and compelling” - Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ “Hot, steamy, and a great storyline.” - Christine Reese ★★★★★ “My oh my....Charlotte has made me a fan for life.” - JJ, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ "The tension and chemistry is at five alarm level.” - Sharon, Amazon reviewer ★★★★★ “Hot, sexy, intriguing journey of Elli and Mr. Aiden Black. - Robin Langelier ★★★★★ “Wow. Just wow. Charlotte Byrd leaves me speechless and humble… It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. Once you pick it up, you won't put it down.” - Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Sexy, steamy and captivating!” - Charmaine, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ “ Intrigue, lust, and great characters...what more could you ask for?!” - Dragonfly Lady ★★★★★ “An awesome book. Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down.” - Kim F, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ “Just the absolute best story. Everything I like to read about and more. Such a great story I will read again and again. A keeper!!” - Wendy Ballard ★★★★★ “It had the perfect amount of twists and turns. I instantaneously bonded with the heroine and of course Mr. Black. YUM. It's sexy, it's sassy, it's steamy. It's everything.” - Khardine Gray, Bestselling Romance Author ★★★★★

Author: Penny Raile
Publisher: Walter Foster Publishing
ISBN: 1627889213
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 128

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With Tangled Up, now young adults and tweens can discover this innovative art form in a colorful, inspiring, and guided exploration through the world of tangling. After reviewing a few basic tools and materials, along with basic techniques and embellishments helpful for getting started, tweens will embark on a creative journey through a variety of prompts, patterns, and projects guided by talented artist and teacher Penny Raile. Featured subject matter includes tangling on and working unique patterns into flowers, fish, butterflies, peacocks and other animals. Aspiring artists will learn to create expressive, personalized art pieces relevant to their daily life, including illuminated letters, tangly tattoo art, and even tangled origami.

Author: Charlotte Byrd
Publisher: Byrd Book Llc
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 194

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After everything that we have been through, is this finally the end of us? Our life isn’t like other people’s. I crashed into his perfectly ordered world, changing everything. He took my innocence and I taught him that life is better outside the walls of his cloistered mansion. But then he came along. Parker Huntington is the man who stalked me, attacked me and kidnapped me. No one has heard from him for a while, and I thought that I was safe. But now he’s back with a vengeance. He will do anything to tear us apart. What happens if he succeeds?

Author: Justin Fenton
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
ISBN: 0593133684
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 353

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NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • The astonishing true story of “one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation” (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize–nominated reporter who exposed a gang of criminal cops and their yearslong plunder of an American city NOW AN HBO SERIES FROM THE WIRE CREATOR DAVID SIMON AND GEORGE PELECANOS “A work of journalism that not only chronicles the rise and fall of a corrupt police unit but can stand as the inevitable coda to the half-century of disaster that is the American drug war.”—David Simon Baltimore, 2015. Riots are erupting across the city as citizens demand justice for Freddie Gray, a twenty-five-year-old Black man who has died under suspicious circumstances while in police custody. Drug and violent crime are surging, and Baltimore will reach its highest murder count in more than two decades: 342 homicides in a single year, in a city of just 600,000 people. Facing pressure from the mayor’s office—as well as a federal investigation of the department over Gray’s death—Baltimore police commanders turn to a rank-and-file hero, Sergeant Wayne Jenkins, and his elite plainclothes unit, the Gun Trace Task Force, to help get guns and drugs off the street. But behind these new efforts, a criminal conspiracy of unprecedented scale was unfolding within the police department. Entrusted with fixing the city’s drug and gun crisis, Jenkins chose to exploit it instead. With other members of the empowered Gun Trace Task Force, Jenkins stole from Baltimore’s citizens—skimming from drug busts, pocketing thousands in cash found in private homes, and planting fake evidence to throw Internal Affairs off their scent. Their brazen crime spree would go unchecked for years. The results were countless wrongful convictions, the death of an innocent civilian, and the mysterious death of one cop who was shot in the head, killed just a day before he was scheduled to testify against the unit. In this urgent book, award-winning investigative journalist Justin Fenton distills hundreds of interviews, thousands of court documents, and countless hours of video footage to present the definitive account of the entire scandal. The result is an astounding, riveting feat of reportage about a rogue police unit, the city they held hostage, and the ongoing struggle between American law enforcement and the communities they are charged to serve.

Author: Charlotte Byrd
Publisher: Byrd Book Llc
ISBN: 1632251507
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 184

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He doesn’t belong here. He is tall, gorgeous and handsome and with a dark secret. Everyone in the country is looking for him and he’s hiding in my home. He’s my obsession and I’m his addiction. There’s a knock on my door. Time is running out. I have to make a choice. They are here…. Praise for Charlotte Byrd “BEST AUTHOR YET! Charlotte has done it again! There is a reason she is an amazing author and she continues to prove it! I was definitely not disappointed in this series!!” ★★★★★ “LOVE!!! I loved this book and the whole series!!! I just wish it didn't have to end. I am definitely a fan for life!!! ★★★★★ “Extremely captivating, sexy, steamy, intriguing, and intense!” ★★★★★ “Addictive and impossible to put down.” ★★★★★ “What a magnificent story from the 1st book through book 6 it never slowed down always surprising the reader in one way or the other. Nicholas and Olive's paths crossed in a most unorthodox way and that's how their story begins it's exhilarating with that nail biting suspense that keeps you riding on the edge the whole series. You'll love it!” ★★★★★ “What is Love Worth. This is a great epic ending to this series. Nicholas and Olive have a deep connection and the mystery surrounding the deaths of the people he is accused of murdering is to be read. Olive is one strong woman with deep convictions. The twists, angst, confusion is all put together to make this worthwhile read.” ★★★★★ “Fast-paced romantic suspense filled with twists and turns, danger, betrayal, and so much more.” ★★★★★ “Decadent, delicious, & dangerously addictive!” - Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Titillation so masterfully woven, no reader can resist its pull. A MUST-BUY!” - Bobbi Koe, Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Captivating!” - Crystal Jones, Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Sexy, secretive, pulsating chemistry…” - Mrs. K, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ “Charlotte Byrd is a brilliant writer. I've read loads and I've laughed and cried. She writes a balanced book with brilliant characters. Well done!” -Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Hot, steamy, and a great storyline.” - Christine Reese ★★★★★ “My oh my....Charlotte has made me a fan for life.” - JJ, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ “Wow. Just wow. Charlotte Byrd leaves me speechless and humble… It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. Once you pick it up, you won't put it down.” - Amazon Review ★★★★★ “ Intrigue, lust, and great characters...what more could you ask for?!” - Dragonfly Lady ★★★★★

Author: Charlotte Byrd
Publisher: Byrd Book Llc
ISBN: 1632251493
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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“Amazing. Scintillating. Drama times 10. Love and heartbreak. They say what you don’t know can’t hurt you, but that’s not true in this book.” (Goodreads) ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ From USA Today Bestselling author with over 1 million books comes a new addictive romance that you won’t be able to put down. Tyler used to be rich and powerful but he is now living a lie. He was convicted of murders he didn’t commit. When he escapes from prison, he comes to see me: his childhood friend. We haven't been in contact for years, but I never stopped thinking about him. At first, anger rushes through me. Why is he here? Who does he think he is? But then familiar feelings return. When I open my mouth to yell at him, our lips touch and I can't pull away. Tyler needs my help, but that means leaving everything about my normal life behind to become a fugitive. What happens if I don't have a choice? ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A second chance romance like no other!” (Goodreads) Praise for Charlotte Byrd “Extremely captivating, sexy, steamy, intriguing, and intense!” ★★★★★ “BEST AUTHOR YET! Charlotte has done it again! There is a reason she is an amazing author and she continues to prove it! I was definitely not disappointed in this series!!” ★★★★★ “LOVE!!! I loved this book and the whole series!!! I just wish it didn't have to end. I am definitely a fan for life!!! ★★★★★ “Addictive and impossible to put down.” ★★★★★ “What a magnificent story from the 1st book through book 6 it never slowed down always surprising the reader in one way or the other. Nicholas and Olive's paths crossed in a most unorthodox way and that's how their story begins it's exhilarating with that nail biting suspense that keeps you riding on the edge the whole series. You'll love it!” ★★★★★ “What is Love Worth. This is a great epic ending to this series. Nicholas and Olive have a deep connection and the mystery surrounding the deaths of the people he is accused of murdering is to be read. Olive is one strong woman with deep convictions. The twists, angst, confusion is all put together to make this worthwhile read.” ★★★★★ “Fast-paced romantic suspense filled with twists and turns, danger, betrayal, and so much more.” ★★★★★ “Decadent, delicious, & dangerously addictive!” - Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Titillation so masterfully woven, no reader can resist its pull. A MUST-BUY!” - Bobbi Koe, Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Captivating!” - Crystal Jones, Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Sexy, secretive, pulsating chemistry…” - Mrs. K, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ “Charlotte Byrd is a brilliant writer. I've read loads and I've laughed and cried. She writes a balanced book with brilliant characters. Well done!” -Amazon Review ★★★★★ “Hot, steamy, and a great storyline.” - Christine Reese ★★★★★ “My oh my....Charlotte has made me a fan for life.” - JJ, Amazon Reviewer ★★★★★ “Wow. Just wow. Charlotte Byrd leaves me speechless and humble… It definitely kept me on the edge of my seat. Once you pick it up, you won't put it down.” - Amazon Review ★★★★★ “ Intrigue, lust, and great characters...what more could you ask for?!” - Dragonfly Lady ★★★★★

Author: Charlotte Byrd
Publisher: Byrd Book Llc
ISBN: 1632250802
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 178

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There was a time when my debt was the only link we had. There was a time when I couldn’t tell him how much I loved him and he couldn’t tell me. There was a time when I thought I could never have enough money. Now, everything is different. Nicholas Crawford is a stranger who is becoming more strange with every moment. I used to think I could make a life with him, but now I’m not so sure. We have been through too much. But then he takes a step closer. Then he whispers something into my ear. Then presses his lips to my mouth. Suddenly, everything that was wrong starts to feel so right… Read the EPIC Conclusion to the addictive TELL ME series by bestselling author Charlotte Byrd. _____________________________________________ What readers are saying about Charlotte Byrd: "Extremely captivating, sexy, steamy, intriguing, and intense!” ★★★★★ "Addictive and impossible to put down.” ★★★★★ “I can’t get enough of the turmoil, lust, love, drama and secrets!” ★★★★★ “Fast-paced romantic suspense filled twists and turns, danger, betrayal and so much more.” ★★★★★ “Decadent, delicious, & dangerously addictive!” ★★★★★ _____________________________________________ *Beware of spoilers in the reviews below that are without spoiler alerts.*