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Download or read book People and Folks written by John Hagedorn and published by Lakeview. This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This expanded edition offers provocative new insights into race and class, challenging accepted theories with fresh data from one of the most extensive studies ever undertaken of street gangs in a single city. The author questions prevailing assumptions about gang violence, drug use, and the cultural differences between the inner-city "underclass" and the suburban middle classes. He explores the nature of gender for both male and female gang members and examines the differences between male and female gangs.
Book Synopsis For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too by : Christopher Emdin
Download or read book For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood... and the Rest of Y'all Too written by Christopher Emdin and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2017-01-03 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Best Seller "Essential reading for all adults who work with black and brown young people...Filled with exceptional intellectual sophistication and necessary wisdom for the future of education."—Imani Perry, National Book Award Winner author of South To America An award-winning educator offers a much-needed antidote to traditional top-down pedagogy and promises to radically reframe the landscape of urban education for the better Drawing on his own experience of feeling undervalued and invisible in classrooms as a young man of color, Dr. Christopher Emdin has merged his experiences with more than a decade of teaching and researching in urban America. He takes to task the perception of urban youth of color as unteachable, and he challenges educators to embrace and respect each student’s culture and to reimagine the classroom as a site where roles are reversed and students become the experts in their own learning. Putting forth his theory of Reality Pedagogy, Emdin provides practical tools to unleash the brilliance and eagerness of youth and educators alike—both of whom have been typecast and stymied by outdated modes of thinking about urban education. With this fresh and engaging new pedagogical vision, Emdin demonstrates the importance of creating a family structure and building communities within the classroom, using culturally relevant strategies like hip-hop music and call-and-response, and connecting the experiences of urban youth to indigenous populations globally. Merging real stories with theory, research, and practice, Emdin demonstrates how by implementing the “Seven Cs” of reality pedagogy in their own classrooms, urban youth of color benefit from truly transformative education.
Download or read book The Folks written by Ruth Suckow and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 1992-02 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here is an introspective, poignant portrait of an American family during a time of sweeping changes. Now nearly sixty years after it first appeared, Suckow's finest work still displays a thorough realism in its characters' actions and aspirations; the uneasy compromises they are forced to make still ring true. Suckow's talent for retrospective analysis comes to life as she examines her own people—Iowans, descendants of early settlers—through the lives of the Ferguson family, living in the fictional small town of Belmond, Iowa. Using her gift of creating three-dimensional, living characters, Suckow focuses on personal differences within the family and each member's separate struggle to make sense of past and present, to confront a pervasive sense of loss as a way of life disappears.
Book Synopsis The 10 Principles of Wealth for Black People and Other Folks Too! by : Al Perkins
Download or read book The 10 Principles of Wealth for Black People and Other Folks Too! written by Al Perkins and published by Urban Media Publishing Incorporated. This book was released on 2004-09 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A story told: From the streets of one of the toughest places in America to the halls of the Pentagon, and Wall Street, a story of one man's journey to wealth. Along the way the author learned life lessons and powerful principles that took him from rags to riches. A riveting insight into how people like Thomas Edison, Nelson Mandela, Anthony Robins, Bill Gates, P. Diddy, T.D. Jakes, and Oprah Winfrey all have drawn upon Universal Wealth Principles to overcome obstacles taking them to amazing heights of success and unmatched wealth. The author tells how he used these same principles to achieve wealth, and happiness. In less than one year he acquired 46 single family homes. Working with these principles he landed millions of dollars in contracts, partnered with Fortune 100 companies, and founded several businesses. Most importantly, he gives easy steps that you can follow to achieve the same results. The book is an easy read and provides techniques that are simple to learn and provide results - fast! Before reading the book, you're asked to check your stuff at the door. Your age, race, religion, creed, sex, color, and economic status aren't important here. Anyone can use The Principles to take them where they want to go. So can you. It doesn't matter, if you make $1.50 an hour or $1,000,000 plus a year, these principles apply. "The 10 Principles of Wealth for Black Folks and Other People Too!" - Gives time tested techniques on how to make money, save money, invest money, overcome fear, and get what you really want. - Gives two very special gifts that we all possess, yet rarely use. - Shows how success leaves clues. They're all around. Find them, and you unlock the doors to riches andhappiness. - Gives a compelling alternative for change within the minority community or any community. - Takes an insightful look at the debate within the Black Community spearheaded by Bill Cosby over education, personal and community responsibility. - Challenges the prevalent thought within the community to grow up and get an education, and then a good job, and asks is that enough. - Provides clear steps and an action plan to get what you really want and desire. - Challenges you to find your life's purpose. - Shows you how to give great value so that in return you can receive great value. - Shows you how much money you really have left in "Life's Bank." "The 10 Principles of Wealth are simple. You can use them to immediately turn your situation around. If you are sick and tired of being sick and tired because you can't make this month's car payment or your bills are stacking up like Mount Everest, keep reading. People with money have used these rules and techniques virtually throughout time to create wealth, passing it on for generations. You can do the same - not someday - but today." The book goes far beyond, just how to make money. Here's the author's take on: "Reverend Al Sharpton" "Armstrong" On the media On Justice Clarence Thomas "Reverend T. D. Jakes" On people of the cloth On love, faith, and sex On prayer About trying, "Bill Cosby, Johnny Cochran, Bill Gates, Warren Buffet, Frederick Price, and Aretha Franklin don't try .... Is it luck or just a coincidence that these folks don't try - they just are? Could it be that by either design or accident they've found out why they're here?" On Wynton Marsalis On Magic Johnson and Earl Graves On P.Diddy On building a better place Findout three reasons why people like Denzel Washington, Montel Williams, Bryant Gumble, Mike Wilborn, Judge Glenda Hatchett, Angela Bassett, Tom Joiner, Hank Aaron, Maya Angelou and many others make it to the top. "The 10 Principles of Wealth for Black Folks and Other People Too!" is powerful. It's packed with clear illustrations and examples on how to make money and create wealth. But it's much more than a book about making money, it's a wake-up call to the community and it speaks directly to your soul.
Book Synopsis Folks, This Ain't Normal by : Joel Salatin
Download or read book Folks, This Ain't Normal written by Joel Salatin and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From farmer Joel Salatin's point of view, life in the 21st century just ain't normal. In FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL, he discusses how far removed we are from the simple, sustainable joy that comes from living close to the land and the people we love. Salatin has many thoughts on what normal is and shares practical and philosophical ideas for changing our lives in small ways that have big impact. Salatin, hailed by the New York Times as "Virginia's most multifaceted agrarian since Thomas Jefferson [and] the high priest of the pasture" and profiled in the Academy Award nominated documentary Food, Inc. and the bestselling book The Omnivore's Dilemma, understands what food should be: Wholesome, seasonal, raised naturally, procured locally, prepared lovingly, and eaten with a profound reverence for the circle of life. And his message doesn't stop there. From child-rearing, to creating quality family time, to respecting the environment, Salatin writes with a wicked sense of humor and true storyteller's knack for the revealing anecdote. Salatin's crucial message and distinctive voice--practical, provocative, scientific, and down-home philosophical in equal measure--make FOLKS, THIS AIN'T NORMAL a must-read book.
Book Synopsis White Folks by : Timothy J. Lensmire
Download or read book White Folks written by Timothy J. Lensmire and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-06-09 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments -- The Forethought -- 1 How I Became White While Punching de Tar Baby -- 2 We Learned the Wrong Things and Went Underground -- 3 We Use Racial Others ... -- 4 ... And Hope and Stumble -- The Afterthought -- Methodological Appendix -- References -- Index.
Book Synopsis From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend by : Priscilla Murolo
Download or read book From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend written by Priscilla Murolo and published by The New Press. This book was released on 2018-08-28 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Newly updated: “An enjoyable introduction to American working-class history.” —The American Prospect Praised for its “impressive even-handedness”, From the Folks Who Brought You the Weekend has set the standard for viewing American history through the prism of working people (Publishers Weekly, starred review). From indentured servants and slaves in seventeenth-century Chesapeake to high-tech workers in contemporary Silicon Valley, the book “[puts] a human face on the people, places, events, and social conditions that have shaped the evolution of organized labor”, enlivened by illustrations from the celebrated comics journalist Joe Sacco (Library Journal). Now, the authors have added a wealth of fresh analysis of labor’s role in American life, with new material on sex workers, disability issues, labor’s relation to the global justice movement and the immigrants’ rights movement, the 2005 split in the AFL-CIO and the movement civil wars that followed, and the crucial emergence of worker centers and their relationships to unions. With two entirely new chapters—one on global developments such as offshoring and a second on the 2016 election and unions’ relationships to Trump—this is an “extraordinarily fine addition to U.S. history [that] could become an evergreen . . . comparable to Howard Zinn’s award-winning A People’s History of the United States” (Publishers Weekly). “A marvelously informed, carefully crafted, far-ranging history of working people.” —Noam Chomsky
Book Synopsis Critical Social Theory in the Interests of Black Folks by : Lucius T. Outlaw
Download or read book Critical Social Theory in the Interests of Black Folks written by Lucius T. Outlaw and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2005-09-15 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining the situations of African Americans in the U.S.A., Lucius Outlaw's essays illustrate over twenty years of work dedicated to articulating a 'critical theory of society' that would account for issues and limiting-factors affecting African-descended peoples in the U.S. Attempting to put politics aside, Outlaw writes from a non-partisan standpoint, in the hopes that the issues he raises in his essays will inspire improvement for the well-bring of African Americans and will also strengthen America's democracy. Outlaw envisions a democratic order that is not built upon racist projections of the past. Instead, he seeks in these essays a transformative social theory that would help create a truly democratic social order.
Book Synopsis You Too, Can Have, The Fruits of Life! Without "White Folks" BS (Business Suckins) by : Thomas Gist
Download or read book You Too, Can Have, The Fruits of Life! Without "White Folks" BS (Business Suckins) written by Thomas Gist and published by Thomas Gist. This book was released on 2006 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Some White Folks by : Jennifer Chudy
Download or read book Some White Folks written by Jennifer Chudy and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2024-07-31 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pioneering exploration of the unexamined roots and effect of racial sympathy within American politics. There is racial inequality in America, and some people are distressed over it while others are not. This is a book about white people who feel that distress. For decades, political scientists have studied the effects of white racial prejudice, but Jennifer Chudy shows that white racial sympathy for Black Americans’ suffering is also a potent force in modern American politics. Grounded in the history of Black-white relations in America, racial sympathy is unique. It is not equivalent to a low level of racial prejudice or sympathy for other marginalized groups. Some White Folks reveals how racial sympathy shapes a significant number of white Americans’ opinions on policy areas ranging from the social welfare state to the criminal justice system. Under certain circumstances, it can also spur action—although effects on political behavior are weaker and less consistent, for reasons Chudy examines. Drawing on diverse quantitative and qualitative evidence and integrating insights from multiple disciplines, Chudy explores the origins, importance, and complexity of racial sympathy, as well as the practical implications for political and movement leaders. A companion to the rich literature on prejudice, Some White Folks demonstrates the multifaceted role of race in American politics and public opinion.
Book Synopsis The Liberation of Folks Bell by : Peyton Eli Bell III
Download or read book The Liberation of Folks Bell written by Peyton Eli Bell III and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2012-03-05 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Folks Bell , is an Astronomer who was content in life with just admiring the beauty and wonder of the far off cosmos. Raised in Philadelphia pa. by Dr. Sala C. Bright , a brilliant professor and archeologist who once worked in the top secrect research department at Area 51 for fifhteen years , who taught Folks everything he knew except for one dark secrect about his future. Folks is destined to save the world from the most diabolical scientist to ever walk the earth! Raul Testo , a once great scientist who felt that life cheated him , is now hell bent on destroying the earth with his "Earthquake Machine". Folks is all of a sudden thrown into a race against time to stop Testo from his "World destruction plan". Along the way Folks meets several allies who seem to already have a clear understanding of who and what Folks Bell and his destiny are. Folks , who was chosen by 24 elite human beings to save tha world was predestined to take on this mission , which very well may cause the destruction of his own life. Along the journey Folks stuggles to fight Testo every step of the way , while he learns more and more about his own destiny. The more Folks learns about his destiny , the more he is content to take on the mission! With help from Valhalla , a woman who is as dangerous as she is beautiful , and Zig-Zag , a former gang member , who seeks his own forgiveness in life. The three vow to stop Testo at any cost. Things heat up as Folks Bell wonders if the people who are helping him are the same people out to destroy him. With not knowing who to trust , Folks grows closer to Valhalla and Zig-Zag , who also have not been honest about who they are! Folks' hatred for Testo grows at each terroristic act that Testo performs. Will Folks Bell perish in destruction? Will the people who claim to be true to him prove so? Will Raul Testo destroy the world with his "Earthquake Machine"? Will good prevail over evil , or will the tyranny of evil destroy the world , and all in it? With a ground shattering climax that ends in a Philadelphia skyscraper , who will be the victor?
Download or read book Hill Folks written by Brooks Blevins and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003-04-03 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ozark region, located in northern Arkansas and southern Missouri, has long been the domain of the folklorist and the travel writer--a circumstance that has helped shroud its history in stereotype and misunderstanding. With Hill Folks, Brooks Blevins offers the first in-depth historical treatment of the Arkansas Ozarks. He traces the region's history from the early nineteenth century through the end of the twentieth century and, in the process, examines the creation and perpetuation of conflicting images of the area, mostly by non-Ozarkers. Covering a wide range of Ozark social life, Blevins examines the development of agriculture, the rise and fall of extractive industries, the settlement of the countryside and the decline of rural communities, in- and out-migration, and the emergence of the tourist industry in the region. His richly textured account demonstrates that the Arkansas Ozark region has never been as monolithic or homogenous as its chroniclers have suggested. From the earliest days of white settlement, Blevins says, distinct subregions within the area have followed their own unique patterns of historical and socioeconomic development. Hill Folks sketches a portrait of a place far more nuanced than the timeless arcadia pictured on travel brochures or the backward and deliberately unprogressive region depicted in stereotype.
Book Synopsis Shhh, Grown Folks Is Talking by : Jacquinita A. Rose
Download or read book Shhh, Grown Folks Is Talking written by Jacquinita A. Rose and published by Grown Folks' Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I am “Mom” because of my nurturing parents -- My Grandparents, Leroy and Roberta. I wanted my children to realize that I didn’t start life at 40. The knowledge of how to fairly delegate chores and to regulate video game usage did not happen by osmosis. For my sake and theirs, my children needed to know their family history. So, why not begin with me. As a kid and a teenager, I marveled at how Grandma and Grandpa, although not “proper” English speakers, had a way of explaining things. So, any words from their lips were right and true. Nestled comfortably beneath the sofa, I relished every word. From my world view, as a child, there existed two categories: Grandma and Grandpa and then everybody else. Learn how I fought my way through adolescence, the pains of fitting in and cynicism, with the help and love of my grandparents and some well-organized mischief.
Book Synopsis Kind Folks Finish First by : Sam Jacobs
Download or read book Kind Folks Finish First written by Sam Jacobs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You don't have to be ruthless to get ahead—kindness will get you there faster From the CEO of the Pavilion community, Sam Jacobs, Kind Folks Finish First weaves practical business lessons with fresh perspectives on how you can achieve success. The ideas in this book are backed by the author's personal experience building a nearly $200-million business rooted in kindness, reciprocity, and deeply held values. More than that, they're proven principles that have helped thousands reach their goals in every arena. In business, we've been told to never leave money on the table. Don't split the difference. You need to be ruthless in order to make it to the top. Kind Folks Finish First shows you that isn't the only path. Being a good person and earning money aren't mutually exclusive. Helping others isn’t a sacrifice; it's a long-term strategy that can spur your success if only you're willing to take the exit ramp, reset your destination, and fuel your future with generosity. Walk through a proven process to discover what you really stand for Learn how to assume control of your life and how to leverage reciprocity to drive professional success. Align your personal life with your professional life Unlock your highest potential to create true happiness Anyone looking for a kinder, gentler, more values-driven and authentic way to succeed will love this book. The secret is finally getting out—kind people really do get ahead faster.
Book Synopsis Super Shorts and Romantic Folks by : Nick Shaw
Download or read book Super Shorts and Romantic Folks written by Nick Shaw and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02-13 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this second volume of short stories by Nick Shaw, experience some of his earliest works. Two poets have also contributed material, Patti Davis and Kimberly McKee. Brent Graettinger was a consultant on certain elements. The combined talents of these four people provide a more broad-based and complete reading experience. Stories from small towns, tales of redemption and visions of love gone wrong and right. Pain, anguish, joy, hardship and the indomitable human spirit. Feel the fear...and sleep with one eye open.
Book Synopsis Encourage Yourself and Other Folks by : Delene Williams
Download or read book Encourage Yourself and Other Folks written by Delene Williams and published by Author House. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I pray that this book will help you to encourage yourself and others. I know sometimes it can be hard to encourage someone every day. There will be days when you don't have the strength to encourage yourself. Trust me, I know because I fight with it every day. No one is perfect, and we all have flaws. However, if you give it all to the Lord, you will make it through every day for the rest of your life. Now the fight is not going to be easy because you will have to deal with all different kinds of people. Just like my book says, you will deal with liars, cheaters, thieves, and much more daily. Trust in God in all you do, and he will make a way out of no way.
Book Synopsis Taking Care of Our Folks by : Deborah Y. Liggan MD
Download or read book Taking Care of Our Folks written by Deborah Y. Liggan MD and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the growing concern over healthcare in America, studies show that elderly African- Americans often come out on the losing end of the system due to lack of health insurance. Because of this growing population, taking care of elderly patients in the African-American community has become the responsibility of their family. If you're facing such a situation, your questions may be many and your answers few. Taking Care of Our Folks is a definitive guide to caring for your elderly relatives. Drawing on comprehensive and detailed research, this essential resource aims to ensure that elderly African-Americans receive culturally competent healthcare and live more productive, independent, and pain-free lives. Deborah Y. Liggan, MD, discusses the major health issues and offers case studies of how each illness affects this ethnic group. She offers up-to-date information on nutrition, pharmacology, technological advances, and self-help for each disease. Topics focus specifically on elderly African-Americans and include: Neurology of aging Cardiovascular problems Mental health and aging Approach to gastrointestinal problems Prominent cancers With clear and concise language, Taking Care of Our Folks will serve as an invaluable tool for caregivers and aging patients alike. Take the first step to competent and compassionate caregiving today!
