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Protect Your People

How Ordinary Families Are Using Participatory Defense to Challenge Mass Incarceration

by Raj Jayadev ...

Narrated by Amir Abdullah ...

Unabridged

5 hours 7 min

The courthouse is an important part of every story of mass incarceration in America and, too often, it is a place of powerlessness for those facing criminal charges, their families, and their communities. But the courthouse can also be an important site of resistance, a place where Americans affected by incarceration can become agents of change—even though they are not lawyers or judges. Writing ... Read more

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The courthouse is an important part of every story of mass incarceration in America and, too often, it is a place of powerlessness for those facing criminal charges, their families, and their communities. But the courthouse can also be an important site of resistance, a place where Americans affected by incarceration can become agents of change—even though they are not lawyers or judges. Writing
... Read more
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Sexism

The Persistent Struggle for Gender Equality Across the World

by Marcus Kline ...

Narrated by Sarah Donovan ...

Unabridged

3 hours 7 min

Sexism, a deeply entrenched social issue, has been pervasive throughout human history, shaping the experiences of individuals and communities across the globe. At its core, sexism refers to the belief that one gender is superior to another, typically manifesting in the unequal treatment and opportunities given to individuals based on their gender. While this issue affects all genders, it is most ... Read more

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Sexism, a deeply entrenched social issue, has been pervasive throughout human history, shaping the experiences of individuals and communities across the globe. At its core, sexism refers to the belief that one gender is superior to another, typically manifesting in the unequal treatment and opportunities given to individuals based on their gender. While this issue affects all genders, it is most
... Read more
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The Black and the Blue

A Cop Reveals the Crimes, Racism, and Injustice in America¿s Law Enforcement

by Matthew Horace, Ron Harris ...

Narrated by Matthew Horace ...

Unabridged

9 hours 29 min

During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. Yet it was not until seven years into his service- when Horace found himself face down on the ground ... Read more

$27.99 USD

During his 28-year career, Matthew Horace rose through the ranks from a police officer working the beat to a federal agent working criminal cases in some of the toughest communities in America to a highly decorated federal law enforcement executive managing high-profile investigations nationwide. Yet it was not until seven years into his service- when Horace found himself face down on the ground
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Faces at the Bottom of the Well

The Permanence of Racism

by Derrick Bell ...

Narrated by Brad Raymond ...

Unabridged

8 hours 22 min

The groundbreaking work on American racism and the struggle for racial justice“Eerily prophetic, almost haunting, and yet at the same time oddly reassuring.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowIn Faces at the Bottom of the Well, civil rights activist and legal scholar Derrick Bell uses allegory and historical example—including the classic story "The Space Traders"—to argue that racism ... Read more

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The groundbreaking work on American racism and the struggle for racial justice“Eerily prophetic, almost haunting, and yet at the same time oddly reassuring.” —Michelle Alexander, author of The New Jim CrowIn Faces at the Bottom of the Well, civil rights activist and legal scholar Derrick Bell uses allegory and historical example—including the classic story "The Space Traders"—to argue that racism
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Beyond Innocence

The Life Sentence of Darryl Hunt

by Phoebe Zerwick ...

Narrated by Sean Crisden ...

Unabridged

9 hours 3 min

In June 1985, a young Black man named Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the community believed him innocent and crusaded for his release. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts of his attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by Phoebe Zerwick in the Winston-Salem Journal led ... Read more

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In June 1985, a young Black man named Darryl Hunt was falsely convicted and sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of a white copyeditor at the local paper. Many in the community believed him innocent and crusaded for his release. Finally, in 2003, the tireless efforts of his attorney combined with an award-winning series of articles by Phoebe Zerwick in the Winston-Salem Journal led
... Read more
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The Color of Money

Black Banks and the Racial Wealth Gap

by Mehrsa Baradaran ...

Narrated by Lisa Reneé Pitts ...

Unabridged

15 hours 10 min

When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of the United States’ total wealth. More than 150 years later, that number has barely budged. The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the black community: black banks.The catch-22 of black banking is that the very ... Read more

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When the Emancipation Proclamation was signed in 1863, the black community owned less than one percent of the United States’ total wealth. More than 150 years later, that number has barely budged. The Color of Money pursues the persistence of this racial wealth gap by focusing on the generators of wealth in the black community: black banks.The catch-22 of black banking is that the very
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He Calls Me By Lightning

The Life of Caliph Washington and the Forgotten Saga of Jim Crow, Southern Justice, and the Death Penalty

by S. Jonathan Bass ...

Narrated by Mirron Willis ...

Unabridged

13 hours 40 min

Caliph Washington's life was never supposed to matter. As a black teenager from the vice-ridden city of Bessemer, Alabama, Washington was wrongfully convicted of killing an Alabama policeman in 1957. Sentenced to death, he came within minutes of the electric chair—nearly a dozen times. A Kafka-esque legal odyssey in which Washington's original conviction was overturned three times before he was ... Read more

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Caliph Washington's life was never supposed to matter. As a black teenager from the vice-ridden city of Bessemer, Alabama, Washington was wrongfully convicted of killing an Alabama policeman in 1957. Sentenced to death, he came within minutes of the electric chair—nearly a dozen times. A Kafka-esque legal odyssey in which Washington's original conviction was overturned three times before he was
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Crook County

Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court

by Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve ...

Narrated by Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve ...

Unabridged

10 hours 11 min

Americans are slowly waking up to the dire effects of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities of color. Crook County bursts open the courthouse doors to reveal a world of punishment determined by race, not offense.Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve spent ten years working in and investigating the largest criminal courthouse in ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Americans are slowly waking up to the dire effects of racial profiling, police brutality, and mass incarceration, especially in disadvantaged neighborhoods and communities of color. Crook County bursts open the courthouse doors to reveal a world of punishment determined by race, not offense.Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve spent ten years working in and investigating the largest criminal courthouse in
... Read more
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La gâchette facile

by Hassan Ben Mahomed ...

Narrated by Isidore Amos ...

Unabridged

6 hours 54 min

A 17 ans, lors d un banal contrôle de police, Lahouari Ben Mohamed est assassiné à bout portant par l un des agents. « - « Monsieur, nous avons des hommes à nous à la prison des Baumettes où est incarcéré l assassin de votre fils. Si vous le souhaitez, monsieur, ce soir il est mort. Nous vous rendrons justice. - « Non, je ne veux pas. La Justice fera son travail. » Verdict : 10 mois d ... Read more

$17.99 USD

A 17 ans, lors d un banal contrôle de police, Lahouari Ben Mohamed est assassiné à bout portant par l un des agents. « - « Monsieur, nous avons des hommes à nous à la prison des Baumettes où est incarcéré l assassin de votre fils. Si vous le souhaitez, monsieur, ce soir il est mort. Nous vous rendrons justice. - « Non, je ne veux pas. La Justice fera son travail. » Verdict : 10 mois d
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Policing the Second Amendment

Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race

by Jennifer Carlson ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 6 min

The United States is steeped in debates about guns. As discussions rage on, one issue has been overlooked—Americans who support gun control turn to the police as enforcers of their preferred policies, but the police themselves disproportionately support gun rights over gun control. How does this perspective shape what is considered lawful force? Who can engage in violence and who is punished for ... Read more

$25.99 USD

The United States is steeped in debates about guns. As discussions rage on, one issue has been overlooked—Americans who support gun control turn to the police as enforcers of their preferred policies, but the police themselves disproportionately support gun rights over gun control. How does this perspective shape what is considered lawful force? Who can engage in violence and who is punished for
... Read more
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What if I Say the Wrong Thing?

by Verna Myers ...

Unabridged

4 hours 20 min

The book is a perfect handbook for anyone who is looking to develop the habits of culturally effective people. In this handy reference, you'll find answers to questions about all types of diversity issues and tips about how to practice culturally effective habits. And with the variety of suggested follow-ups and actions contained within it, you will better know how to handle your own situations. ... Read more

$14.95 USD

The book is a perfect handbook for anyone who is looking to develop the habits of culturally effective people. In this handy reference, you'll find answers to questions about all types of diversity issues and tips about how to practice culturally effective habits. And with the variety of suggested follow-ups and actions contained within it, you will better know how to handle your own situations.
... Read more
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In Their Names

The Untold Story of Victims' Rights, Mass Incarceration, and the Future of Public Safety

by Lenore Anderson ...

Narrated by Misty Monroe ...

Unabridged

10 hours 50 min

When twenty-six-year-old recent college graduate Aswad Thomas was days away from starting a professional basketball career in 2009, he was shot twice while buying juice at a convenience store. The trauma left him in excruciating pain, with mounting medical debt, and struggling to cope with deep anxiety and fear. That was the same year the national incarceration rate peaked. Yet, despite thousands ... Read more

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When twenty-six-year-old recent college graduate Aswad Thomas was days away from starting a professional basketball career in 2009, he was shot twice while buying juice at a convenience store. The trauma left him in excruciating pain, with mounting medical debt, and struggling to cope with deep anxiety and fear. That was the same year the national incarceration rate peaked. Yet, despite thousands
... Read more
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The Worst Thing We've Ever Done

One Juror's Reckoning With Racial Injustice

by Carol Menaker ...

Narrated by Nan McNamara ...

Unabridged

4 hours 45 min

In May of 1976, twenty-four-year-old Carol Menaker was impaneled with eleven others on a jury in the trial of Freddy Burton, a young Black prison inmate charged with the grisly murders of two white wardens inside Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison. After being sequestered for twenty-one days, the jury voted to convict Mr. Burton, who was then sentenced to life in prison without parole.For more than ... Read more

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In May of 1976, twenty-four-year-old Carol Menaker was impaneled with eleven others on a jury in the trial of Freddy Burton, a young Black prison inmate charged with the grisly murders of two white wardens inside Philadelphia's Holmesburg Prison. After being sequestered for twenty-one days, the jury voted to convict Mr. Burton, who was then sentenced to life in prison without parole.For more than
... Read more
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White Lawyer Black Power

A Memoir of Civil Rights Activism in the Deep South

by Donald A. Jelinek ...

Narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright ...

Unabridged

11 hours 7 min

Inspired by a colleague's involvement in the Mississippi Summer Project of 1964, Wall Street attorney Donald A. Jelinek traveled to the Deep South to volunteer as a civil rights lawyer during his three-week summer vacation in 1965. He stayed for three years.In White Lawyer, Black Power, Jelinek recounts the battles he fought in defense of militant civil rights activists and rural African Americans ... Read more

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Inspired by a colleague's involvement in the Mississippi Summer Project of 1964, Wall Street attorney Donald A. Jelinek traveled to the Deep South to volunteer as a civil rights lawyer during his three-week summer vacation in 1965. He stayed for three years.In White Lawyer, Black Power, Jelinek recounts the battles he fought in defense of militant civil rights activists and rural African Americans
... Read more
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Chokehold

Policing Black Men

by Paul Butler ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

8 hours 53 min

Nominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)A 2017 Washington Post Notable BookA Kirkus Best Book of 2017“Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom of his early thesis: The justice system does not work for blacks, particularly black men.”—The Wash... ... Read more

$35.99 USD

Nominated for the 49th NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work (Nonfiction)A 2017 Washington Post Notable BookA Kirkus Best Book of 2017“Butler has hit his stride. This is a meditation, a sonnet, a legal brief, a poetry slam and a dissertation that represents the full bloom of his early thesis: The justice system does not work for blacks, particularly black men.”—The Wash...
... Read more
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Fighting Time

by Amy Banks, Isaac Knapper ...

Narrated by Beresford Bennett, Christina Moore ...

Unabridged

8 hours 27 min

Unaware of the danger lurking on the periphery of the French Quarter, Drs. Ronald Banks and John Hakola made a tragic decision on the evening of April 29, 1979, to walk several blocks from the historic district to the Hyatt Regency. Inchesfrom the safety of their hotel, they were accosted by two young men—a scuffle ensued, a shot was fired, and Dr. Banks lay dead on the sidewalk. Fighting Time is ... Read more

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Unaware of the danger lurking on the periphery of the French Quarter, Drs. Ronald Banks and John Hakola made a tragic decision on the evening of April 29, 1979, to walk several blocks from the historic district to the Hyatt Regency. Inchesfrom the safety of their hotel, they were accosted by two young men—a scuffle ensued, a shot was fired, and Dr. Banks lay dead on the sidewalk. Fighting Time is
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And Yet They Persisted

How American Women Won the Right to Vote

by Johanna Neuman ...

Narrated by Tanya Eby ...

Unabridged

10 hours 25 min

In this sweeping history, author Johanna Neuman demonstrates that American women defeated the male patriarchy only after they convinced men that it was in their interests to share political power. Reintegrating the long struggle for the women's suffrage into the metanarrative of US history, Dr. Neuman sheds new light on such questions as:● Why it took so long to achieve equal voting rights for ... Read more

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In this sweeping history, author Johanna Neuman demonstrates that American women defeated the male patriarchy only after they convinced men that it was in their interests to share political power. Reintegrating the long struggle for the women's suffrage into the metanarrative of US history, Dr. Neuman sheds new light on such questions as:● Why it took so long to achieve equal voting rights for
... Read more
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At America's Gates

Chinese Immigration during the Exclusion Era, 1882-1943

by Erika Lee ...

Narrated by Emily Woo Zeller ...

Unabridged

9 hours 32 min

With the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese laborers became the first group in American history to be excluded from the United States on the basis of their race and class. This landmark law changed the course of U.S. immigration history, but we know little about its consequences for the Chinese in America or for the United States as a nation of immigrants.At America's Gates is the first book ... Read more

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With the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, Chinese laborers became the first group in American history to be excluded from the United States on the basis of their race and class. This landmark law changed the course of U.S. immigration history, but we know little about its consequences for the Chinese in America or for the United States as a nation of immigrants.At America's Gates is the first book
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Godless Citizens in a Godly Republic

Atheists in American Public Life

by R. Laurence Moore, Isaac Kramnick ...

Narrated by Matthew Boston ...

Unabridged

9 hours 2 min

From colonial times into the twentieth century, our laws and court cases ignored atheism, assuming that all good Americans were religious. Americans came to associate atheism with radical social philosophies that advocated violence—especially anarchism and communism. Avowed nonbelievers were derided, even the famous patriot Thomas Paine. Only in the twentieth century, with the passage of laws ... Read more

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From colonial times into the twentieth century, our laws and court cases ignored atheism, assuming that all good Americans were religious. Americans came to associate atheism with radical social philosophies that advocated violence—especially anarchism and communism. Avowed nonbelievers were derided, even the famous patriot Thomas Paine. Only in the twentieth century, with the passage of laws
... Read more
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The Affirmative Action Puzzle

A Living History from Reconstruction to Today

by Melvin I. Urofsky ...

Narrated by Dan Woren ...

Unabridged

21 hours 36 min

A rich, multifaceted history of affirmative action from the Civil Rights Act of 1866 through today’s tumultuous timesFrom acclaimed legal historian, author of a biography of Louis Brandeis (“Remarkable” —Anthony Lewis, The New York Review of Books, “Definitive”—Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic) and Dissent and the Supreme Court (“Riveting”—Dahlia Lithwick, The New York Times Book Review), a history ... Read more

$30.00 USD

A rich, multifaceted history of affirmative action from the Civil Rights Act of 1866 through today’s tumultuous timesFrom acclaimed legal historian, author of a biography of Louis Brandeis (“Remarkable” —Anthony Lewis, The New York Review of Books, “Definitive”—Jeffrey Rosen, The New Republic) and Dissent and the Supreme Court (“Riveting”—Dahlia Lithwick, The New York Times Book Review), a history
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Women and Leadership

by Deborah L. Rhode ...

Narrated by Jo Anna Perrin ...

Unabridged

5 hours 45 min

In Women and Leadership, the eminent legal scholar Deborah L. Rhode focuses on women's underrepresentation in leadership roles and asks why it persists and what we can do about it. Although organizations generally stand to gain from increasing gender equity in leadership, women's underrepresentation is persistent and pervasive. Rhode explores the reasons, including women's family roles, ... Read more

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In Women and Leadership, the eminent legal scholar Deborah L. Rhode focuses on women's underrepresentation in leadership roles and asks why it persists and what we can do about it. Although organizations generally stand to gain from increasing gender equity in leadership, women's underrepresentation is persistent and pervasive. Rhode explores the reasons, including women's family roles,
... Read more
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How to Fight Anti-Semitism

by Bari Weiss ...

Narrated by Bari Weiss ...

Unabridged

5 hours 50 min

**WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • BARI WEISS NAMED TO THE 2025 TIME100 NEXT LISTThe prescient founder of The Free Press and editor-in-chief of CBS News delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country—and explains what we can do to defeat it.**“A praiseworthy and concise brief against modern-day anti-Semitism.”—The New York ... Read more

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**WINNER OF THE NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD • BARI WEISS NAMED TO THE 2025 TIME100 NEXT LISTThe prescient founder of The Free Press and editor-in-chief of CBS News delivers an urgent wake-up call to all Americans exposing the alarming rise of anti-Semitism in this country—and explains what we can do to defeat it.**“A praiseworthy and concise brief against modern-day anti-Semitism.”—The New York
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Red Summer

The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America

by Cameron McWhirter ...

Narrated by L.J. Ganser ...

Unabridged

12 hours 6 min

A narrative history of America's deadliest episode of race riots and lynchings.After World War I, black Americans fervently hoped for a new epoch of peace, prosperity, and equality. Black soldiers believed their participation in the fight to make the world safe for democracy finally earned them rights they had been promised since the close of the Civil War.Instead, an unprecedented wave of anti ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A narrative history of America's deadliest episode of race riots and lynchings.After World War I, black Americans fervently hoped for a new epoch of peace, prosperity, and equality. Black soldiers believed their participation in the fight to make the world safe for democracy finally earned them rights they had been promised since the close of the Civil War.Instead, an unprecedented wave of anti
... Read more
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Racial Emotion at Work

Dismantling Discrimination and Building Racial Justice in the Workplace

by Tristin K. Green ...

Narrated by Linda Jones ...

Unabridged

6 hours 13 min

This timely book unravels race and emotion in the workplace—exploring why racial emotion is often left out of equity conversations and why we must confront it.Racial Emotion at Work is an invitation to understand our own emotions and associated behaviors around race—and much more. With this surprising and timely book, Tristin K. Green takes us beyond diversity trainings and other individualized ... Read more

$12.99 USD

This timely book unravels race and emotion in the workplace—exploring why racial emotion is often left out of equity conversations and why we must confront it.Racial Emotion at Work is an invitation to understand our own emotions and associated behaviors around race—and much more. With this surprising and timely book, Tristin K. Green takes us beyond diversity trainings and other individualized
... Read more

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