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Color Blind
Jonathan Santlofer

HarperTorch, 2005

Exciting, fast paced sequel to THE DEATH ARTIST
THE DEATH ARTIST introduced Kate McKinnon, former cop turned polished art historian with her own PBS series. A serial killer who strikes too close to home draws Kate back into the police station and her former life. And she becomes the only one who can find the death ...
  
  











  



  
Color Blind Justice: Albion Tourgee and the Quest for Racial Equality from the Civil War to Plessy v. Ferguson
Mark Elliott

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Albion Tourgee
Albion Tourgee comes alive in this riveting biography, which emphasizes his role in the post Civil War era. It is a must read for any student of U.S. History.
  
  











  



  
Color Blind: Loving Jiro and Lakota Anthology
Jordyn Tracey

CreateSpace, 2008

Loving Jiro - Kiara meets a sexy Japanese man, who at the community center where she teaches art. While Jiro promises if Kiara comes to him, he will never hurt her, he is also used to man-woman relationships from his culture, and Kiara doesn't understand the rules. On top of that, he is a cold-blooded assassin, and refuses to change. How can Kiara ...
  
  











  



  
Racism Without Racists: Color-Blind Racism and the Persistence of Racial Inequality in the United States
Eduardo Bonilla-Silva

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2006

If open to understanding the minority perspective
This book may annoy, irritate, and even infuriate some, but if any of these emotions arise, you might ask yourself "why do I feel so defensive?"...and I promise, you will gather a bit of enlightment. The book portrays the perspective of minority peoples in a way that ...
  
  











  



  
Seeing a Color-Blind Future: The Paradox of Race (Reith Lectures, 1997)
Patricia J. Williams

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998

to the point
i think its really important for everyone to understand what williams puts forth in this book- its difficult for white people to understand the extent of modern racism. social stigmas make discussion of this topic taboo, making william's writing even more important. ...
  
  











  



  
Skin Deep: How Race and Complexion Matter in the "Color-Blind" Era

Inst Research on Race & Public Policy, 2003

Now Is the Time
I am not afraid to look the reality of colorism in the eye and acknowledge that it does exist within the black community. It is my greatest hope and dream that someday the dark skinned black and the light skinned black will be seen as the one family in the future. I ...
  
  











  



  
Sound of Colors (English)
Jimmy Liao

Little, Brown, 2006

A Multi-Layered Book of the Journey Towards Hope
With allusions to "The Wizard of Oz," "Alice in Wonderland," and psychologist/anthropologist C. G. Jung, "Color of Sounds" tells teh story of a blind young girl who rides a vast subway network because "I have a journey to go on. There are some thing I need to find." ...
  
  











  



  
Color-Blind: Seeing Beyond Race in a Race-Obsessed World
Ellis Cose

Harper Perennial, 1998

Should be mandatory reading all for black professionals
"Color-Blind: Seeing Beyond Race in a Race-Obsessed World) is a powerful piece of investigative journalism, which builds on, and should be read in conjunction with his earlier book, "The Rage of a Privileged Class". In Color-Blind, Cose analyzes the issue of race in ...
  
  











  



  
The Heart of Whiteness: Normal Sexuality and Race in America, 18801940
Julian Carter

Duke University Press, 2007

In this groundbreaking study, Julian Carter demonstrates that between 1880 and 1940, cultural discourses of whiteness and heterosexuality fused to form a new concept of the ?normal? American. Gilded Age elites defined white civilization as the triumphant achievement of exceptional people hewing to a relational ethic of strict self-discipline for ...
  
  











  



  
Whitewashing Race: The Myth of a Color-Blind Society
Michael K. Brown, Martin Carnoy, ...

University of California Press, 2005

Race remains our most significant social issue
I read this book hoping to find some ideas about the status of race in post civil rights America. Although I found the book helpful and infomative, I do remain highly concerned that the issues the book addresses seem static. The authors do offer a lot of statistics ...
  
  











  



  
Rainbow Joe and Me
Maria Diaz Strom

Lee & Low Books, 2002

A bright, fun story with lots to ponder
I read this book to my son's first grade class and the kids loved it! The story and the art are vivid and captivating, but the best part was the discussion we had afterward. The kids had lots of ideas about how a blind person could experience color. It was a really ...
  
  











  



  
Blind Faith: The Miraculous Journey of Lula Hardaway, Stevie Wonder's Mother
Dennis Love, Stacy Brown

Simon & Schuster Audio, 2002

Voted Best Non Fiction 2005
This was a great book! It was wonderful to read about Stevie's mother and her struggles through the years. I grew up listening to Stevie having parents who saw his show a few times. I learned things I never knew about Stevie and his life. I highly suggest this book.
  
  











  



  
Like Color to the Blind:: Soul Searching and Soul Finding
Donna Williams

Crown, 1996

Finding and laboriously sticking to the true self.
"Like Color to the Blind" is the third book by Donna Williams, after "Nobody Nowhere" and "Somebody Somewhere" but it could easily stand by itself. Donna, who is autistic, puts forth an amazing effort to break through the socially acceptable masks that she had ...
  
  











  



  
Batman Detective Comics Blind Justice #1, 2 and 3. (Issues 598, 599 and 600.) (The Complete Three Part ...
Sam Hamm

DC Comics, 1989

Detective Comics issues #598, #599 and #600. Blind Justice. The complete three part limited series. Includes books one, two and three. Beginning the 50th anniversary adventure. DC Comics beginning March, 1989. Issue #1 is an 80 page giant!
  
  











  



  
Do You Remember the Color Blue?: The Questions Children Ask About Blindness
Sally Hobart Alexander

Puffin, 2002

Honest answers to good questions about blindness
Kids sure ask better questions than adults a lot of the time! Good thing that Mrs Alexander is prepared to answer them in an informative way. She explains how she lost her sight completely in her mid twenties because of a mysterious disease causing blood vessels in ...
  
  











  



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