Tag: Social Commentary
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The Indian Card: Who Gets to Be Native in America

A groundbreaking and deeply personal exploration of Tribal enrollment, and what it means to be Native American in the United States.
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Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class

A memoir of hardscrabble living, from foster care to the Air Force to Yale, with observations about elite universities.
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Troubled

A memoir of hardscrabble living, from foster care to the Air Force to Yale, with observations about elite universities.
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We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, & Child Removal in America

The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children―and a searing indictment of the American foster care system.
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We Were Once a Family

The shocking, deeply reported story of a murder-suicide that claimed the lives of six children―and a searing indictment of the American foster care system.
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Newsroom Confidential

Margaret Sullivan discusses her life as a journalist and the struggle of the press to save itself and American democracy in this memoir and manifesto.
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Black Women Will Save the World

In this celebration of Black women’s resilience and unheralded strength, White House correspondent April Ryan reflects on Black women’s unprecedent role in American history and upholding democracy.
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Dirty Work: Essential Jobs and the Hidden Toll of Inequality in America

A paradigm-shifting report of the moral landscape of contemporary America through the stories of people who perform society’s most ethically troubling jobs.
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Dirty Work

A paradigm-shifting report of the moral landscape of contemporary America through the stories of people who perform society’s most ethically troubling jobs.
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Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist

From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory, witty and insightful personal memoir, and cutting cultural analysis for an unforgettable, genre-defining debut.