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"This book cultivates the capacity of educators to respond to the changes that come along with the increasing number of culturally diverse students in American classrooms. The way educators respond and pivot their pedagogies to be inclusive of all cultures will determine the future of not only American schools, but American society. This book provides educators and families with a connection to educational outcomes with a deeper understanding of the...
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Get the Summary of Nikole Hannah-Jones's The 1619 Project in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Nikole Hannah-Jones's "The 1619 Project" examines the enduring legacy of Black Americans' contributions to the nation, juxtaposed with the systemic racism they have faced. The book begins with Hannah-Jones's reflection on her father's patriotism, despite the discrimination he faced as a descendant of sharecroppers in an...
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Too often, we look at Blacks and their accomplishments as "no big deal." Yet, many Blacks persevered and accomplished much despite an America that did not want them to do anything other than serve as servants and at the bidding of White America. Black and Brilliant young people need to know their Black and Brilliant history and the Black and Brilliant stalwarts who engineered that history.
I started on the "journey" of understanding who I was, who...
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2024
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Peabody Award–winning journalist Michele Norris offers a transformative dialogue on race and identity in America, unearthed through her decade-long work at The Race Card Project.
The prompt seemed simple: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send.
The answers, though, have been challenging and complicated. In the twelve years since award-winning journalist Michele Norris first posed that question, over half a million people...
The prompt seemed simple: Race. Your Thoughts. Six Words. Please Send.
The answers, though, have been challenging and complicated. In the twelve years since award-winning journalist Michele Norris first posed that question, over half a million people...
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Pain can be pleasurable, but secrets never are. Troy Curtis knows pain. He lives with it day in and day out. Only his daily workouts keep him sane. When he gets a new trainee at his gym, he wonders if his pain could be her pleasure. Gold Falls needs to destress and one way of doing that is working out with a group of other VIPs. Sensing there is more to his bluster, she finds Troy's gruff, trash-talking nature sexy and intriguing. As their relationship...
6) Back at Last
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The virgin and the rockstar have a lot riding on their second chance. If you ask Christina Marcus why she'll never win the award for Rockstar Girlfriend of the Year, she can count the ways. Over thirty and still a virgin? Check. Never been in a relationship? Check. Unhappy in the spotlight? Check. So why would Rory Stewart, lead singer of the renowned rock band Third Generation, who could have any woman he wanted, give her a second chance after she...
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Victoria Montcherry escapes her birthplace in the remote Seychelles Islands to become a woman of the world, only to return to reconcile her past and begin a new life.Daemon Wells escapes to the islands seeking serenity in the unspoiled paradise. He wasn't expecting to meet a native with an agenda contary to his own.Together, they realize that no man or woman is an island and that they need each other in order to begin life anew.
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Jason Templeton fell in love with Judith Cameron when he was a freshman in college, and she was a senior in high school. They were forced to keep their relationship a secret because he was the son of a mixed-race couple from a jungle republic in South America, and she was the sister of his white roommate.. American society of the fifties did not tolerate such unions, so they went their separate ways after graduation. Jason went on to become a best-selling...
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Tania García, autora de Educar sin perder los nervios, es una de las mayores especialistas internacionales en educación basada en el respeto, y creadora de la Educación Real®
Más de 100.000 ejemplares vendidos de sus libros
¿De qué está hecho el amor?, le pregunta hija dragona una noche a su mamá.
En un viaje muy especial, mamá dragona le mostrará a su hija que el amor está hecho de alegría, de lo que nos gusta hacer, de la amistad, pero...
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Born privileged in Afghani society, a young man retains his innocence despite the expectations to pursue a tainted ambition. He drifts through life in the challenging streets of Kabul until an accidental encounter with his family's enigmatic patron and the daughter, who becomes his wife. Love blossoms from the start. Oblivious to endemic corruption, Abdul enjoys his bride and the illicit Spanish music and dance she introduced. The fickle winds of...
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Mary now has many friends and enjoys playing and learning with them. Her class has students from all over the world. To represent and showcase this diversity, a multicultural event was hosted by the third-grade teachers and the students were asked to bring food from their home countries. All students enjoyed tasting a variety of cuisines and many children and parents also wore their traditional clothes. The event provided an opportunity for students...
12) Zena's Awakening
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Readers of the Scandalous series have been introduced to a new and different type of love story. Zena Matthews was devastated when she discovered that her husband was having an affair with her best friend. As an accomplished photojournalist from a well-to-do family, she wasn't concerned about surviving without her husband. She owned the house they lived in, she made more money, and she paid all the household expenses. She was one kickass little woman,...
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HOW WONDERFUL is spending summertime by the Spanish seaside from the childhood to adult ages, enjoying a good talk to some good friends in a relaxed tone and tasting some Spanish tapas from the chiringutos!
HOW EXCITING is making some sandcastles by the sea while our grandparents have a good time teaching us their youth experiences and their family ties!
HOW AMAZING is meeting the same summer friends every summer and sharing the best personnel life...
14) Entangeled
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What do you do when the man you are still in love with is dating someone new? It had been two years since Christie Blake experienced the devastating heartbreak of leaving the love of her life all because she thought he'd betrayed her. Now, Jamie Westbrook finally tells her that he had been in love with her the entire time. Once back in contact, he tells her how much he loves her, but he's in a bad relationship with now girlfriend, Patricia Long....
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In her previous life, Chor Long's husband died in the beast tide to save her When she was reborn back in the past, Chou Long resolutely set out on the dangerous journey to find him Every time she went to a place she heard him talk about in her previous life, she would ask the people there again: "Have you seen my husband?" At that time, Luo Ye was only in his early twenties, ferocious, indifferent and irritable, known as the King of...
16) Our Darker Angel
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When FBI agent Richard Clark becomes involved in hunting down the leader of a terrorist group calling itself ARC-Anarchists for Real Change-he finds himself opening old wounds that threaten to push him over the edge. Our Darker Angel begins with FBI Agent Rick Clark's investigation into a series of murders claimed to have been committed by a group of anarchists. Fighting terrorism has become a personal issue with Clark. Two years before, his daughter...
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Una historia para niños y padres para potenciar la autoestima.
Cuando Claudia le dice a Casilda que sus zapatillas nuevas no le gustan, Casilda se queda un poco triste. Ella tiene muy en cuenta la opinión de su amiga, y desea gustarle. Afortunadamente, sus padres ayudarán y animarán a Casilda para que reflexione y valore hasta qué punto necesitamos las opiniones de los demás para querernos a nosotros mismos.
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Amaya was born on a winter night-and every experience and memory helps to build her identity. She is a little bit of Mama, whose family is far away in India, and a little bit of Papa, whose mother immigrated from China for a new life. She is a little bit of the salty ocean and a little bit of the rolling storm. A little bit of the stars in the sky, and a little bit of so many other things. When Amaya's new sibling arrives, she knows just what to say...
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One New Year's Eve, shy singer, December Brown drunkenly texts her talk show host pal, Trace Randall, about her long time crush on the aloof actor, Tom Elmswood. Thinking the two celebrities would make a cute couple, he unwisely decides to play matchmaker... in front of a live studio audience.
Things start to go downhill when Tom admits he's never even heard of December before. Now what seemed like a sure fire hit quickly becomes a flop. Will these...
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It all began amongst the crowd of roaring fans during our high school homecoming week. Our fates collided in a way that neither of us expected. I met Reid Carter, and he had a quiet charm that captured my heart.
The moment our eyes met, our connection was undeniable. The magnetic pull between us defied all reason. Under the sweat and heat of the game, Reid Carter was the most handsome boy I'd ever seen. And it seemed like he couldn't take his...
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