Community Action Against Racism In West Las Vegas

Author : Robert J. McKee
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2014-02-27
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780739186787

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Community Action against Racism in West Las Vegas by Robert J. McKee Pdf

This book chronicles Robert J. McKee's active participation in a successful protest action, led primarily by black females in the historically African American community of West Las Vegas, Nevada, from 2008-2013. The residents protested the closure of a main street (F Street) in their community for the expansion of Interstate 15. The community felt the street closure was racially motivated, with the intent of further alienating and isolating this already marginalized community. The street closure was one of many instances in a protracted history of events that further exacerbated race relations in Las Vegas. With only minimal support from the black church, courageous women mobilized their community from a neighborhood coalition into a successful community protest group, despite resistance from city officials and a racist backlash from some Las Vegas residents. The key players in this work were then-Mayor Oscar Goodman, State Senator and now U.S. Congressman Steven Horsford, and a host of local and state leaders. The closing of F Street creates an environ for McKee to discuss the current problems of race relations, urban sociology, city planning, social action, ethnography, and institutionalized racism.

Author : Michael Ian Borer
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781479879618

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Vegas Brews by Michael Ian Borer Pdf

An inside look at how craft beer makers and IPA devotees come together to brew, taste, and enjoy fine ale while also building a sense of community in Las Vegas Equally reviled and revered as Sin City, Las Vegas is both exceptional and emblematic of contemporary American cultural practices and tastes. Michael Ian Borer takes us inside the burgeoning Las Vegas craft beer scene to witness how its adherents use beer to create and foster not just a local culture but a locals’ culture. Through compelling, detailed first-hand accounts and interviews, Vegas Brews provides an unprecedented look into the ways that brewers, distributors, bartenders, and drinkers fight against the perceived and preconceived norm about what “happens in Vegas” and lay claim to a part of their city that is too often overshadowed by the bright lights of tourist sites. Borer shows how our interactions with the things we care about—and the ways that we care about how they’re made, treated, and consumed—can lead to new senses of belonging and connections with and to others and the places where we live. In a world where people and things move around at an extraordinary pace, the folks Borer spent time talking (and drinking) with remind us to slow down and learn how to taste the “good life,” or at least a semblance of it, even in a city where style is often valued over substance.

Author : Tom Mould
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253048059

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Overthrowing the Queen by Tom Mould Pdf

Examining the popular myths and unseen realities of welfare, this study reveals the political power of folklore and the possibilities of storytelling. In 1976, Ronald Reagan hit the campaign trail with an extraordinary account of a woman committing massive welfare fraud. The story caught fire and a devastating symbol of the misuse government programs was born: the Welfare Queen. Overthrowing the Queen examines these legends of fraud and abuse while bringing to light personal stories of hardship and hope told by cashiers, bus drivers, and business owners; politicians and aid providers; and, most important, aid recipients themselves. Together these stories reveal how the seemingly innocent act of storytelling can create powerful stereotypes that shape public policy. They also showcase redemptive counter-narratives that offer hope for a more accurate and empathetic view of poverty in America today. Overthrowing the Queen tackles perceptions of welfare recipients while proposing new approaches to the study of oral narrative that extend far beyond the study of welfare, poverty, and social justice.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1200 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : UIUC:30112059887221

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1076 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Charitable uses, trusts, and foundations
ISBN : NYPL:33433016643938

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Cumulative List of Organizations Described in Section 170 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner,Nicholas Daniel Hartlep
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781475819748

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The Assault on Communities of Color by Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner,Nicholas Daniel Hartlep Pdf

The United States is not post-racial, despite claims otherwise. The days of lynching have been replaced with a pernicious modern racism and race-based violence equally strong and more difficult to untangle. This violence too often results in the killing of Black Americans, particularly males. While society may believe we have transcended race, contemporary history tells another story with the recent killings of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and others. While their deaths are tragic, the greater tragedy is that incidents making the news are only a fraction of the assault on communities of color in. This volume takes seriously the need for concentrated and powerful dialogue to emerge in the wake of these murders that illuminates the assault in a powerful and provocative way. Through a series of essays, written by leading and emerging academics in the field of race studies, the short “conversations” in this collection challenge readers to contemplate the myth of post-raciality, and the real nature of the assaults on communities of color. The essays in this volume, all under 2000 words, cut to the heart of the matter using current assaults as points of departure and is relevant to education, sociology, law, social work, and criminology.

Author : Alexis Jetter,Annelise Orleck,Diana Taylor
Publisher : UPNE
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Motherhood
ISBN : 087451780X

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The Politics of Motherhood by Alexis Jetter,Annelise Orleck,Diana Taylor Pdf

Essays and interviews explode the myth of apolitical motherhood by showing how 20th century women have politicized their role as mothers in a wide range of social contexts.

Author : Earnest N. Bracey
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009-01-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786452514

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The Moulin Rouge and Black Rights in Las Vegas by Earnest N. Bracey Pdf

Originally opened in May 1955, the Moulin Rouge Hotel and Casino quickly rose in popularity as Las Vegas' first racially-integrated hotel and casino. Sammy Davis, Jr., Louis Armstrong, and other A-list black singers and musicians performed at the Moulin Rouge on a regular basis, and for once they were allowed to spend the night in the same hotel where they performed. This book explains the important role that the hotel-casino played in early desegregation efforts in Las Vegas. With the Moulin Rouge as the backdrop, it provides an analysis of the evolution of race-relations in Las Vegas, including a detailed account of the landmark 1960 desegregation agreement. Finally, it examines recent efforts to rebuild and renovate the historic establishment.

Author : George Theoharis,Martin Scanlan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781000178333

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Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools by George Theoharis,Martin Scanlan Pdf

The second edition of Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools helps both practicing and aspiring school leaders deepen their knowledge, skills, and dispositions to create schools that best serve all students. This book helps readers sharpen their awareness of how students’ multiple dimensions of diversity intersect, as well as develop strategies for working with students of all socioeconomic statuses, races, religions, sexual orientations, languages, and special needs. Leadership for Increasingly Diverse Schools provides school leaders with the theory, research, and practical guidance to foster teaching and learning environments that promote educational equity and excellence for all students. Special features: Each chapter focuses on a specific dimension of diversity and discusses intersectionality across other areas of difference, including ability/disability, linguistic diversity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender, religion, and social frontiers. Chapters synthesize literature, share practical strategies and tools, include school-level and district-level cases illustrating inclusive leadership, and provide extended learning opportunities. Online eResources features additional resources, documents, and links to specific tools described in the chapters, accessible at www.routledge.com/9780367404604.

Author : Larry Schweikart,Michael Allen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 1005 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9780698173637

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A Patriot's History of the United States by Larry Schweikart,Michael Allen Pdf

For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way America’s past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of America’s patriots and the achievements of “dead white men.” As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin. A Patriot’s History of the United States corrects those doctrinaire biases. In this groundbreaking book, America’s discovery, founding, and development are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue, personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of America’s true and proud history.

Author : Christine Clark,Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner,Mark Brimhall-Vargas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781442212725

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Occupying the Academy by Christine Clark,Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner,Mark Brimhall-Vargas Pdf

This volume uses a critical theory framework to document, as institutional case studies, the experiences of equity/diversity scholar-practitioners in higher education across the United States in their efforts to negotiate, survive, and thrive in their roles and related work.

Author : Quintard Taylor,Shirley Ann Wilson Moore
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : History
ISBN : 080613979X

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African American Women Confront the West, 1600-2000 by Quintard Taylor,Shirley Ann Wilson Moore Pdf

Reconstructs the history of black women’s participation in western settlement “A stellar collection of essays by talented authors who explore fascinating topics.”—Journal of American Ethnic History African American Women Confront the West, 1600–2000 is the first major historical anthology on the topic. The editors argue that African American women in the West played active, though sometimes unacknowledged, roles in shaping the political, ideological, and social currents that have influenced the United States over the past three centuries. Contributors to this volume explore African American women’s life experiences in the West, their influences on the experiences of the region’s diverse peoples, and their legacy in rural and urban communities from Montana to Texas and from California to Kansas. The essayists explore what it has meant to be an African American woman, from the era of Spanish colonial rule in eighteenth-century New Mexico to the black power era of the 1960s and 1970s.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1280 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Education
ISBN : PSU:000052066405

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Resources in Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul Finkelman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2637 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : African Americans
ISBN : 9780195167795

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Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: O-T by Paul Finkelman Pdf

Alphabetically-arranged entries from O to T that explores significant events, major persons, organizations, and political and social movements in African-American history from 1896 to the twenty-first-century.

Author : Brian J. Daugherity,Charles C. Bolton
Publisher : University of Arkansas Press
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05
Category : Education
ISBN : 1610754670

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With All Deliberate Speed by Brian J. Daugherity,Charles C. Bolton Pdf

This is the first effort to provide a broad assessment of how well the Brown v. Board of Education decision that declared an end to segregated schools in the United States was implemented. Written by a distinguished group of historians, the twelve essays in this collection examine how African Americans and their supporters in twelve states—Arkansas, North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Florida, Delaware, Missouri, Indiana, Nevada, and Wisconsin—dealt with the Court’s mandate to desegregate “with all deliberate speed.” The process followed many diverse paths. Some of the common themes in these efforts were the importance of black activism, especially the crucial role played by the NAACP; entrenched white opposition to school integration, which wasn’t just a southern state issue, as is shown in Delaware, Wisconsin, and Indiana; and the role of the federal government, a sometimes inconstant and sometimes reluctant source of support for implementing Brown.