South Side Girls

Author : Marcia Chatelain
Publisher : Duke University Press Books
ISBN 13 : 9780822358480
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Side Girls written by Marcia Chatelain and published by Duke University Press Books. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In South Side Girls Marcia Chatelain recasts Chicago's Great Migration through the lens of black girls. Focusing on the years between 1910 and 1940, when Chicago's black population quintupled, Chatelain describes how Chicago's black social scientists, urban reformers, journalists and activists formulated a vulnerable image of urban black girlhood that needed protecting. She argues that the construction and meaning of black girlhood shifted in response to major economic, social, and cultural changes and crises, and that it reflected parents' and community leaders' anxieties about urbanization and its meaning for racial progress. Girls shouldered much of the burden of black aspiration, as adults often scrutinized their choices and behavior, and their well-being symbolized the community's moral health. Yet these adults were not alone in thinking about the Great Migration, as girls expressed their views as well. Referencing girls' letters and interviews, Chatelain uses their powerful stories of hope, anticipation and disappointment to highlight their feelings and thoughts, and in so doing, she helps restore the experiences of an understudied population to the Great Migration's complex narrative.

Author : Dawn Turner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982107715
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Three Girls from Bronzeville written by Dawn Turner and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-06-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The three girls formed an indelible bond: roaming their community in search of hidden treasures for their 'Thing Finder box,' and hiding under the dining room table, eavesdropping as three generations of relatives gossiped and played the numbers. The girls spent countless afternoons together, ice skating in the nearby Lake Meadows apartment complex, swimming in the pool at the Ida B. Wells housing project, and daydreaming of their futures: Dawn a writer, Debra a doctor, Kim a teacher. Then they came to a precipice, a fraught rite of passage for all girls when the dangers and the harsh realities of the world burst the innocent bubble of childhood, when the choices they made could--and would--have devastating consequences. There was a razor thin margin of error--especially for brown girls"

Author : Marcia Chatelain
Publisher : Duke University Press
ISBN 13 : 0822375702
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Side Girls written by Marcia Chatelain and published by Duke University Press. This book was released on 2015-04-19 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In South Side Girls Marcia Chatelain recasts Chicago's Great Migration through the lens of black girls. Focusing on the years between 1910 and 1940, when Chicago's black population quintupled, Chatelain describes how Chicago's black social scientists, urban reformers, journalists and activists formulated a vulnerable image of urban black girlhood that needed protecting. She argues that the construction and meaning of black girlhood shifted in response to major economic, social, and cultural changes and crises, and that it reflected parents' and community leaders' anxieties about urbanization and its meaning for racial progress. Girls shouldered much of the burden of black aspiration, as adults often scrutinized their choices and behavior, and their well-being symbolized the community's moral health. Yet these adults were not alone in thinking about the Great Migration, as girls expressed their views as well. Referencing girls' letters and interviews, Chatelain uses their powerful stories of hope, anticipation and disappointment to highlight their feelings and thoughts, and in so doing, she helps restore the experiences of an understudied population to the Great Migration's complex narrative.

Author : Marcia Chatelain
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1631493957
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America written by Marcia Chatelain and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER • 2021 PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY Winner • 2022 James Beard Foundation Book Award [Writing] The “stunning” (David W. Blight) untold history of how fast food became one of the greatest generators of black wealth in America. Just as The Color of Law provided a vital understanding of redlining and racial segregation, Marcia Chatelain’s Franchise investigates the complex interrelationship between black communities and America’s largest, most popular fast food chain. Taking us from the first McDonald’s drive-in in San Bernardino to the franchise on Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Missouri, in the summer of 2014, Chatelain shows how fast food is a source of both power—economic and political—and despair for African Americans. As she contends, fast food is, more than ever before, a key battlefield in the fight for racial justice.

Author : Mayda Del Valle
Publisher : Tia Chucha
ISBN 13 : 9781882688562
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.62/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A South Side Girl's Guide to Love & Sex written by Mayda Del Valle and published by Tia Chucha. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a child of Puerto Rican migrants on Chicago's Southside, Mayda Del Valle's poetry utilizes part Spanish and English, part hip-hop and salsa, part Nas and Sonia Sanchez, part Shakespeare and John Leguizamo. It is inherited history as well as traditions remixed and invented. Del Valle creates autobiographical narratives that utilize spoken word poetry and music, intended equally for the page and live performance. Rooted in the aesthetics of hip-hop and the urban Latino experience, the poems here explore themes of healing, transformation, and the recovery of ancestral memory in the modern-day diaspora. The beauty of this collection is that the poet manages to curate the flow such that the reader can DJ the poems-arrange their own set and thus, to borrow a phrase from that system, "spin" their own performance. Book jacket.

Author : Evan F. Moore
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1637273452
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Game Misconduct written by Evan F. Moore and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2023-05-02 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Those who have been lured by the sound of skate blades slicing into fresh ice, by the incomparable speed, split-second decisions, and everything-or-nothing attitude of the game know that hockey can seem like its own world. It's all-consuming and exhilarating, boasting its own language and complex morality code. Yet in another light, that tight community can turn insular; the values of teamwork and humility can manifest as collective silence in the face of abuse and discrimination, issues which have been brought to the forefront of the sport as many share their stories for the first time. In Game Misconduct, reporters Evan Moore and Jashvina Shah reveal hockey's toxic undercurrent which has permeated the sport throughout the junior, college, and professional levels. They address the topic with a level of passion that comes from being rabid hockey fans themselves, and from experiencing its exclusivity first-hand. With a sensitive yet incisive approach, this necessary book lays bare the issues of racism, homophobia, xenophobia, bullying, sexism, and violence on and off the ice. Readers will learn about notable players and activists fighting for transformation as well as those beyond the spotlight who are nonetheless deeply affected by hockey's culture of inaction. Both a reckoning and a roadmap, Game Misconduct is an essential read for modern hockey fans, showing the truth of the sport's past and present while offering the tools to fight for a better future.

Author : Natalie Y. Moore
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1137280158
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The South Side written by Natalie Y. Moore and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-03-22 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A lyrical, intelligent, authentic and necessary look at the intersection of race and class in Chicago, a Great American City.Mayors Richard M. Daley and Rahm Emanuel have touted Chicago as a "world-class city." The skyscrapers kissing the clouds, the billion-dollar Millennium Park, Michelin-rated restaurants, pristine lake views, fabulous shopping, vibrant theater scene, downtown flower beds and stellar architecture tell one story. Yet swept under the rug is another story: the stench of segregation that permeates and compromises Chicago. Though other cities - including Cleveland, Los Angeles, and Baltimore - can fight over that mantle, it's clear that segregation defines Chicago. And unlike many other major U.S. cities, no particular race dominates; Chicago is divided equally into black, white and Latino, each group clustered in its various turfs.In this intelligent and highly important narrative, Chicago native Natalie Moore shines a light on contemporary segregation in the city's South Side; her reported essays showcase the lives of these communities through the stories of her family and the people who reside there. The South Side highlights the impact of Chicago's historic segregation - and the ongoing policies that keep the system intact.

Author : Suzanne Weyn
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 1512458198
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beaten written by Suzanne Weyn and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Are they really the perfect couple? Paige, cheerleading captain at Southside High, and Ty, star running back, appear to be the perfect couple. But when they have their first fight, Ty screams at Paige. Paige is shocked and afraid, but Ty apologizes. Then after losing a game, Ty goes ballistic and hits Paige. Ty is arrested for assault. Even after this, she secretly meets up with Ty. But can Paige be with someone she's afraid of? What's worse—flinching every time your boyfriend gets angry? Or being alone?

Author : Charnan Simon
Publisher : Darby Creek ™
ISBN 13 : 1467773670
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Plan B written by Charnan Simon and published by Darby Creek ™. This book was released on 2014-08-01 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is this happily ever after? Lucy has her life planned out: she'll graduate and then join her boyfriend, Luke, at college in Austin. She'll become a Spanish teacher and of course they'll get married. So there's no reason to wait, right? They try to be careful. But then Lucy gets pregnant. Now, none of Lucy's options are part of her picture-perfect plan. Together, she and Luke will have to make the most difficult decision of their lives.

Author : Paula Leland
Publisher : Victorious You Press
ISBN 13 : 9781952756542
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Just Let Her Dance written by Paula Leland and published by Victorious You Press. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paula Leland is an exceptional writer. She immediately grasps the readers' attention and takes them on a journey through the life of the main character, a young girl named Patrice, who dreams of one day becoming a professional dancer. She is determined to make her dreams come true through hard work and dedication. Her journey is not easy and there are many ups and downs that she experiences. Ms. Leland makes the reader feel as if they are in the story with Patrice as she maneuvers through family dynamics when dealing with her siblings, interacting with friends, classmates, and teammates, and the anxiety she feels when confronted by everyday challenges. The reader will laugh, cry, applaud, and yearn right along with Patrice as she shares the triumphs and obstacles she faces in her life. The dialogue between the characters is so natural and very engaging. It's almost as if the readers are watching a movie. The author successfully uses imagery to weave an interesting storyline with her choice of words that paint a beautiful and very vivid picture of living in the city of Chicago. She addresses real-life situations that all people can relate to, whether they have experienced the events or just heard about them. However, she does not shy away from allowing her characters to deal with some of the brutal and harsh realities that city living brings-robbery, gun violence, loss of life, etc. This book will appeal to teens and women of all ages. It will leave you wanting more.