Seeing Things in Black and White

Seeing Things in Black and White

Author: Antoine K. Stroman

Publisher: AuthorHouse

Published: 2020-05-20

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 1728361079

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Perception is reality in this semi coming to afar piece about a young black man, living in a world of racial and economic inequities. Inspired in part by Gil Scott Heron’s track “B Movie”, the story takes readers on a journey beginning in the mid 90’s into the present day, chronicling many of the real issues faced by young black men, and the role of their white counterparts. Follow our protagonist as he views the world, “in black and white.”


White Fragility

White Fragility

Author: Dr. Robin DiAngelo

Publisher: Beacon Press

Published: 2018-06-26

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 0807047422

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The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions white people have when their assumptions about race are challenged, and how these reactions maintain racial inequality. In this “vital, necessary, and beautiful book” (Michael Eric Dyson), antiracist educator Robin DiAngelo deftly illuminates the phenomenon of white fragility and “allows us to understand racism as a practice not restricted to ‘bad people’ (Claudia Rankine). Referring to the defensive moves that white people make when challenged racially, white fragility is characterized by emotions such as anger, fear, and guilt, and by behaviors including argumentation and silence. These behaviors, in turn, function to reinstate white racial equilibrium and prevent any meaningful cross-racial dialogue. In this in-depth exploration, DiAngelo examines how white fragility develops, how it protects racial inequality, and what we can do to engage more constructively.


Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race

Author: Reni Eddo-Lodge

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-11-12

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1526633922

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'Every voice raised against racism chips away at its power. We can't afford to stay silent. This book is an attempt to speak' The book that sparked a national conversation. Exploring everything from eradicated black history to the inextricable link between class and race, Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race is the essential handbook for anyone who wants to understand race relations in Britain today. THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION NARRATIVE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 FOYLES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BLACKWELL'S NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION LONGLISTED FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR A BOOKS ARE MY BAG READERS AWARD


Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

Author: Michael Bennett

Publisher: Haymarket Books

Published: 2019-09-03

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13: 1642590800

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Michael Bennett is a Super Bowl Champion, a three-time Pro Bowl defensive end, a fearless activist, a feminist, a grassroots philanthropist, an organizer, and a change maker. He's also one of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, and he wants to make you uncomfortable. Bennett adds his unmistakable voice to discussions of racism and police violence, Black athletes and their relationship to powerful institutions like the NCAA and the NFL, the role of protest in history, and the responsibilities of athletes as role models to speak out against injustice. Following in the footsteps of activist-athletes from Muhammad Ali to Colin Kaepernick, Bennett demonstrates his outspoken leadership both on and off the field.Written with award-winning sportswriter and author Dave Zirin, Things that Make White People Uncomfortable is a sports book for our turbulent times, a memoir, and a manifesto as hilarious and engaging as it is illuminating.


Seeing Black and White

Seeing Black and White

Author: Alan Gilchrist

Publisher: OUP USA

Published: 2006-06-08

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 0195187164

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Reviews the history of the scientific development of lightness theory and outlines and critiques the theories of lightness, laying out the strengths and weaknesses of each. This work presents author's argument that previous models of lightness perception fail to capture the errors and illusions present in human perception.


This Is Philosophy of Mind

This Is Philosophy of Mind

Author: Pete Mandik

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2022-10-14

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 111971883X

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Discover fascinating and illuminating contributions to historical and contemporary issues in the philosophy of mind In the newly revised second edition of This Is Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction, accomplished philosopher Pete Mandik delivers an accessible primer on the core issues animating contemporary and historical discussions in the philosophy of mind. The book is part of the This is Philosophy series that introduces undergraduate students to key concepts and methods in the study of philosophy. This particular edition walks readers through perennial issues like the mind-body problem, artificial intelligence, free will, and the nature of consciousness. This is Philosophy of Mind: An Introduction also provides complimentary access to valuable supplemental online resources.


Color Therapy Plain & Simple

Color Therapy Plain & Simple

Author: Nina Ashby

Publisher: Hampton Roads Publishing

Published: 2018-06-01

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1612833993

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Develop your color awareness to boost your mood, enhance your home décor, get insight into others, help you on your way to success, and heal your life. We are surrounded by color, and we largely take it for granted. Each color, hue, tint, and shade has characteristics that affect our physical, emotional, and spiritual lives. Learn how to use color knowledge to enhance every aspect of your life, from health to relationships. This book provides a full spectrum of information from the practical to the spiritual. Find out how to decorate with color to create specific moods. Learn how to dress for success and interpret others’ personalities by the colors they wear. Improve your health by using colored lights and color-based meditations and visualizations and eating foods of a certain color. The author provides information on each color of the spectrum and discusses color in relation to astrology, the chakras, the aura, and divination. Exercises for healing with color are also provided.


Painted into a Corner - Black and White Version

Painted into a Corner - Black and White Version

Author: Faysal Mikdadi

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-05-17

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 129187089X

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These are poems and paintings which reflect the poet's struggle to make order out of chaos. For years, Mikdadi has struggled for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. At different junctures in his life, his despair at the intransigence of both sides and at the sheer cruelty of what Palestinians have had to endure, led him to write poetry and, occasionally, to paint in watercolours. These are some of the poems and paintings that he produced during his life. They speak for themselves. Maeve Binchy felt that Faysal Mikdadi's passion makes his poetry impossible to ignore. This is a black and white version of the colour book also published by Lulu. It has been printed because the colour version, being printed entirely in colour, was deemed a trifle expensive. This black and white version allows readers to afford a copy. The colour version has also been published as an e-book.


Black-and-White Thinking

Black-and-White Thinking

Author: Kevin Dutton

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published: 2021-01-05

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 0374717753

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A groundbreaking and timely book about how evolutionary biology can explain our black-and-white brains, and a lesson in how we can escape the pitfalls of binary thinking. Several million years ago, natural selection equipped us with binary, black-and-white brains. Though the world was arguably simpler back then, it was in many ways much more dangerous. Not coincidentally, the binary brain was highly adept at detecting risk: the ability to analyze threats and respond to changes in the sensory environment—a drop in temperature, the crack of a branch—was essential to our survival as a species. Since then, the world has evolved—but we, for the most part, haven’t. Confronted with a panoply of shades of gray, our brains have a tendency to “force quit:” to sort the things we see, hear, and experience into manageable but simplistic categories. We stereotype, pigeon-hole, and, above all, draw lines where in reality there are none. In our modern, interconnected world, it might seem like we are ill-equipped to deal with the challenges we face—that living with a binary brain is like trying to navigate a teeming city center with a map that shows only highways. In Black-and-White Thinking, the renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton pulls back the curtains of the mind to reveal a new way of thinking about a problem as old as humanity itself. While our instinct for categorization often leads us astray, encouraging polarization, rigid thinking, and sometimes outright denialism, it is an essential component of the mental machinery we use to make sense of the world. Simply put, unless we perceived our environment as a chessboard, our brains wouldn’t be able to play the game. Using the latest advances in psychology, neuroscience, and evolutionary biology, Dutton shows how we can optimize our tendency to categorize and fine-tune our minds to avoid the pitfalls of too little, and too much, complexity. He reveals the enduring importance of three “super categories”—fight or flight, us versus them, and right or wrong—and argues that they remain essential to not only convincing others to change their minds but to changing the world for the better. Black-and-White Thinking is a scientifically informed wake-up call for an era of increasing extremism and a thought-provoking, uplifting guide to training our gray matter to see that gray really does matter.


Exploring Black and White Photography

Exploring Black and White Photography

Author: Paul Gallagher

Publisher: eBook Partnership

Published: 2015-09-03

Total Pages: 86

ISBN-13: 1910226378

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Renowned photographer Paul Gallagher offers us the benefit of over 30 years' experience in this practical and inspiring guide to the world of black and white photography. In 'Exploring Black and White Photography: A Masterclass', Paul explores all aspects of the subject in an approachable way, providing keen amateur photographers with the tools and techniques to achieve success with monochrome images. Beginning with a discussion on the reasons why black and white photography is still so popular today, this PhotoWise title also includes sections on: - what works in black and white; - exposure and filters; - using forms, lines and textures; - contrast and tones; - converting colour images into black and white. As an experienced author, Paul Gallagher is able to produce a book that provides us with the essence of black and white photography in an engaging style, which makes learning a pleasure. With a gallery of Paul's own photographs to provide inspiration for aspiring black and white photographers, 'Exploring Black and White Photography' is also an enjoyable read for those who appreciate monochrome photography at its very best.