Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children

Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children
Author: Lynnette Mawhinney
Publisher: Extraordinary Women in Psychol
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781433830488

"Mamie Phipps Clark and her husband, Kenneth Clark, conducted the famous "black doll/white doll" studies that eventually contributed to the Brown v. Board of Education decision"--

Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children

Mamie Phipps Clark, Champion for Children
Author: Lynnette Mawhinney
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 69
Release: 2024-02-06
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 143384365X

This inspiring graphic novel tells the story of groundbreaking psychologist and civil rights activist Mamie Phipps Clark, PhD and her research in the racial identity and development of self in Black children, the work that ultimately played a vital role in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. Part of American Psychological Association's Extraordinary Women in Psychology series. Mamie was born and raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas, during a time when United States laws intentionally disadvantaged Black people and permitted racial segregation. This profoundly impacted her life and work and instilled in her an unstoppable force to champion for Black children. Mamie made a difference with science – she studied math and psychology at Howard University. She was first the Black woman to graduate from Columbia University with a doctorate degree in psychology. Mamie expanded her earlier master's research into the famous black-doll/white-doll experiments that exposed the negative effects of racial segregation in children. Along with her research partner and husband, Kenneth Clark, Mamie became expert witnesses in several school desegregation cases, including Brown vs. Board of Education in 1954, which effectively ended racial segregation in school. Mamie dedicated her life to advocate for children who deserved more than what society offered them and she built the Northside Center in Harlem, NY to support children with special needs, academic programs, and mental health services. Filled with interesting news stories and thought-provoking activities, this book encourages readers to carry on Mamie’s legacy and become champions for themselves and others in their community.

Children, Race, and Power

Children, Race, and Power
Author: Gerald Markowitz
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2013-12-16
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136692924

A portrait of two important black social scientists and a broader history of race relations, this important work captures the vitality and chaos of post-war politics in New York, recasting the story of the civil rights movement.

Not Every Princess

Not Every Princess
Author: Jeffrey Bone
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2014-05-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1433817853

Not Every Princess takes readers on a journey that gently questions the rigid construction of gender roles and inspires readers to access their imaginations and challenge societal expectations. Also includes a “Note to Parents by the authors, Jeffrey Bone, PhD and Lisa Bone, PsyD.

Happy Death

Happy Death
Author: Albert Camus
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 209
Release: 2012-08-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307827844

The first novel from the Nobel Prize-winning author lays the foundation for The Stranger, telling the story of an Algerian clerk who kills a man in cold blood. In A Happy Death, written when Albert Camus was in his early twenties and retrieved from his private papers following his death in 1960, revealed himself to an extent that he never would in his later fiction. For if A Happy Death is the study of a rule-bound being shattering the fetters of his existence, it is also a remarkably candid portrait of its author as a young man. As the novel follows the protagonist, Patrice Mersault, to his victim's house -- and then, fleeing, in a journey that takes him through stages of exile, hedonism, privation, and death -it gives us a glimpse into the imagination of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. For here is the young Camus himself, in love with the sea and sun, enraptured by women yet disdainful of romantic love, and already formulating the philosophy of action and moral responsibility that would make him central to the thought of our time. Translated from the French by Richard Howard

Lulu the One and Only

Lulu the One and Only
Author: Lynnette Mawhinney
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 18
Release: 2020-06-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1433834286

NCSS-CBC 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book One of Bank Street’s 2021 Best Children’s Books of the Year STARRED REVIEW! “Armed with her own unique power phrase—'I’m Lulu Lovington, the ONE and only!’—Lulu feels empowered to handle any questions that come her way…. This book does more than simply tell a single story of biracial experience: it talks about navigating everyday racism in sensitive, but frank, ways. This affirmation is just as important as the power phrase…. All children will benefit from this pitch-perfect discussion of race, identity, complexity, and beauty.”--Kirkus Lulu loves her family, but people are always asking What are you? Lulu hates that question. Her brother inspires her to come up with a power phrase so she can easily express who she is, not what she is. Includes a note from the author, sharing her experience as the only biracial person in her family and advice for navigating the complexity of when both parents do not share the same racial identity as their children.

Carol Gilligan and the Search for Voice

Carol Gilligan and the Search for Voice
Author: Bill Cole
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2024-09-10
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433843544

A biography of the life and work of groundbreaking developmental psychologist Carol Gilligan, intended for high school age readers, part of the APA's Extraordinary Women in Psychology Series. Carol Gilligan has devoted her life to discovering, uncovering, and recovering voices belonging to girls and women, as well as boys and men. Through her work, she has played an enormous role in reconceptualizing traditionally held views on moral and identity development in young people, most prominently in her landmark 1982 book detailing her ethic of care model, In a Different Voice (coined by Harvard University Press as “The little book that started a revolution”). Drawing on source material that includes interviews with Gilligan as well as her own writings in books and articles, this book offers young readers not only the opportunity to learn about a pioneering psychologist and her momentous work, but also for them to consider the potential power of their own voices as they go forward in life.

The Heart of Mi Familia

The Heart of Mi Familia
Author: Carrie Lara
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2020-11-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1433834340

The Heart of Mi Familia follows a young girl who is of a multicultural descent as she visits her abeula and her grandma. NCSS-CBC 2021 Notable Social Studies Trade Book Follow a young girl as she works with her abuela and her grandma to create a wonderful birthday present for her brother that celebrates her multicultural family and honors both sides and generations of her family.

Palisades

Palisades
Author: Robert O. Binnewies
Publisher: Fordham Univ Press
Total Pages: 432
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780823221288

The story of the Palisades Interstate Park Commission, founded in 1900 to save the cliffs that border the Hudson River, is told by Binnewies, its former executive director. The work is based on extensive archival research carried out by numerous people associated with the PIPC. The commission became the overseer of many parks as well as several historic sites. The story of the fight to save these areas, with all the negotiations, fundraising, personalities, and political struggle involved is told in a clear and detailed narrative. c. Book News Inc.

African American Student's Guide to College Success

African American Student's Guide to College Success
Author: F. Erik Brooks
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2015-10-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1440829306

This encouraging guide coaches African American and first-generation college students on strategies for maximizing their experiences and success on university campuses. Marked gaps in academic achievements continue to exist between white and black students on college campuses in America. This motivational book, with contributions from academic role models from within the African American community, provides tools to help ethnically diverse students choose the best college, improve their study skills, and cope with academic anxiety. From college selection to graduation, this practical resource provides firsthand accounts of successful college experiences and the strategies used by former students to obtain their degrees. This work is divided into four parts. After an introductory section that addresses how to find the right college for aspiring students, the second part discusses the culture of an academic environment and reveals what incoming students may discover on a new campus. The third section introduces the language and lingo used in college settings. Finally, the guide concludes with conversations with successful African Americans who have achieved their undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. The content also features a helpful college and university directory.