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Book
The New Jim Crow
(Source: The New Press) - The New Press has released the updated paperback edition of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander. Click here for more information about the book.

Black History Month: Facts & Figures
(Source: DiversityInc.) - Black History Month is a time to commemorate achievement. DiversityInc provides a list of the important dates and relevant demographics you need to know. Click here to view the key timeline events and demographic facts on DiversityInc.com.  

Native Americans
Using UN declaration to end the epidemic of violence against women
(Feb. 1, 2012 | Source: Turtle Talk) - The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples signals a new means to change federal law and policy to restore safety to Native women, to strengthen Indian nations and advance their jurisdiction over crimes within their territories, and to end the cycle of violence in Native communities. Read more.

Girl Trouble - Trailer

Source: New Day Films -- The feature documentary, Girl Trouble, tells the stories of three girls' struggles in San Francisco's failing juvenile justice system.

Survey paints portrait of black women in America
By Krissah Thompson

(Jan. 22, 2012 | The Washington Post) - Rich or poor, educated or not, black women sometimes feel as though myths are stalking them like shadows, their lives reduced to a string of labels.The angry black woman. The strong black woman. The unfeeling black woman. The manless black woman. Read more.

Recent News and Articles
Jan. 15 - Native Sun News: Native women met to oppose Keystone XL

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"Overcoming Bias" author Sue Ellen Christian's note about the Forum on Media Diversity:

"The forum’s mission of serving inclusiveness is exactly what “Overcoming Bias” is about. So much good content is on the Forum website. Truly worth taking time to check out." (Jan. 27, 2012)

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