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EDU 6145 Diversity and Difference for K-12 Educators (Bardetti)

How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation

How I Resist was written to show readers that they are not helpless, and that anyone can be the change. A collection of essays, songs, illustrations, and interviews about activism and hope, How I Resist features an all-star group of contributors, all edited and compiled by New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. In How I Resist, readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Not just for a young adult audience, this incredibly impactful collection will appeal to readers of all ages who are feeling adrift and looking for guidance. How I Resist is the kind of book people will be discussing for years to come and a staple on bookshelves for generations.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • What is resistance?
  • Could we please give the police departments to the grandmothers? - Junauda Petrus
  • Interview- Dylan Marron
  • Keep doing what you're doing- Malinda Lo
  • Why we all need to be activists right now- Lauren Duca
  • Thoughts on resistance- Rebecca Roanhorse
  • Interview- Jason Reynolds
  • 5 things teens can do to engage politics before turning 18- Carolyn Dewitt
  • Essay- Hebh Jamal
  • Interview- Javier Munoz
  • The lucky ones- Jennifer Weiner
  • Letter to a sensitive brown queer- John Paul Brammer
  • The clap back- Daniel J. Watts
  • Interview- Ali Stroker
  • When- Shaina Taub
  • Part of the problem- KC Green
  • Making stuff that matters- Dan Sinker
  • I, wonder: imagining a black Wonder Woman- Maya Rupert
  • Rosie O' Donnell's five resistance steps- Rosie O' Donnell
  • Interview- Jacqueline Woodson
  • An announcement from Muffy Higginbottom, President of Delta Sigma Tau Sorority Resistance Committee- Libba Bray
  • Media-consciousness as part of resistance!- Jonny Sun
  • Essay- Jodi Picoult
  • Three easy steps to contact your reps- Kate Linnea Welsh
  • Essay- Alex Gino
  • Interview- Justin Mikita and Jesse Tyler Ferguson
  • Poem- Sabaa Tahir
  • The Jewish we- Dana Schwartz
  • Cartoon- Jeffrey Rowland
  • Refilling the well- Karuna Riazi
  • The bigness trap
  • The beginner's guide to books on resistance
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