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  • Body and Soul

    The Black Panther Party and the Fight against Medical Discrimination

    Between its founding in 1966 and its formal end in 1980, the Black Panther Party blazed a distinctive trail in American political culture. The Black Panthers are most often remembered for their revolutionary rhetoric and militant action. Here Alondra Nelson deftly recovers an indispensable but lesser-known aspect of the organization’s broader struggle for social justice: health care. The Black ... Read more

    $22.59 CAD

  • The Social Life of DNA

    Race, Reparations, and Reconciliation After the Genome

    The unexpected story of how genetic testing is affecting race in AmericaWe know DNA is a master key that unlocks medical and forensic secrets, but its genealogical life is both revelatory and endlessly fascinating. Tracing genealogy is now the second-most popular hobby amongst Americans, as well as the second-most visited online category. This billion-dollar industry has spawned popular television ... Read more

    $26.39 CAD

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    Body and Soul

    The Black Panther Party and the Fight Against Medical Discrimination

    Narrated by Machelle Williams ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 26 min

    Between its founding in 1966 and its formal end in 1980, the Black Panther Party blazed a distinctive trail in American political culture. Here Alondra Nelson deftly recovers an indispensable but lesser-known aspect of the organization's broader struggle for social justice: health care. The Black Panther Party's health activism was an expression of its founding political philosophy and also a ... Read more

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  • Fatal Invention

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