Underestimated: Growing in Leadership Despite the Opinions of Self and Others contains seven (7) key insights designed to empower you on your leadership journey. Gleaned from the experiences of Veronique N. Walker, Ed.D., the goal of the shared insights is to demonstrate that if she transcended obstacles involving underestimation on her career journey, then no one is exempt from the possibility to excel in life. This book is for you whether you have felt empowered or overlooked, s...

Making Black Girls Count in Math Education explores the experiences of Black girls and women in mathematics from preschool to graduate school, deftly probing race and gender inequity in STEM fields.Nicole M. Joseph investigates factors that contribute to the glaring underrepresentation of Black female students in the mathematics pipeline. Joseph’s unflinching account calls attention to educational structures and practices that contribute to race- and gender-based stratific...

Many a man today are confused or don’t believe in life after death. This book is not focused on reincarnation or some specific belief but, rather, about discovering some facts in science that support the facts in the Holy Bible.

In the year 410 AD the last Roman Governor of Britannia, Lucius, sailed away from the port of Londinium, never to return. Bishop Guithelin's hopes of a smooth transition in authority to tribal chief Mandubracius leads only to disappointment. Guided by visions from God, Guithelin undertakes a hazardous journey to a neighbouring country to seek assistance from a noble and Christian ruler.Abandoned is the starting point for an adventure that sees Briton nobles taking up arms ...

The 250th anniversary of the founding of Rutgers University is a perfect moment for the Rutgers community to reconcile its past, and acknowledge its role in the enslavement and debasement of African Americans and the disfranchisement and elimination of Native American people and culture. Scarlet and Black, Volume Three, concludes this groundbreaking documentation of the history of Rutgers’s connection to slavery, which was neither casual nor accidental—nor unusual. Like most early American...

This book demonstrates that the United States, whether we like it or not, is a theolegal nation - a democracy that simultaneously guarantees citizens the right to free expression of belief while preventing the establishment of a state religion.

“Opportunity to learn (OTL) factors interact and ultimately influence mathematics achievement.  Many important OTL interactions take place in school settings.  This volume provides insights into the role of peer interactions in the mathematics learning process.  The analysis describes with a sense of purpose a topic that is typically overlooked in discussions of mathematics reform.  The case study is an important contribution to the urban mathematics education literature.” ...

A comparative history of public and private sector unions from the Wagner Act of 1935 until todayThe 2011 battle in Wisconsin over public sector employees' collective bargaining rights occasioned the largest protests in the state since the Vietnam War. Protestors occupied the state capitol building for days and staged massive rallies in downtown Madison, receiving international news coverage. Despite an unprecedented effort to oppose Governor Scott Walker's bill, A...

The 250th anniversary of the founding of Rutgers University is a perfect moment for the Rutgers community to reconcile its past, and acknowledge its role in the enslavement and debasement of African Americans and the disfranchisement and elimination of Native American people and culture. Scarlet and Black, Volume 2, continues to document the history of Rutgers’s connection to slavery, which was neither casual nor accidental—nor unusual. Like most early American colleges, Rutgers depended o...

A comparative history of public and private sector unions from the Wagner Act of 1935 until todayThe 2011 battle in Wisconsin over public sector employees' collective bargaining rights occasioned the largest protests in the state since the Vietnam War. Protestors occupied the state capitol building for days and staged massive rallies in downtown Madison, receiving international news coverage. Despite an unprecedented effort to oppose Governor Scott Walker's bill, A...

As the rails near completion, Fancy sells her mobile saloon to employees and moves to Virginia City, Nevada. With the wealth from her railroad years, she becomes an important citizen and talks her banker friend Bob Gentry into moving there and joining her in opening a bank.Falling in love and marrying, she and Gentry leave Virginia City and move to the new town of Seattle, where they quickly join its most prominent citizens. While they are in San Francisco, a fire breaks out in the...

An in-depth look at the lives, experiences, and professional careers of Black mathematicians in the United States.Erica N. Walker presents a compelling story of Black mathematical excellence in the United States. Much of the research and discussion about Blacks and mathematics focuses on underachievement; by documenting in detail the experiences of Black mathematicians, this book broadens significantly the knowledge base about mathematically successful African Amer...