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Alison J. McKenzie

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Two dozen experts explain why these protests may have long-lasting effects on our society.

In some ways, this wave seems familiar: It echoes what happened in Ferguson, in Baltimore, in Los Angeles and in every other city that has exploded in anger after a killing by police. The sweep of the current protests—in hundreds of cities across all 50 states, l

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	Tales of Nightmares: Wily Writers Presents #2 by Loren Rhoads (Goodreads Author) (editor), Bill Bodden (Goodreads Author), Alison J. McKenzie (Goodreads Author) 3.96 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Athena's Daughters, vol. 2: Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy by Maggie Allen (Editor), Janine K. Spendlove (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Carrie Ryan (Goodreads Author) 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of Evil (Wily Writers Presents #3) by Angel Leigh McCoy (Goodreads Author) (editor), Alan Baxter (Goodreads Author), Bill Bodden (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tales of the Undead - Suffer Eternal: volume II by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark (Editor), Suzie Lockhart, Bruce Lockhart II 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wily Writers Presents Tales of Dread by Lisa Morton (Goodreads Author), Yvonne Navarro (Goodreads Author), Alison J. McKenzie (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home by Dark by Jason Olsan, Alison J. McKenzie (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Maxx Marshal (Illustrator) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Nightmare Illustrated: Issue 4 by Nathan J.D.L. Rowark (Editor), Mark Slade (Editor), Sydney Leigh (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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