Title:
From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation
Author:
Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta, author.
ISBN:
9781642594553
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Edition:
Updated edition.
Physical Description:
xv, 301 pages ; 22 cm
General Note:
"Study and discussion guide": pages 291-301.
Foreword copyright in 2021.
Contents:
Introduction : Black awakening in Obama's America -- A culture of racism -- From civil rights to colorblind -- Black faces in high places -- The double standard of justice -- Barack Obama : the end of an illusion -- Black Lives Matter : a movement, not a moment -- From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation -- Where is the Black Lives Matter movement headed?
Abstract:
Activist and scholar Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor surveys the historical and contemporary ravages of racism and persistence of structural inequality such as mass incarceration and Black unemployment. In this context, she argues that the new struggle against police violence holds the potential to reignite a broader push for Black liberation.
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