From #BlackLivesMatter to Black liberation

Taylor, Keeanga-Yamahtta (author.). Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944- (writer of foreword.).

Summary: 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.

Record details

ISBN: 1642594555
ISBN: 9781642594553
Physical Description: xv, 301 pages ; 22 cm.
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Edition: Updated edition.
Publisher: Chicago, Illinois : Haymarket Books, [2021]
Copyright: ©2016.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Study and discussion guide": pages 291-301.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	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?