Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks about Race by Jesmyn Ward

14 reviews

savvylit's review against another edition

hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.0

Published in 2016, The Fire This Time features a veritable who's who of talented modern Black writers. Contributors include Kiese Laymon, Claudia Rankine, Jesmyn Ward, Honoree Jeffers, Edwidge Danticat, Isabel Wilkerson, and more. Each piece in this collection is full of heartfelt recognition of Black American identity and calls to persist in the ongoing fight against racial injustices in the U.S. Overall, The Fire This Time is an excellent reflection on the ways that American society both has and hasn't changed since Baldwin wrote The Fire Next Time in the 1960s.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Racism, and Hate crime

heathergudaz95's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Slavery, Gun violence, Police brutality, Murder, Racism, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Grief, and Death

ollie_again's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual violence, Child death, Grief, and Gun violence

Minor: Racial slurs

sarahrosea's review against another edition

emotional informative sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

Moderate: Violence and Murder

Minor: Slavery, Racial slurs, and War

noahsingh's review against another edition

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Death, Child death, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Gun violence, and Drug use

spark_879's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Police brutality

hazelgirl21's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Racial slurs and Police brutality

sammies_shelf's review against another edition

challenging hopeful reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Police brutality

edie_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, and Police brutality

Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent, Colonisation, and Child death

booksandbrews's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, and Racism

Moderate: Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Violence