Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Freedom Is a Constant Struggle: Ferguson, Palestine, and the Foundations of a Movement by Angela Y. Davis

26 reviews

blakeandbooks's review against another edition

challenging informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Racism, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Sexism, and Slavery

Minor: Homophobia, Lesbophobia, and Transphobia

mattyvreads's review against another edition

challenging informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Angela Davis is a gift. Wholly informative, and not a wasted word. This is such a powerful read, and provides much needed context and perspective on the struggle of the Palestinian people and the globalization of the Black liberation movement. She emphasizes the importance and impact of intersectionality, not just as individuals, but in a larger sense, the intersectionality of struggles.

Angela Davis writes, “just as we say ‘never again’ with respect to the facism that produced the Holocaust, we should say ‘never again’ with respect to apartheid in South Africa and in the Southern U.S.. That means, first and foremost, that we will have to expand and deepen our solidarity with the people of Palestine, people of all genders and sexualities, people inside and outside prison walls, people inside and outside of the apartheid wall.”

Each interview and speech enclosed in this collection is as important and poignant as the last.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Islamophobia, War, Misogyny, Transphobia, Violence, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Sexual violence, Slavery, and Torture

tia_ta_mereads's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Racism

remimicha's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Hate crime, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Domestic abuse, Deportation, Transphobia, Sexual violence, Racism, Gun violence, Death, Colonisation, War, Sexual assault, Sexism, Islamophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Violence, Torture, Slavery, and Sexual harassment

achingallover's review against another edition

challenging hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Islamophobia, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, Transphobia, and Violence

unread_shelves's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

5.0

As we've all been navigating 2020 through the pandemic and the murders of several Black individuals that have received national attention, I knew it was time to visit a book by the one and only Angela Davis. 

A collection of interviews, essays and speeches, <i>Freedom Is a Constant Struggle</i> is an illuminating view of the struggles against state violence throughout history and around the world. Notably, Davis shares context and information related to Ferguson, Palestine and the South African anti-Apartheid movement. 

Being familiar with the events of 2020 and the calls to defund the police, this collection resonated with me. I found myself motivated by Davis' words, while continuously learning new information and perspectives. Reading an e-copy from my library, I highlighted so many lines that I truly cannot wait to get my hands on my own physical copy. It's been several week since I read this and I still cannot formulate coherent thoughts on this collection. It's well-written / articulated, covers a lot of topics and all related to items that are still relevant today. I'm looking forward to reading more of Davis' works.

There are trigger and content warnings with this collection. Notably, state violence and oppression.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence