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mothmans_mum's review against another edition
5.0
Outstanding book. Charts Black struggles through the history of the US, focussing on the conditions that led to he rise of the current #BlackLivesMatter movement. It also draws lessons from other Black and anti-racism struggles to suggest what form the struggle needs to take to achieve true Black liberation. (Spoilers: it involves creating an organised, working class movement to smash capitalism)
arilaurel's review against another edition
4.0
Current and easy to get through. Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor's analysis serves as a strong voice against Black capitalism and general neoliberal complacency that gets wrapped up in mainstream social justice discourse. For the length of the book, she provides a pretty thorough sketch of race and class struggle faced by Black communities under Obama, and under a long history of state violence and dispossession.
dkrane's review against another edition
5.0
This is a brilliant book, with the kind of scholarship I aspire to: composed of crystal clear writing, deeply informed research, and a strong moral vision of a better world towards which to aim. In unpacking the underpinnings of how racist ideology works and is rooted in American institutions, examining why Black Lives Matter rose when it did, and calling for class-based solidarity to pursue antiracist and anticapitalist aims, Professor Taylor's book is a must-read to help see how envision how we get free.